A model from Perth, Eva Grace Scolaro, who was previously barred from licensed venues after glassing a woman, has been returned to jail for violating her bail conditions.
Why was bail granted to her in the first place?
On Tuesday, Scolaro, 24, had her bail revoked in the WA Supreme Court in Perth and was remanded in custody until Friday, when she is scheduled to appeal her glassing conviction.
Justice Stephen Hall determined that she had purchased sparkling wine at a Bicton bottle shop in Perth’s south on September 2nd and consumed it, resulting in a breach of her bail terms.
A week later, police stopped her, and she reportedly failed a breath alcohol test, registering a reading of 0.086.
Her disregard for the law is evident; she should simply be imprisoned.
In April, Scolaro received an 18-month prison sentence for glassing a 26-year-old woman at a nightclub in Northbridge in March of the previous year.
The victim required multiple stitches and underwent plastic surgery.
Following her sentencing, Scolaro spent one night in jail before being granted bail, pending appeal.
As part of her bail conditions, she became the first woman in Western Australia to be prohibited from licensed premises and from consuming alcohol. The court heard that a week after purchasing the wine, she was intercepted by police after running a red light south of Perth.
This reckless individual has assaulted someone, an act captured on CCTV at the nightclub and broadcasted on TV news. The evidence is as incontrovertible as the stitches on her victim’s face. So, why on earth was Scolaro granted bail pending her appeal?
What grounds does she have for her appeal?
“I’m sorry, but the victim moved her face toward the glass at lightning speed… so fast that the CCTV couldn’t catch the entire incident!” or perhaps, “The victim remarked that my backside looked large, and I’m a model, you know.”
There is absolutely no legitimate basis for her appeal, and she doesn’t deserve one.
It is truly astonishing that she has only spent a single night in custody (before her re-arrest), while the victim must confront her scarred face every day for the rest of her life, not to mention the psychological impact.
Sadly, she exemplifies the “spoilt generation” that believes everything revolves around them, thinking they can do as they please.
Let’s hope she’s sentenced to a lengthy term and learns some important life lessons.
Even better… let’s re-open Fremantle Prison and give her a 15-year sentence there… now that would be true justice.
by Sel Hurst
