Two charged after teens were paint balled whilst trick-or-treating

TWO males charged after two boys were hit in the face with paint pellets whilst out trick-or-treating.

Police said that around 7.15pm, a group of boys were walking along Pelican Waters Boulevard, on the Sunshine Coast, when two of them were struck with paint pellets, fired from a passing vehicle.

One of the boys was hit near his eye, suffering serious eye damage, whilst the other was hit on the cheek. The pair, both aged 15, were taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital for treatment.

A 17-year-old male and another 18-year-old male have been charged with two counts each of assault occasioning bodily harm.

They are due to appear at the Caloundra Magistrates Court on November 22.

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12 Comments

- - june11 said
  - 11 Nov 2017
    7:10 pm
There is proper places for doing paint ball and people take precautions. They certainly don’t aim for a person’s head. I know of people who have done it in an organised event who have got some big bruises where they got hit with a paintball. You certainly would suffer injuries if you were hit on the head at all.
I’m glad the culprits were caught and hope they don’t get suspended sentences

- - nealsq said
  - 03 Nov 2017
    10:43 pm
How stupid can you get! I hope the recovery is fast and full

- - nadine_hill said
  - 02 Nov 2017
    12:51 pm
Utter stupidity and downright recklessness! Hope they are punished accordingly and not just a slap on the wrist. Thank goodness the two young boys were okay – they could have been blinded!

- - Ellen said
  - 02 Nov 2017
    7:52 am
These 2 men who have been charged are hardly men, still boys teens. And teens can be unthoughtful and careless. Hope they learnt their lesson.

- - ashna9 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    8:54 pm
Ouch! That would have really hurt! Silly teens!

- - mom206279 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    5:35 pm
What a stupid stupid thing to do! Hope they don’t just get a stern talking to and sent on their way.

- - mom90758 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    3:37 pm
That’s terrible. It could have ended up so bad!!

- - mom160421 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    3:06 pm
I hope they get convicted.

- - taynik46 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    2:27 pm
what idiots! – so happy to read they were caught and charged! Shame on them for ruining some younger kids fun. I hope the two injured boys will be ok

- - BellaB said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    2:05 pm
Stupidity – and now they, their victims ad thir families are suffering.

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    1:35 pm
I am glad they were caught and l hope the boys injured will be alright.

- - mom93821 said
  - 01 Nov 2017
    1:25 pm
Such a terrible act and why on earth would they do it – senseless.