Jess had multiple injuries on her face after the vicious attack. Source: Supplied
FOR most women high heels are synonymous with fun times: getting dressed up and having a great night out with your friends.
But not for Jess Taylor*. When the 20-year-old retail assistant looks at a pair of stilettos she doesn't see a sexy fashion statement. She sees a weapon.
Last year a fun night out on the Gold Coast went terribly wrong after a young woman wearing 16cm stiletto heels allegedly punched and kicked Jess in the face.
Jess was left nearly blind in one eye and with shocking facial injuries.
Since the attack she has fought a private battle with her physical and mental recovery. Now she's bravely come forward in the hope of stopping the growing trend of young women acting like savages.
"It was meant to be a fun night out on the Gold Coast," Jess says. "I was inside a club and on my way out of the bathroom when a girl walked up from behind and spat on me.
"I don't know the real reason for her doing it ... I used to see her ex over three years ago and he had recently added me on Instagram."
The girl then allegedly followed Jess outside the club where she punched her and kicked her in the face while wearing the stilettos.
"During that moment I thought I lost my eye and so did a lot of people due to the blood pouring from my face," Jess claims. "I was scared and shocked as I have never been in a situation like that before in my life."
Jess had a 1.5m cut on her left eyelid. Source: Supplied
Jess was taken to hospital in an ambulance and treated for a concussion and multiple injuries to her face.
"I had all my eyelashes kicked out on the left eye, my jaw was out of place, my teeth had gone through the inside of my upper lip and I had a 1.5cm cut on my left eyelid," Jess says.
"The doctors were surprised I didn't lose my eye."
Jess' case is not an isolated one.
In 2012 an 18-year-old woman allegedly left a 23-year-old woman in hospital with stiletto-heel stab wounds after attacking her in a Brisbane nightclub.
Another incident in Sydney's Sutherland saw a 21-year-old female charged with reckless wounding after striking a woman in the face with her stiletto shoe.
An assistant manager, at a popular Gold Coast nightspot, who didn't wish to be identified, says she has noticed a large increase in violence among young women over the last year.
"There are at least three fights a night in our venue," she says.
"A lot of the fights [involve] punching and hair pulling but we have also had incidents where women have taken their heels off and used them as weapons.
"The [women] mostly fight over guys or just start random fights for no reason. What's also worse is that the girl's encourage each other more than the guys do."
Jess is still dealing with the long-term effects of that night.
"I've been told to see a plastic surgeon due to the scar tissue in my left eyelid being so big and still causing me pain," she says.
"Because of the pain I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, I didn't want to leave the house.
"When I finally did it was to go see the doctor and even then it was hard because everyone would stare at me, I had to wear giant glasses to cover it up."
Health professionals say cases like Jess's are frightening and should be taken more seriously.
"What we're dealing with is a really dangerous potential weapon," says Gordion Fulde, St Vincent's Hospital Emergency Department Associate Professor. "Because with a whole lot of pressure coming from the leg, hand or arm - if all of that is transmitted into one area it can break bones or tear skin.
Dr Fulde makes the point that stilettos leave penetrative marks on many hardwood floors. "From this you can see the damage a stiletto would do to someone's face if used with force," he says.
They may look sexy, but these stilettos can be transformed into a vicious weapon. Source: Supplied
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of women behind bars has increased 48 per cent since 2002 and 8.4 per cent over the last 12 months - compared to a mere 0.4 per cent increase in male prisoners over the last 12 months.
Professor Jake Najman is the director of the University of Queensland's Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre. He says women are increasingly engaging in violent behaviour and are turning to violence to resolve disputes.
"To some extent, we are starting to think women are becoming more like men in terms of their social behaviours that expose them to adverse outcomes," he says.
"Thinking about male equivalent behaviours, males do kick with heavy footwear, however for females the difference is that the stiletto is a fashion item converted for use as a weapon."
It's a slow recovery for Jess, who is still too afraid to go out on weekends. "I have definitely lost a lot of motivation to go out in case I run into her," she admits.
Jess hopes her story makes other young women think twice about laying their hands on someone else.
"This sort of thing can ruin someone's life."
* Name has been changed.
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