A 16-year-old girl was hospitalised after being hit in the head by a piece of brick thrown during a fight, after a party in Sydney’s east was gatecrashed. Police have been told about 10.40pm yesterday (Friday 6 June 2014), a group of teenage boys jumped a fence and gatecrashed a party being held at a home on Harbourne Road, Kingsford. A fight ensued between this group and a group of partygoers, during which a piece of broken brick was thrown. The object hit a 16-year-old girl from Earlwood in the side of the head. She had not been involved in the altercation but was standing nearby. The girl was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital where she received stitches. The gatecrashers left the party and police were called. Officers responding to the incident came across a group of four males nearby on Anzac Parade. The males, three aged 16 and one aged 18 were arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station. The 18-year-old was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice for trespass and affray. He is due to appear before Waverley Local Court on Wednesday 2 July 2014. The three juveniles will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act for the same offences. Meanwhile inquiries continue and anyone with information is urged to come forward. Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:58:49 +0000