Teens Brutally Beat Up Mom Of 16-Year-Old They Wanted To Fight
KEY POINTS
- Two teenage girls, aged 13 and 14, attacked a 49-year-old woman instead of her daughter on May 14
- The victim suffered a concussion and nose fracture, causing her to miss work and experience regular headaches
- The two assailants have been charged with simple assault, and they are to be prosecuted through "youth court"
Blue Springs, Missouri -- Two teenage girls attacked a Jackson County, Missouri woman instead of her daughter, resulting in the mother sustaining several injuries.
Michelle Audo's two daughters, aged 16 and 18, woke up the 49-year-old and her husband between 10:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. on May 14 after a "carload of girls" appeared in front of the family's Blue Springs home, newspaper The Kansas City Star reported.
The teenagers, who were in a white sedan, wanted to fight Audo's youngest daughter, but the mother told them to leave. However, the three to four girls refused to go and demanded Audo's 16-year-old to come out.
"I go, 'You know, she's not coming out.' And they're like, 'Well, either she's coming out, or we're coming in.' And I'm like, 'No, you're not,'" Audo told the outlet.
Two of the girls left the vehicle, and one of them, described only as being blonde, hit Audo in the face, the victim told police.
The teen then "ended up on top of [Audo] and was continuing to strike her in the face with a closed fist," a police report stated.
Meanwhile, the other girl, who had black hair, also found herself on top of Audo to help her blonde companion, the mother's 18-year-old daughter recalled.
Audo's husband and eldest daughter came outside and tried to help, with the latter having to "[pull] back the black-haired female off of Ms. Audo and then [pull] off the blonde female," the police report read.
The blonde girl later took up a "fighting stance" and moved toward Audo, but her husband intervened and brought the teen to the ground with a cane.
The two teens, aged 13 and 14, eventually got back into the car and drove away.
One of the suspects allegedly posted a story of the assault on Snapchat, which Audo's youngest daughter took screenshots of.
"Imagine letting ur mom get her a-- beat," one message read.
"Tell yo mom to come clean her blood off my window," another said.
Police spoke to the two teens, whose names were included in the police report but not publicly disclosed, hours after the incident.
Audo "came to the side of the car and swung" at one of the teenagers inside, one of the girls claimed, adding it caused her to hit Audo in return.
The girl who allegedly went on top of Audo described feeling "as if she was assaulted," she claimed. She did not call the police because "she thought she would be in trouble."
Audo, who suffered a concussion, a fractured nose and two black eyes, visited a doctor six days after the attack. She still has not heard from any of the parents of the girls who appeared in front of her home.
"I was severely hurt. These girls seem to have zero regard for anybody. And to me, it seems like they think they can do whatever they want. And they get away with it," Audo said.
The two girls who attacked Audo have since been charged with simple assault and will be prosecuted through "youth court." Officers with the Community Youth Outreach Division will handle the case, police said.
Audo believes they should face more severe charges and punishments over the attack, which resulted in injuries that kept her from work for a week and caused her to suffer headaches every day for two weeks.
"They think they are grown enough to beat up someone’s mom, I think they need to pay the consequences. What’s going to stop them from coming back? Or, to do this to somebody else?" Audo said.
The incident is still being investigated, according to Blue Springs police chief Bob Muenz. The case may be moved up to family court, where teens appear before a judge, the official added.
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