Courtney Lorraine Tomich: WA woman pleads to attacking man outside Whistling Kite in Secret Harbour

A 24-year-old woman unleashed a savage attack on a man who had the audacity to tap on the number plate of the car she was sitting in. Courtney Lorraine Tomich was ordered to do 40 hours community service after pleading guilty to the assault - which left her victim with serious scratches and $4000 worth of damages to his vehicle - outside the same pub marred by a large-scale bikie brawl south of Rockingham. Tomich appeared before Rockingham Magistrates Court on Friday charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count of criminal damage. She and her co-accused were leaving the Whistling Kite after a night out on March 25 when the victim and his friend approached the vehicle in which they were seated. The victim tapped on the vehicle’s number plate, which angered Tomich, who went to confront the victim. Tomich and her co-accused then proceeded to push, slap and scratch the victim to the face, neck, chest and back areas. The victim, who was with a friend, then walked away from Tomich and her co-accused, however they followed the pair to their vehicle. Tomich and her co-accused then proceeded to kick the vehicle, causing $4000 worth of damage. A witness came over to intervene and Tomich and the co-accused fled the scene. Sgt Andrews said that the pair had an encounter earlier that night while at the Whistling Kite. Duty counsel Vamanan Yogendran said that on the night of the incident “(Tomich) had been drinking throughout the day with friends” and “decided to continue at the Whistling Kite”. Mr Yogendran said that Tomich was “highly intoxicated” and has “struggled to accept her actions” from the night. “She was startled at the tap on her friend’s car, which caused her to react, (however) she is deeply remorseful for her actions.” Mr Yogendran said that the offending was out of character and Tomich has since made a number of changes, including to her alcohol consumption. “(Tomich) has paid reparation for damages to the victim’s vehicle”, he said. Magistrate Heidi Watson said that the incident was a “complete overreaction to what (the victim) had done” and that this was a “serious instance of grievous bodily harm”. “There are a lot of serious scratches and gauge marks along the victim’s face, neck, chest and back and I accept you probably didn’t do all these on your own,” she said. “I accept that you are remorseful ... you’re still young and will learn from this.” Tomich was placed on a 12-month intensive supervision order and ordered to complete 40 hours of community work. Her guilty plea comes after a large brawl outside the Whistling Kite on August 26 that started inside the beer garden before making its way outside the premises. About 10 members of the Mongols attacked three Mongrel Mob members. Several Mongols members were arrested and charged after the gang crime squad executed a number of raids across Perth. Mitchell Sean Race, 27, faced Mandurah Magistrates Court last week charged with one count of failing to comply with a prohibition order and one count of fighting in public causing fear in relation to the incident. Race pleaded guilty and was fined $2000 for the fighting in public charge and another $800 for the prohibition order breach banning him from entering licensed premises until 2025.