Girl’s teeth knocked out in alleged bashing as accused arrested

A teenage bully, accused of leaving a 13-year-old girl needing surgery, has been arrested again after officers saw her ranting on social media.

WARNING: Distressing and graphic images

A teenage girl, accused of bashing a girl so severely she’ll need surgery, has been arrested again over allegedly making threats on social media.

The 14-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is already on bail for her alleged involvement in a group assault of 13-year-old Maddy, who was left unconscious and with her four front teeth knocked out.

Maddy had been walking home from school when she was allegedly set upon by the group of bullies, accused of filming each other attacking and taunting the Year Eight student at the Gilles Plains McDonald’s in Adelaide’s northern suburbs on Tuesday.

Footage of the incident has been shared on social media. Picture: Facebook

Maddy was hospitalised with missing teeth and suffered memory loss, a concussion and damage to her neck, spine and shoulder.

Police were alerted to the accused’s Instagram last night where she used a live video to allegedly make further threats to the 13-year-old.

“Did you see how much that little s*** got for lying on Facebook?” the video said, referencing a GoFundMe for the alleged victim, Maddy.

“She got about, like, $15,000… all ‘cause, like, everyone felt sorry for that little s***.

“Wait ‘til I see her again… I’ll cave her next teeth in.”

The 14-year-old has reportedly been rearrested over the alleged threats and charged with breach of bail and threatening to cause serious harm.

A family friend said the girl, who had just started high school a week ago, had “suffered bullying all her life”.

She said the teenager was the victim of a “cowardly” attack and was “punched her from behind without her even knowing”.

“She has lost her two front teeth, suffered major memory loss, concussion, neck, spine and shoulder damage,” she said.

“She is currently still in hospital having numerous CT scans, X-rays and surgery … her life is changed forever.”

She has been left needing surgery.

She said the alleged attackers are still harassing the teenager while she recovers.

“To make matters worse, the culprits and kids nearby videoed it all and it is now being sent around via social media,” she said.

“They are continuing to torment her via online messages. All while she’s laying in her hospital bed.”

The friend said the girl had suffered “permanent damage to her face”.

The teenager underwent emergency surgery on Tuesday night and doctors believe she will need further dental reconstructive work that will take at least 12 months to recover from.

She said the girl’s mother was “absolutely devastated”.

The teenager told Nine News she didn’t remember what happened in the alleged attack.

“It all happened so fast,” she said. “She was punching me, pulling my hair. I got kicked in the mouth.”

The girl’s mother told The Advertiser she found her daughter bloodied and distraught after the incident.

She rushed to the scene “in about 30 seconds” after someone at the scene answered her daughter’s phone during the attack.

“All I could hear was this bloodcurdling noise screaming, ‘Mummy, help me,’ and I couldn’t do anything about it,” she said.

“I could hear her screaming from the carpark … she was covered in blood. When I got there, I was hysterical.”

Police say they have arrested two girls — aged 14 and 15 — over a fight between a “group of teenagers” at McDonald’s in Gilles Plains, in Adelaide’s northeast, about 3.45pm on Tuesday.

Both girls have been charged with aggravated assault causing harm.

The attacked girl says she can’t remember what happened. Picture: Channel 9

“A 13-year-old girl was assaulted and sustained facial injuries,” police said in a statement.

“She is currently in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital awaiting surgery — her injuries are not life-threatening.”

Police said it “was not a random incident, all parties are known to each other”.

“Police will continue to work with the families, parents and school of the teenagers involved in this incident going forward,” it stated.

The arrested girls will appear in the Adelaide Youth Court at a later date.

A friend of the family has created a GoFundMe page to raise money for the girl’s medical expenses.

As of this morning, it had raised almost $19,000.