Teens charged after alleged vicious attack on girl
Police have released footage of officers arresting two teens after an alleged brutal attack in Surfers Paradise that left a 16year-old girl in hospital.
Officers were made aware of the incident after a video was shared on social media of the girl being allegedly attacked by eight teenagers on Cavill Ave, in Surfers Paradise, at 7.50pm on April 6.
The footage showed the girl being kicked and punched on the ground.
The girl was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with facial injuries.
On Friday, Queensland
Police shared vision of officers arresting a 16-year-old Coomera boy and a 14-year-old Oxenford girl after the alleged assault.
The footage shows Taskforce Guardian and local officers arresting the boy inside a house. The boy was seen swinging his arms as police stated why they were arresting him, before he willingly got inside a police car.
Officers arrested the Oxenford girl inside a house before she was taken away in a police car.
The two teenagers have been charged with one count each of affray and assault and appeared before Southport
Children's Court on April 17.
Police charged another six people after the alleged attack – two 14-year-old girls from Molendinar, a 14-year-old girl from Derrinba, a 16-year-old girl from Parkwood and a 17year-old girl and 16-year-old girl from Southport – with one count each of affray and assault,
The charges come after Taskforce Guardian arrested 26 people on 104 offences between March 25 and April 14 in an operation targeting highrisk juvenile offences.
The three-week blitz resulted in officers arresting 23 juveniles on 92 charges and three adults on 12 offences.
Taskforce Guardian executed a search warrant at a Woodridge property in relation to stolen property on March 28.
There, police arrested a 16year-old Woodridge boy and charged him after a number of break-and-enters committed across Logan and the northern Gold Coast.
He was due to appear before Southport Children’s Court on March 30 and was remanded in custody.
Gold Coast District Officer Chief Superintendent Craig Hanlon said the taskforce was a key component in addressing the rising youth crime crisis across the state and specifically on the Gold Coast.
“As we’ve recently seen, Taskforce Guardian has been effective in assisting local police in tracking down and apprehending offenders and keeping the community safe,” Chief Superintendent Hanlon said.
“The assistance of Youth Justice workers also bolsters efforts to engage at-risk young people with support services and agencies, to divert them from offending before heading down the path to recidivist offending.
“Our frontline police do an excellent job day in and day out, however we welcome the additional resources to saturate hotspots.”