Woman pleads guilty to Melbourne group assault on Norwegian tourist
Taylah Farrugia admitted to affray and assault after a group attacked a Norwegian tourist at St Kilda pier over false allegations.
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Taylah Farrugia, aged 20, pleaded guilty in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Monday to affray and two counts of assault, the Daily Mail reported. The charges stem from a mob attack on a 34-year-old Norwegian tourist at St Kilda pier on December 18 last year, when Farrugia was 19 years old. [1]
According to the Daily Mail, Farrugia and three males attacked the tourist after falsely accusing him of taking photographs of women and children sunbathing at the beach and pier. The victim informed his attackers that he was only taking photographs of the Melbourne central business district. [1]
The Daily Mail reported that video footage of the group assault was shown during the court proceedings, during which Farrugia yawned as the video played. [1]
In short
- Taylah Farrugia pleaded guilty in Melbourne Magistrates' Court to affray and two counts of assault.
- The attack on a 34-year-old Norwegian tourist occurred at St Kilda pier on December 18 last year.
- Farrugia and three males falsely accused the tourist of taking photographs of women and children sunbathing.
Sources
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- [1]'Red bikini girl' who bashed Norwegian tourist after falsely accusing him of photographing women at St Kilda pier is unmasked: Her wild clash with the Mail outside court and the moment she yawned at horror footageDaily Mail, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]St Kilda, Scotland on Wikipedia
- [3]List of serial killers by number of victims on Wikipedia
- [4]University of Mississippi investigates after racist gestures captured on Ring camera FTMQ News, 22h ago
- [5]New Jersey woman charged after falsely accusing boyfriend of burning her FTMQ News, 9d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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