Tayarrah Morris: Alleged Christmas Eve Darwin CBD basher released on bail

ONE of the alleged offenders involved in a savage six-on-one bashing on Darwin’s Mitchell St on Christmas Eve has been released on bail

Palmerston Magpies Women’s Premier League player Tayarrah Morris, 25, (second from right) makes bail after an alleged Christmas eve bashing on Darwin's Mitchell St

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ONE of the alleged offenders involved in a savage six-on-one bashing on Darwin’s Mitchell St on Christmas Eve has been released on bail.

Tayarrah Morris, 25, appeared in the Darwin Supreme Court on Wednesday to apply for a review of a previous decision to deny her bail in the Local Court.

She was allegedly involved in a show of “appalling behaviour” which left a man stripped naked, unconscious and bleeding on the road in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

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The court heard Morris, and her alleged co-offenders, one of whom was her boyfriend, targeted the victim, who was a stranger to the group.

Crown prosecutor Damien Jones said Morris allegedly kicked the alleged victim to the face and repeatedly punched him to the head, neck and stomach, including after he became “unconscious and bleeding from the head”.

Tayarrah Morris leaving Darwin Supreme Court after being granted bail.

“Passers by have had to stop and intervene and render aid,” Mr Jones said.

“She is still carrying on in an extremely aggressive manner (at that stage).”

Morris’s lawyer Peter Bellach said his client, who has been in jail for around a month, had a very difficult time behind bars over Christmas.

He said she had strong ties to the Darwin community and had a job and family to keep her in line while on bail.

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Chief Justice Michael Grant granted Morris bail on a number of strict conditions including that her family pay a $5000 surety, and were prepared to cough up another $5000 if she fled the jurisdiction.

She will return to court on February 10.