Female prisoner who put ice cube down fellow inmate's top ordered to pay $18,750 compensation

A woman prisoner in Australia who put an ice cube down the top of another inmate and grabbed her breast has been ordered to pay more than $18,000 in criminal compensation. In the District Court in Brisbane, Judge Wally Tutt found the victim, who can't be named, had suffered a psychological injury due to an assault by the other prisoner.

The victim claimed criminal compensation for "mental or nervous shock" and "adverse impacts" she allegedly sustained between November 1, and November 19, 2007 at the Brisbane Womens Correctional Centre at Wacol. The other prisoner, who also can't be named, pleaded guilty in 2009 of two charges of common assault arising out of the incidents.



The court heard the woman placed an ice cube down the front of the victim's top and then reached down inside the clothing, grabbing her left breast. In the second offence the pair were in the residential area when the woman walked up to the victim from behind and placed her walking stick between the victim's thighs, touching her genital region.

On sentence the prosecution accepted he offences were an attempt to humiliate the victim and did not have any sexual overtones. After reviewing psychiatric reports Judge Tutt found the victim had suffered a major depressive disorder and other psychological problems as a result. Judge Tutt said while the offences did not have sexual overtones they had adverse effect on the victim. He ordered criminal compensation at $18,750.