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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Collard

Mother of Aboriginal man injured in apparent vigilante attack condemns Facebook abuse

The Aboriginal flag is held at a vigil in Perth, Australia
The mother of an 18-year-old Aboriginal man seriously injured in an apparent vigilante attack in Perth says she has been threatened and abused online. Photograph: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

A Noongar woman whose teenage son was seriously injured in an apparent vigilante attack says she has been threatened and abused online, but has urged supporters not to retaliate.

Kathy Penny’s 18-year-old son, Ronaldo, was left in a critical condition when a 49-year-old woman chased him and his friend through Perth’s northern suburbs after it was alleged they had stolen a motorcycle. The woman has pleaded guilty to charges of driving dangerously and causing aggravated grievous bodily harm.

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