Fijian mum uses a tribal stick to inflict 'corporal punishment from the dark ages' on her teenage daughter in a bid to stop her from taking drugs
- The mother, 39, attacked two of her children, 14 and 17, court documents allege
- She found text message which friend suggested they should meet to take 'acid'
- Grabbed child by hair and attempted to beat her with a guitar, documents state
- She then pushed a Fijian tribal stick into daughter's chest as she cowered in fear
- 'Goodness me. Talk about tribal,' Magistrate Michael Barko said in a local court
A magistrate has slammed a Fijian mother for using a tribal stick (stock pictured) to inflict 'corporal punishment from the dark ages' on her daughter in a bid to stop her drinking and taking drugs
A magistrate has slammed a Fijian mother for using a tribal stick to inflict 'corporal punishment from the dark ages' on her daughter in a bid to stop her drinking and taking drugs.
The 39-year-old, from Coogee, a beachside suburb of Sydney, pleaded guilty to two counts of domestic violence related common assault at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday.
The mother attacked two of her children, aged 14 and 17, after she discovered a text on one of their phones in which a friend suggested they should meet to drink and take 'acid', court documents seen by The Australian allege.
In a fit of rage, she repeatedly punched the older child before grabbing her by the hair and attempting to beat her with a guitar, the documents state.
After kicking and punching her, the mother pushed a Fijian tribal stick into her daughter's chest as she cowered in fear.
The 39-year-old, from Coogee, a beachside suburb of Sydney, pleaded guilty to two counts of domestic violence related common assault at Waverley Local Court (pictured) on Wednesday
She then turned on her younger daughter, punching her in the face and pulling her by her ponytail, according to agreed facts.
'Goodness me. Talk about tribal. If I did that to my children, Family and Community Services would take them away,' Magistrate Michael Barko said, according to The Daily Telegraph.
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'This is not the way mothers treat their children… it's from the dark ages.'
The woman was released on bail and police issued her with an apprehended violence order, banning her from assaulting or threatening her children.
The case be will heard in court on January 30 for a sentencing assessment.
In a fit of rage, she repeatedly punched the older child before grabbing her by the hair and attempting to beat her with a guitar, the documents state (stock image)
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