Girl and woman from Trinity Beach charged with vicious assault on 15-year-old
A 16-year-old and an 18-year old have been charged with a vicious attack of a teenager on a bus and accused of further assaults.
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An 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old teen have been accused of a prolonged assault on a 15-year-old girl on a bus heading to the northern beaches.
The two attackers, both from Trinity Beach, punched their victim “to the head multiple times” on a bus travelling to Kewarra Beach on April 22.
The pair also allegedly assaulted someone in Trinity Beach on November 24, 2023.
Police say the 16-year-old girl has been involved with a string of crimes stretching back a year and a half.
She also allegedly crashed a stolen car into the front yard of a house on Roberts Drive, Trinity Beach, on March 9, 2023, and carried out an additional assault on September 26 2022.
The 16-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one of unlawful use of motor vehicle.
She is due to appear before Cairns Childrens Court on May 1.
The 18-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
She is due to appear before Cairns Magistrates Court on May 20.
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