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Woman only stopped beating up autistic teenager after being told: 'I think she's dead' | Woman only stopped beating up autistic teenager after being told: 'I think she's dead' |
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An autistic girl teenager suffered horrific injuries to her face and was left for dead in the street after a woman repeatedly stamped on her head in a brutal attack. | An autistic girl teenager suffered horrific injuries to her face and was left for dead in the street after a woman repeatedly stamped on her head in a brutal attack. |
Emily O'Reilly was left so badly bruised, her mother said she did not recognise her. | Emily O'Reilly was left so badly bruised, her mother said she did not recognise her. |
The 16-year old said she was walking to a branch of Asda in Darlaston, near Walsall in the West Midlands, when someone grabbed her hair from behind. | The 16-year old said she was walking to a branch of Asda in Darlaston, near Walsall in the West Midlands, when someone grabbed her hair from behind. |
The assault – during which she was punched, kicked and stamped on – has reportedly left her permanently disfigured. | The assault – during which she was punched, kicked and stamped on – has reportedly left her permanently disfigured. |
The teenager's iPhone and a valuable bracelet were also stolen during the incident. | The teenager's iPhone and a valuable bracelet were also stolen during the incident. |
Her attack only ended after she heard someone who was with the girl say: “That’s enough, I think she’s dead." | Her attack only ended after she heard someone who was with the girl say: “That’s enough, I think she’s dead." |
The teenager's mother, Tanya O'Reilly, described the moment she arrived at the hospital, saying: “What I saw in that room weren’t [sic] my daughter. She was unrecognisable.” | The teenager's mother, Tanya O'Reilly, described the moment she arrived at the hospital, saying: “What I saw in that room weren’t [sic] my daughter. She was unrecognisable.” |
She watched her daughter cry but could not see her tears because the swelling was so bad — an image she said would never forget. | She watched her daughter cry but could not see her tears because the swelling was so bad — an image she said would never forget. |
Ms O'Reilly was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, when she was six years old. | |
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and appeared at Wolverhampton Youth Court on Wednesday. | A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and appeared at Wolverhampton Youth Court on Wednesday. |
She was granted bail and will reappear at the same court on March 31. | She was granted bail and will reappear at the same court on March 31. |
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