Mum walking home with her shopping attacked by gang of teenage girls dressed for Halloween party

In a startling account of Halloween horror, Ewa Soltysiak, aged 43, valiantly confronted a mob of menacing youths. She was on her way back from the supermarket when she encountered a gaggle of teenage girls at a bus stop at around 8pm on Thursday, who then launched an unwarranted attack on her.

The single mother recalls her ordeal: "I was coming back from the shops carrying my shopping. I was walking past a bus stop near Cameron Toll where a few adults were waiting for the bus but there was also a large group of girls on the street, teenagers dressed for a party.

"Some were standing on the pavement and some were in the middle of the road in a party mood. I wanted to walk past them and continue home. Suddenly one of them, a whole head bigger than me and heavier, around 80kg hit me in the head from behind. I turned to her and asked, 'what are you on about?

"At the same time, other girls surrounded me, pushing and hitting me in the head with various objects such as a handbag, and phone."

Ewa bravely stood her ground against the throng's aggression and sought to collect proof by reaching for her mobile device. She continued: "I was walking backward because they continued to shout at me more and more insistently, swearing and waving objects.", reports the Mirror.

"I threatened to turn on the recording on my phone and report them to the police. They automatically started covering their faces as they knew perfectly what to do in such a situation," shared Ewa, recounting her terrifying ordeal. "The girls were really aggressive towards me and I was very afraid, especially since my young son was left alone at home and I had to get back to him at all costs."

Ewa believed that only the unexpected arrival of another vehicle prevented a more brutal assault: "I suspect I would have been severely beaten by the angry girls if it wasn't for the fact a car suddenly stopped behind the bus stop. They were scared of the car and turned around, letting me go."

Still reeling from the attack, she lamented: "I was completely shaken and in shock long after I got home. We as a society allow this kind of behaviour by burying our heads in the sand and doing nothing about it, pretending the problem doesn't exist."

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