Jordi Samantha Mitchell pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm

A magistrate has slammed a teenager’s act of “gratuitous street violence” after she punched another girl in the face at a public toilet block.

Jordi Samnatha Mitchell, 18. pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm when she faced Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Thursday.

A teenager who punched another girl in a public toilet block after calling her a “dumb s**t” has been slammed by a magistrate who said she had engaged in “inexplicable, wanton violence”.

Jordi Samantha Mitchell, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm when she faced Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The court heard the offence happened on February 8, 2025.

Police prosecutor Louise McConnell said about 11.30pm, the 18-year-old victim had been at Bill Fraser Park on the Esplanade at Torquay.

The victim and a witness had gone into the public toilets when Mitchell called out to the victim, calling her a s**t, Ms McConnell said.

While the victim and witness were inside the toilets, Mitchell tried to force her way into a cubicle, with the two leaning against the cubicle to keep the door shut.

Mitchell continued to verbally abuse the victim, calling her a “dumb s**t” and a “chlamydia-ridden s**t”.

She then punched the victim to the right-hand side of her face, Ms McConnell said.

The victim left the toilets, but Mitchell followed her, grabbed hold of the teenager’s hair and punched the victim in the face again near the right eye.

The victim managed to get away, but Mitchell came after the girl again until the witness called out that police had arrived.

It was then that Mitchell left the scene on foot, Ms McConnell said.

Police spoke to the victim and then arrested Mitchell, who was taken to the watch-house.

Jordi Samantha Mitchell, 18. pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm when she faced Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Ms McConnell said Mitchell was intoxicated and, because of that, an interview was not carried out by police.

The victim suffered bruising and tenderness, and had to go to the doctor as a result of her injuries.

Ms McConnell described it as an “unprovoked, cowardly attack” on another young person.

The court heard Mitchell was living with her parents at Dundowran Beach and had completed schooling up to Year 11.

She had started working as a shop assistant while she waited to find out if she would be accepted into a diploma of nursing at TAFE.

The court heard she did have good career prospects, and she understood the seriousness of the offending.

On the night of the offence she had returned a blood alcohol reading of .178, the court heard, which was not a mitigating factor but did provide context.

Mitchell was no longer drinking or going out, the court was told, recognising those influences were how she had found herself in trouble in the first place.

Magistrate Trinity McGarvie said it was a case of “inexplicable, wanton violence”.

“You punched her, you grabbed her by the hair, you punched her again, you chased her down,” she said.

“Your behaviour is desirous of contempt.”

Ms McGarvie described it as “gratuitous street violence” when Mitchell was intoxicated.

Mitchell was sentenced to 15 months on probation with no conviction recorded.

First residents move into new land lease development

Guide: Easter service times, shopping hours and events

Originally published as Jordi Samantha Mitchell pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm