Disco bullies attack deaf girl

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Disco bullies attack deaf girl | Warwick News | Local News in Warwick | Warwick Daily News

THE parents of a profoundly deaf girl who sustained substantial injuries after being bashed at a Blue Light Disco fear the bullies behind the attack won’t stop until their daughter is “in a body bag”.

The couple say their sixteen-year-old daughter was knocked out on Friday night after being surrounded by the group of about seven teenagers on the dance floor at Slade Hall and punched in the head.

After being scooped off the floor by her brother’s friend, the girl was transported to hospital where she was later met by her mother.

“My daughter was taken to the hospital by ambulance and no police even went up there with her. They were too busy driving the ones who bashed her home to their parents,” she said.

“She had a big, black eye, swollen face, teeth pushed back in her mouth, bloody nose and she has a headache that won’t go away.”

The parents said the disco should have been shut down after staff illnesses meant the two police officers scheduled to supervise were unable to do so, with the kids supervised by a liaison officer and volunteers.

“It wouldn’t have happened if the police were there. There were kids who were banned just walking on through,” he said.

The mother said her daughter had been the target of ongoing harassment from the group and the teen was initially too scared to go to the disco because of it.

“She was a bit apprehensive at first but her brother and his friend talked her into it and said, ‘It’s a police disco, you will be right there’,” she said.

Earlier this year the teen underwent an operation that required a piece of bone to be removed from her head to help improve her hearing, and her mother said the youths in question now target that area.

“I’m worried they will hit her in that spot and she will be a vegetable,” she said.

The 14-year-old brother of the victim was also injured in the attack, saying he and his friend were punched by a group member as they made their way to his sister.

Warwick Police Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant Stewart Day said while there were usually four officers supervising Blue Light discos, staff illnesses meant no police were available for the whole event but monitored it “intermittently”.

“Our juvenile affairs detective spoke to the suspect. She made a full admission and police gave her an official caution,” he said.

“Police are asking for more volunteers to attend Blue Light discos. Incidents like this are extremely rare and we hope it wouldn’t discourage the youth to attend the discos.”
 
The girl should be arrested for assault with great bodily harm. Not even a smack on the hand... just a simple warning.... Really?
 
The girl should be arrested for assault with great bodily harm. Not even a smack on the hand... just a simple warning.... Really?

Agreed, and the other 6 too!

I think if the police won't arrest the bullies, the family should go after the bullies and their parents with a civil lawsuit and also go after them for targeting their daughter because she is deaf. And they should also sue the police for not doing their job!

I think those would be the legal options in the US, but I don't know what the options are in Australia.
 
That's me as well. Driving the attackers home to their parents? What about criminal charges and a night or two in juvenile hall? Obviously their parents aren't going to discipline, or this would not be an ongoing issue with this group.
 
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WTF is wrong with these people? They belong in juvi, which is their only chance for taking responsiblity for their actions and turning their lives around. Better now then as an adult, when their records will follow them for life. Adults are letting all of the kids down. Letting the perps get away with it sends a horrible message to the victim and creates secondary wounding.
 
I feel so bad for this girl. Here she was, not wanting to go out because of this BS, yet she sucks it up and goes for it. Then she gets attacked?

If I didn't know better, I'd track these a-holes down and show them what it feels like.
 
How come they not get legal trouble???? This crime!!! If she hearie, would they get trouble?
 
Earlier this year the teen underwent an operation that required a piece of bone to be removed from her head to help improve her hearing, and her mother said the youths in question now target that area.

“I’m worried they will hit her in that spot and she will be a vegetable,” she said.

What kind of operation is that? CI? I don't think they remove a piece of bone for CI unless they are talking about shaving bit of skull bone to anchor the CI.
 
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What kind of operation is that? CI? I don't think they remove a piece of bone for CI unless they are talking about shaving bit of skull bone to anchor the CI.


Maybe they were talking about surgery in the middle ear.

http://nyogmd.com/cms/files/SurgeryForConductiveHearingLoss.pdf


ETA: But the newspaper article said that the girl was profoundly deaf and usually conductive losses or middle ear losses are not profound -- so ... maybe not. :dunno:
 
all my freinds are deaf or are into deaf culture i would hurt the bullie if i was the brother
 
What is this disco place for minors? And why wasn't there parental supervision? And why wasn't there paid staff running the place, besides police officers?
 
If a youth club requires police officers to monitor the members, something's wrong. Here in the US, there wouldn't be a youth club without adult supervision.

Did it seem like I wanted to argue with you?

I am not responsible for the way things are done in England.
 
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