The one-armed teenage girl who was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and then thrown from a bridge into freezing water has broken her silence about the night of terror.
Kayla Kendrigan, 19, was allegedly forced into the boot of a car, driven to a home in Sydney’s northwest, brutally tortured and thrown off a seven-metre-high bridge.
The teenager survived the plunge into the Hawkesbury River on Sunday morning, swimming to water’s edge and knocking on a stranger’s door for help.
‘I thought I was just going to not survive…I was not going to see anyone anymore,’ she told A Current Affair in a segment to be aired on Tuesday night.
‘I thought I was just going to not survive…I was not going to see anyone anymore,’ Kayla Kendrigan said
Ms Kendrigan was allegedly tortured including being stabbed in the thigh with a knife, hit with a baseball bat, having her hair hacked off and being burned
Her parents Ian and Teresa also spoke about the horrific attack and torture their daughter endured.
‘All you want to do as a parent is take care of your child,’ her mum said.
Police allege Ms Kendrigan was stabbed in the thigh with a knife, hit with a baseball bat, had her hacked and set alight during a six-hour ordeal on Sunday morning.
The violent and relentless alleged torture ended with her being thrown into the river at about 5am with her hands tied and mouth still bound.
Brooke Brown, 19, Matthew Leuthwaite, 22, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy have been charged with a variety of offences including the attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping of Ms Kendrigan.
Ms Brown and Mr Leuthwaite are understood to be parents.
Ms Brown and Mr Leuthwaite reportedly have a three-year-old son, who lives with his mother, Ms Kendrigan and another person, in the very same house the victim was allegedly tortured in.
The child was being looked after by a family member on the night of the incident.
Two of the four accused of Ms Kendrigan’s attack have been revealed to be single parents. Pictured: Alleged attacker Matthew Leuthwaite, who is a father-of-three
Brooke Brown (pictured), 19, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated kidnapping, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and robbery with wounding
Ms Brown’s sister Karissa Lee Waldron said while her sibling was behind bars she’s ‘got to raise my nephew and tell him where his mummy is’.
Mr Leuthwaite is a father-of-three, with each of his children having different mothers.
Ms Kendrigan, a one-armed teenager with ‘below average learning ability’, was allegedly driven to the seven-metre-high Windsor Bridge in northwest Sydney by the four people who are reportedly former friends.
According to police facts, the four picked up Ms Kendrigan from a friend’s house on Saturday and allegedly attacked her.
She was allegedly forced into the boot of a Holden Commodore before being driven to a home in Whalan in the city’s west.
The group allegedly bound her to a chair with a phone charger and subjected her to a ‘vicious, unprovoked and relentless group attack’, according to investigators.
Co-accused 22-year-old Brooke Brown (pictured) shares a child with Mr Leuthwaite
Mr Leuthwaite (pictured) is a father-of-three, with each of his children having different mothers
If the alleged attackers (pictured is Mr Leuthwaite) are found guilty, they could face a 25-year sentence
The teenage girl’s ‘significant birth defect’ meant she could not fight back, according to police facts.
Ms Kendrigan was able to swim to safety, and was then taken to hospital.
Her sister Imogen Gibson said both the victim and her family are ‘heartbroken’.
‘I never will be able to understand why someone would do this to her. She was always sweet and gentle. She never got into fights or hit anyone,’ Ms Gibson told news.com.au.
‘It pains my heart so much because my sister was born with one arm, so she has never been able to swim or fight, but she fought through that terrible night like a fighter.’
On Tuesday, Ms Brown was charged with attempted murder, aggravated kidnapping, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and robbery with wounding. She was refused bail and will face court on November 23.
Just after 2pm on Wednesday, the 17-year-old girl was also arrested at the police station.
Mr Leuthwaite was arrested on Wednesday, where he was refused bail.
Matthew Leuthwaite (pictured) was arrested on Wednesday and was refused bail
Ms Kendrigan was transported to the bridge in the boot of the car before she was thrown into the Hawkesbury River, police will allege (Pictured: seven-metre drop into the water)
He was charged with attempted murder, detain for advantage in company, aggravated robbery and wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
A 16-year-old boy was the fourth person arrested about 9am on Thursday.
The boy was charged with attempted murder, detain in company with intent to get advantage occasioning actual bodily harm, aggravated robbery, and wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He was refused bail to appear before a children’s court on Friday.
The accused if found guilty face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
Mr Leuthwaite was charged with attempted murder, detain for advantage in company, aggravated robbery and wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
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