Teen bashing footage stuns
SHOCKING footage of a group of teenagers bashing another man at a Gold Coast train station has emerged online, leaving members of the public stunned.
The video, which was posted to social media community groups, shows a group of teen boys following a male person, who appears to be a teen, and repeatedly punching him.
The footage was taken at the Coomera train station.
Some of the teens are dressed in their school uniforms, which appear to be from Upper Coomera State College and Foxwell State Secondary College.
At one point in the footage, the teens corner the victim into a fence where they repeatedly punch him.
Later, they corner him on the ground near a wall where they repeatedly kick him before walking off.
There is a lot of screaming, profanity and name calling throughout the video.
A caption posted with the video read: “Just now at the
Coomera train station this kid (name removed) is out gang bashing another poor victim who had no hope at all!
“Someone needs to stop this child he may kill someone! If you are the parent to this kid do something about it and save someone from getting life threatening injuries from his disgusting behaviour!”
The footage left some on social media disgusted by the “hideous behaviour”.
“This poor young guy, I just can’t believe it! This is so feral and all the little cheap shots,” one person wrote
A Queensland Police spokeswoman said: “Police were called to reports of a disturbance involving a group of people near Railway Road at Coomera around 3.20pm yesterday (Wednesday).
“Upon police arrival minutes later, there was no continued disturbance occurring. Officers conducted extensive patrols of the area.
“No formal complaints have been received in relation to the incident.
“Police are aware of the videos and are making further inquiries.”
The spokeswoman said four boys – aged 13, 14, 15 and 16 had been cautioned for affray in relation to the fight.
Theodore MP Mark Boothman said the behaviour was “completely unacceptable”.
“These students have completely ignored the One Punch Can Kill campaign and, to make matters worse, stomping on another person is beyond cowardly and can cause serious injury,” he said.
“Enough is enough. In the midst of a youth crime crisis, society simply can’t tolerate this any longer.”
Queensland Rail Senior Manager Security and Emergency Preparedness Drew Brock said they called police immediately and CCTV footage had been provided to investigators.
“Queensland Rail works closely with QPS, including the 90 officer-strong QPS Railway Squad, to deter, detect, identify crime and antisocial behaviour on the network and support prosecution
of offenders, where appropriate,” he said.
A Department of Education spokeswoman said they were aware of the melee.
“Foxwell State Secondary College and Upper Coomera State College are reviewing
the incident,” he said.
The Gold Coast Bulletin and News Corp newspapers across the state last week launched the “enough is enough” campaign to pressure the government to stem the youth crime crisis.