BRISBANE - A drunken schoolgirl kneed and kicked man in the groin because he mispronounced her name, a court has been told.
Megan Jane Conroy, then 17, sobbed in the dock in the Brisbane District Court today as she pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily
harm on the New Zealand man.
The court was told she arrived home about 1am (AEST) on May 13, 2006, to find the complainant and a group of her mother's friends celebrating a birthday.
Conroy asked the 40-year-old complainant if he was "a Kiwi", and swore at him when he said he was.
She then took offence that he pronounced her name as "Maegan" instead of "Megan" and kneed him in the groin, demanding he say it correctly.
She pushed him against the wall and kicked his groin again before the complainant apologised.
Conroy finally let him go after trying to kick him a third time.
The man went to hospital and was treated for severe bruising and tenderness to his testicles.
The court was told Conroy was intoxicated at the time and the behaviour was out of character.
She was released on a $200, six-month good behaviour bond.
No conviction was recorded.
- AAP
