Girl allegedly dragged from bus during assault

Three teenage girls have been charged following the alleged serious assault of a 14-year-old girl in East Maitland.

Police allege the girl was travelling on a bus about 4pm on Wednesday, 19 August, when she was assaulted by three girls known to her.

The bus stopped at a stop on Victoria Street, where police allege the 14-year-old was dragged from the bus and the assault continued.

A bystander intervened and came to the girl’s aid, before the three alleged offenders fled the scene.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the girl before she was taken to Maitland Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Officers from the Police Transport Command launched an investigation following the incident.

A 13-year-old girl was arrested at a home in East Maitland about 10.45pm on Friday, 4 September.

She was taken to Maitland Police Station and is due to appear in a Children’s Court on Thursday,1 October.

A 17-year-old girl was arrested at a home in Tenambit about 2.30pm on Tuesday, 8 September.

She was also taken to Maitland Police Station and is due to appear in a Children’s Court on Thursday, 17 September.

Police arrested a third girl, aged 15, at a business in Little Pelican.

She was taken to Belmont Police Station and is due to appear in a Children’s Court on Monday, 21 September.

All three girls were charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm or other(s) and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

They were granted conditional bail.

Police said investigations into the alleged assault are continuing.

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