Christchurch earthquake: Schoolgirl shamed for taking icecreams

A Canterbury schoolgirl has faced death threats and public loathing after publicly boasting of looting icecreams after the quake.

The 16-year-old later used her Facebook page to taunt survivors who had been left without electricity and running water.

She had been in the central city when the earthquake happened. She wrote: "Stole Ice creams, got drunk and mished around seeing f***** up shit, earthquakes arent soooo bad." She went on: "Haha people give me shit about living in rangiora. F*** you all, i have power, water, and can shit and flush it."

The girl removed her site after being bombarded with messages from angry Canterbury residents. Her mother said her first impulse was to post an online reply on the Facebook page, reading: "I'm ashamed to call you my daughter."

But she realised the problem was serious and had to be addressed.

"When I sat her down she said the icecreams were not stolen from the shop. She found them on the floor. But she should not have taken them."

Her daughter was now trying to organise teenagers to go into Christchurch and help. "She is 100 per cent sorry for her actions."