Teenage girl, 15, punches another girl in the face and steals her phone

A teenage girl punched another girl in the face and stole her phone - a year on, a Gold Coast Judge has let rip at the Department of Youth Justice for being “all talk”.

A JUDGE has criticised the Department of Youth Justice for being “talk and no action” after little tangible rehabilitation work was taken during a violent teen’s 15 months probation order.

The 15-year-old girl then breached her probation by stealing a mobile phone from another teen, threatening to stab her and punching her in the face.

Judge Catherine Muir was left frustrated by the little progress which had been made more than 12 months after the girl was convicted of the original offence.

“It’s been all talk,” she told the Southport District Court today.

“Talk is cheap. There seems to be a lot of talk and no action.”

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Judge Muir said it was one thing to say the girl wanted to go back to TAFE to finish Year 10 and then study hairdressing.

But she was left frustrated when told the girl had not enrolled in any courses, simply spoken about it with her caseworker.

“I am not happy about what is before me for this young person,” she said.

“My concern is to understand what is happening when I place these people on probation and I can’t see that.

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“It’s the education and learning which is so important.”

The court was told the girl had an alcohol abuse problem but not programs or counselling had been arranged for her.

The revelations were made after the girl today pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court to robbery with violence and obstructing police.

Crown prosecutor Rana Aldas said the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was in Australia Fair on September 13, last year when she walked over to another girl known to her and tried to grab her phone from her hands.

Ms Aldas said the girl told her victim: “I am going to stab you”.

The girl then punched the victim in the nose and took off with her phone.

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She later lied to police about having the phone and tried to break the phone on a desk.

The court was told the girl in April last year had been placed on probation for a similar violent incident.

Defence lawyer Jason Buckland, instructed by Bamberry Lawyers, said the girl had an alcohol problem but had not drunk since Christmas last year.

Judge Muir sentenced the girl to two years probation and ordered she complete 100 hours community service within the next 12 months.

The girl asked if there were “other options” but was told the only other option was detention.