Teenage girl gang posting videos of brutal attacks on social media

A teenage girl gang, which includes students from Prahran High School, is posting footage online of their brutal attacks, including the bashing of a transgender student and a woman at Southern Cross Station.

A teenage girl gang responsible for violently bashing a woman at a train station and other sickening attacks are brazenly brandishing weapons and making deadly threats.

The Herald Sun can reveal the female youth gang – which has at least five members and includes girls aged as young as 12 – have been involved in several sickening assaults, including the recent attack of a woman at Southern Cross Station and a shocking attack on a transgender student.

The gang, which has some members who attend Prahran High School, refer to themselves as “TTK”, which stands for Trained to Kill.

Harrowing video footage obtained by the Herald Sun shows a series of attacks including schoolyard fights and a trans student from another school being repeatedly stomped on the head by the gang.

Members of the gang have posted images imitating guns with their hands, with the caption: “We were ready for the fight”.

The group has posted videos of a series of attacks.

A girl as young as 12 is taking part in the attacks.

Other concerning videos show the girls brandishing large knives to rap music on Instagram.

It can also be revealed that one of the gang members took to Instagram last month defending their assault against the woman at Southern Cross, claiming it was “self-defence” after she was allegedly called the N-word.

“The cops said it was self-defence, that’s why we got let off,” she wrote in a post.

“We all thought she was a drunk old lady starting for nothing.”

A concerned parent said multiple students had been subjected to several targeted attacks.

“These girls are not only targeting other students in the schoolyard but they are planning attacks after school,” the parent said.

“It astounds me that those responsible have not faced expulsion. This situation is not just worrying but horrifying.

“I have seen multiple videos showing these girls attacking random individuals and boasting about it online. It’s a situation spiralling out of control and demands immediate attention or someone will be seriously hurt or worse.”

Another parent said they had expressed concerns about the ongoing fights to the school’s principal.

“My child has witnessed these fights in the schoolyard, these girls are violent and their behaviour is disgusting,” she said.

The group turned on a woman at Southern Cross Station.

One video shows the woman stomping on a victim.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said police were investigating a series of assaults after videos were shared on social media.

“It is understood a woman was assaulted by teenage girls at Southern Cross Railway Station about 8pm on December 1, 2023,” the spokeswoman said.

“The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and did not require hospital treatment.

“Police have spoken to her, but she has not reported the assault at this stage.”

The spokeswoman said investigators were also making inquiries into another incident at Southern Cross, after a video was shared showing the same group of teenage girls assaulting another teenager.

“Videos of similar assault incidents, believed to be in Melbourne’s southern suburbs, have also been shared.

“Police have active inquiries to make in relation to the people depicted in these videos.

“They are working to establish the exact circumstances of the incidents and when they occurred.”

The spokeswoman added witnesses had reported some of these incidents to Crime Stoppers, and these reports were part of an ongoing investigation.

“None of the victims have reported the assaults to police at this stage so we urge them to come forward,” she said.

A Department of Education spokeswoman said government schools had zero tolerance for any violence, and incidents of physical altercations in schools were extremely rare.

“If any student is alleged to be involved in any illegal activity outside the school environment, the school will always work proactively and closely with Victoria Police, who are responsible for investigating criminal conduct,” she said.

Veteran youth worker Les Twentyman said he was aware of young girls who had become part of gangs.

“They are driven towards gangs for the same reasons as males, they are seeking a sense of belonging, protection, sisterhood and a want to feel powerful,” Mr Twentyman said.

“We are seeing children as young as ten years old involved in gangs, that is both girls and boys, with the gangs aiming to recruit younger and younger members as they will face no consequences for their behaviour, something that needs to be considered when it comes to increasing the age of criminal responsibility.”