Sunshine Coast woman’s jaw ‘cracked’ by power bank in alleged road-rage attack

A Sunshine Coast woman was left with gruesome injuries after being hit with a “flying” power bank in an alleged road-rage attack.

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A Sunshine Coast woman needed stitches after an alleged road-rage attack left her with a cut and bleeding jaw.

Aleisha Balfoort was on her way home from the Fishermans Road Sunday Market in Maroochydore when she said a black Nissan Navara began tailgating her car.

In a Facebook post to the Sunshine Coast Community board page, the 31-year-old said that there were “two young, cracked out looking girls” in the vehicle. When the car pulled out beside her in the second lane of the Sunshine Coast Motorway, Ms Balfoort said both women began yelling at her.

“So silly me I wound my window down so I could hear what she was saying as I was already going to make a report on this car and it’s (sic) driving, and bam … a power bank came flying through my window and cracked me in the jaw,” she wrote, alongside images of her bleeding face and the car in question.

Aleisha Balfoort’s face was left cut and bleeding after a power pack was allegedly hurled at her by another driver. Picture: Facebook/Aleisha Balfoort

Ms Balfoort required stitches for the injury. Picture: Facebook/Aleisha Balfoort

“(I am) currently at hospital getting stitches … I hope you’re so proud of yourself and your road rage, (that) all stemmed from tailgating me and carrying on like pork chops for doing the speed limit.”

News.com.au has contacted Ms Balfoort for comment.

A Queensland Police spokesperson confirmed they had launched an investigation into the reported assault on July 6 at Sippy Downs.

“Around 9am, police received reports a woman driving a Black Nissan Navara allegedly threw multiple items at another vehicle being driven by a 31-year-old Palmview woman along the Sunshine Coast Motorway,” the spokesperson said.

“Information received alleged an item was thrown through the victim’s open window, hitting her in the face, causing minor injuries. Investigations into the incident are continuing and anyone with information is urged to contact police.”

The vehicle that Ms Balfoort alleged was involved in the incident. Picture: Facebook/Aleisha Balfoort

Ms Balfoort was met with an outpouring of support from the Sunshine Coast community on Facebook, including an offer from More Clinic Co’s Sinead Bright for complimentary LED light therapy to help the injured skin heal.

Responding to Ms Bright’s comment, Ms Balfoort called her an “ACTUAL ANGEL”.

“I honestly haven’t stopped crying all day, between now and never wanting to go outside or drive again and how my face is going to look,” she wrote.

“I feel bad as I know it’s superficial, but I went through so much trauma from acne and scarring from my pregnancies, doing the most to never be seen in person for such long periods of my life, that I’ve spent years and countless dollars to try and reverse and regaining my confidence, only to have it so easily and quickly taken away.”

Originally published as Sunshine Coast woman’s jaw ‘cracked’ by power bank in alleged road-rage attack