Two teen women in Texas have been arrested for allegedly ambushing a peer and filming it on Snapchat — and the younger sufferer’s mother is now talking out, saying her daughter is “very traumatized” over the assault.
Police in Clifton, Tx., charged Ahliah Vestal and Savannah Walker, each 17, for the alleged assault on Maya Tremillo, additionally 17. Each women have been charged as adults for aggravated assault within the struggle that was apparently over a boy.
The sufferer was allegedly lured to a park on April 18 by Vestal, who claimed she wanted to get again a borrowed pair of sneakers, in keeping with police and Tremillo’s mother, Julie Kross.
When Tremillo arrived, she was instantly attacked, her mother mentioned.
“[Walker] jumped out of the automobile and the opposite lady that was filming her additionally jumped out of the automobile together with her cellphone, after which [Walker] began yelling at Maya,” Kross informed The Solar.
When Tremillo turned away to return to her automobile, Walker allegedly “hit her at the back of the pinnacle and simply jumped on her and began beating her,” Kross mentioned within the article revealed Saturday.
Kross mentioned her daughter was left with a concussion, cuts on her face and physique, and a sprained ankle. Footage confirmed the bloodied teen carrying a neck brace.
Clifton Police Chief Chris Blanton informed native media the assault had “one thing to do with a boy” and that the assembly was orchestrated “for the only function of preventing.”
A 16-year previous lady whose identify has not been launched may even be charged, however there wasn’t sufficient room within the native juvenile jail for her to be detained, Blanton mentioned.
Blanton additionally informed reporters that Walker allegedly did many of the attacking, though all three will face fees.
“Being there and filming it, antagonizing it and cheering it on, just isn't okay,” the city’s prime cop mentioned. “These different two didn’t throw a punch, however they helped plan it and helped set it up, filmed it they usually inspired it, in order that’s the rationale they’re getting charged the identical.”
Kross contacted the police earlier than the April 18 assault and had even filed a police report after Walker allegedly threatened her daughter, however the cops didn’t take motion, she claimed.
“They have been threatening to beat her up and mentioned ‘you higher watch your again, we’re gonna kick your ass,’ ” mentioned Kross. “It scared her and it scared me. So we filed a police report.”
Whereas allegedly attacking her daughter, Walker mentioned “go file a report on that now” and later posted it on Snapchat, Kross informed the outlet.
In Snapchat screenshots proven to The Solar, Walker allegedly wrote, “Speak your f—–g s–t now b—h!!!” and “Maintain my cousins identify and my identify out your f—–g mouth b—h don’t play with me.”
Kross mentioned Tremillo is “clearly very traumatized, very depressed.
“I’m actually fearful about her emotionally,” she added, saying her daughter will end her senior yr of highschool from dwelling whereas recovering.
Tremillo is “consistently wanting over her shoulder and jumps when a automobile drives by. Bodily, she’s gonna heal, however I do know the emotional issues are gonna take longer,” the mother mentioned.
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