BetRose

[BanksyCat @Banksycat]

A 17 year old girl offered a lad a lift. That's it. That's her whole crime. Being kind. He got in. Then three more climbed in after him.

FOR SIX HOURS, police say, they raped her. Over and over. Driving her round Sydney in her own car like she was a thing, not a child.

Then they dumped her back in the driver's seat and walked off like they'd done nothing. She's SEVENTEEN and she has to live with this for the rest of her life.

That's one of them being marched out of a house in cuffs. The only one of the four old enough to be named. The rest hide behind their age. They were 14, 16 and 18.

Listen to the family screaming at the police. Why are you arresting him. Why him. Shut your mouth, don't say a word. Not one of them screaming for her.

Here's what police say happened, because it's worse than people know.

Half five on a Sunday. Liverpool Westfield, southwest Sydney. A 16 year old she'd never met starts chatting, all friendly, follows her to her car and talks his way in and while he's allegedly attacking her, police say he's on a video call to the others. Filming it. Sending it round. Calling them in.

So no, this wasn't something that just got out of hand. They were watching, allegedly, before they even turned up.

He asks for a lift to a park. She says yes, thinking he'll get out when they arrive. He doesn't. Two more are waiting. A fourth pulls up in another car. And then, police allege, they took control of her own car and drove her round the suburbs while it carried on.

The detective leading the case didn't hold back. She said it beggars belief that men would act this way over six hours and then the line that sticks. In all those six hours, not one of them stopped and said to the others, this is wrong. Not once.

Six hours. Till half eleven at night, when they allegedly left her in the car and walked off. She rang a mate, who drove her to the police station and this is the part that should make people sit up.

That girl, after all of that, gave police a detailed statement over several days. The detective called it the strength of the victim. She is the reason they had the evidence at all. She handed them the case.

Look at the charges if you think it's being overblown.

The 16 year old on his own faces 24 of them. Nine counts of sexual intercourse without consent. The 14 year old, ten more.

A dedicated unit, Strike Force Dungannon, was set up to chase it down and they didn't rush it for a headline. They waited SIX MONTHS to arrest the two older ones, quietly building the case so it would hold.

The moment they knew they could throw the book at them, they moved. When they did, they needed the riot squad to get them out of the houses and none of it happened last week. This was December 2024.

That girl has carried it for over a year already. And it's only grinding through court now, in 2026. Still going. Still not done. She's still waiting.

She was kind for thirty seconds. They took six hours and the rest of her life for it. Four of them. One girl and over a year on, she's STILL waiting for justice to catch up.

That's the world we're handing our daughters.

So remember her. Because the system already wants you to forget and ask yourself what kind of country leaves a child waiting this long.

[BetRose @TheRealICas]

@Jack_Royston @Newsweek Will they be providing the name of their hotel and room number with hours they will be there with the children as well? And then complain they’re concerned about safety? Maybe stop posting photos of the kids too. Parenting 101.

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@PJ_Yukon @KensingtonRoyal You ladies are an inspiration!!

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@ViQueenie Few women can hold a candle to the PoW.

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@chinnychick Agree. I think if she can be graceful with a brother-in-law who betrayed her and his wife who are completely toxic and unstable and who attack her at every turn, I have no excuse to lose my temper!

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@XOQueenEsther Maybe he should stop announcing where his kids are so they stay safe.

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@according2_taz They’re so boring.

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@paulamatanovich @QLoTII So cool!!

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@TourreBakahai Or quietly visit. The world doesn’t need to know.

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@tokkianami @freedom_007__ She looks so healthy and vibrant. 👏🏽

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@Thecrownedit She is formidable.

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@Vinod_r108 The dad 😭🥰

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@Deherico1 Zendaya 💪🏽👏🏽!!

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@Canellelabelle She’s always been thin and athletic and this feat is so impressive. What an inspiration for us women.

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@people These parents need to give their kids privacy.

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@TheWoolPainter Yes she is. Her fitness level is impressive.

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@storiesbyjemay MM cannot return to the UK under any circumstances. She destroyed that bridge with bombs and grenades.

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@MattWallace888 More than that, show up without a parent to this type of event. If she’s busy and has a schedule conflict the answer is, “No you can’t go!”

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@itslinklauren Happy birthday to your mom. She is beautiful and my type of mom. 🤍

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@KensingtonRoyal @freedom_007__ So glad to see you strong and healthy enough to do this. 🤍