Melbourne OnlyFans creator Erica Burrell pleads guilty to slashing woman over nude photos scandal
A Melbourne OnlyFans creator went wild over a nude pic scandal and slashed a woman’s face while armed with two knives.
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A knife-wielding OnlyFans creator carved up a woman’s face while armed with two blades after she got hot under the collar over a nude photo dispute.
Erica Burrell, 27, pleaded guilty at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday to assault and theft.
Burrell and her violent crony Isaac Cowley, 25, savagely attacked the woman at her Cranbourne home on August 5 last year.
Burrell, who sells pornographic images of herself on OnlyFans, and Cowley, who also pleaded guilty to assault and theft, had more serious charges of false imprisonment and intentionally cause injury withdrawn at Friday’s hearing.
Burrell, who has priors for violence, and Cowley entered the victim’s home.
While Cowley cornered and stood watch over the victim in her bedroom, the court heard Burrell cut her face and robbed her of PlayStation games and a hair straightener.
Burrell, who was armed with two knives, cut the woman on both sides of her face and mutilated her cheeks after a dispute over “naked images”.
Magistrate Cecily Hollingworth said it was a “high-level” example of assault.
“(Cowley) is a fairly big unit, it would have been quite terrifying for the victim …,” Ms Hollingworth said.
“Ms Burrell cut the woman’s face twice while armed with two knives … in fairly terrifying circumstances …”
Burrell, of Prahran, also pleaded guilty to breaking into another woman’s Berwick house in January and stealing a blue Mercedes sedan worth $35,000.
The defence asked for a deferral of sentence or a CCO but Ms Hollingworth said Burrell was looking at a stint in the slammer.
At this, Burrell — who the court heard had a 30-page criminal rap sheet and has breached multiple community correction orders — interrupted Ms Hollingworth with a wild outburst.
“I’m not going to jail …,” Burrell said.
“Please, please, please can I be given an opportunity …”
Ms Hollingworth told Burrell to be quiet then warned her she had been given multiple chances but had “squandered all of them”.
“Why shouldn’t (Burrell) be sent to jail for the high level assault,” the magistrate said.
Burrell, a mother, also arked-up over previous media reporting which led to issues involving the father of her child.
The 27-year-old then fought tooth and claw with a teary breakdown when Ms Hollingworth ordered she be shunted into custody.
Burrell, who was nabbed Casey Crime Investigation Unit on April 15, was eventually remanded in custody and sentenced to 135 days jail time.
Cowley, who appeared via videolink on remand was sentenced to time served – 30 days – for his role attack.
