There is so much wrong with this tale. First, of course, there is the fact of teenagers drinking alcohol (no big surprise there). Then, being out on the beach at 2:00 a.m. Beach hours are 8:00 a.m. to sunset, and, if I'm not mistaken, 2:00 a.m. is far, far beyond sunset. Followed by a box cutter being available at all (what was someone doing with a box cutter at a beach party?). And of course, the fight and the teenager not even knowing she'd been cut. Wow! She had to have been deeply drunk, literally feeling no pain. Got to wonder why these partying kids weren't noticed by either the park rangers or nearby residents? Are there still RVs in the RV section? If so, you'd think someone from there would have at least heard the party or fight.

Willow --- Dont beleive everything you read. My daughter is the victim and most of the facts are incorrect or missing.

This did not take place at "the beach" at all

I must correct my last two comments, one to Julia Kureshi and the other to Robin. I meant Capitola-Soquel, CA Patch, not HuffPost (although HuffPost is guilty of the same type of sensationalism journalism).

Willow, I am not able to share more at this time due to the pending investigation. The information obtained for the article was most likely from the preliminary Sherrif's report. Im sure as the case proceeds more information will be reported.

Willow, the information in this article comes directly from the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office. This is not sensationalized. Furthermore, this article was contributed to Patch by Bay City News, a wire service that covers the Bay Area. Please expect a follow up to the story tomorrow.

What good responsible parent lets their daughter roam the streets at 2:00am, along with going to a birthday party with booze, hello, be a parent for crying out loud!

At times you just miss the old days!

THETRUTH...Im the parent of the victim. Im also a single parent...Are you married? Do you have a partner to help and support you and your children? How many teen-age kids do you have? Please share with me all of the things you have done to ensure that you are a "responsible parent" to a teen-age child. Until you successfully parent a teen-age child or walk in my shoes your opinion is worthless. There are a lot of parents that have difficulties when their children become teens I am not the only one. You can ask the same question to the girl who slashed my daughter and the minor who was with her and the 20 other kids that were out that night...I dont have a lot of respect for people who comment on the web and wont even use their real name first name. I find people who use handles tend to be loud and opinionated about others but in if they had to show thier identity they would have the guts.

(Part 2of 2) Again, another diversion on your end, and no I wouldn't have a problem asking you any of these question face to face i.e. why was your child out at 2:00am, why would you allow your 15 year old to attend a party with alcohol? How did the girls know each other? Was the older gal fearing for her life, and that's why your daughter got a cut, being that you stated there were 20 plus people there? These are all normal questions that one would ask. It's not like I am asking for your address, make and color or your car. Nor have I become opinionated, I am going by the facts provided or non-facts that I have read on several different articles, and it just doesn't add up, yet you are claiming your daughter was the victim. Honestly, as a parent myself, I understand we want to believe in our children, yet one of the biggest gifts we can give our children is taking responsibility for their actions. With actions there are consequences. And to me, this story doesn't add up, and how could it, there are too many loop holes, clearly there is more to this story that has not been "written" at this time, but what is "dark" always comes to light, just a matter of time!

Again....The information in the article was from the PRELIMINARY police report. The incident is under investigation. I ONLY posted comments because the article is about my daughter, otherwise I wouldnt bother and that the articles didnt make sense and there were a lot of holes. Too bad the "17 year old" is just a little shy of her 18th birthday or we would be hearing facts about her role as well as Bailey Agnello's. The attackers will be punished and the entire story will come out. So stay tuned "THE TRUTH".

Regardless of the circumstances of the fight that resulted in the slashing of the 15-year-old, there is the blaring fact that these kids (20 of them??) were out on the beach, afterhours, having an alcohol-related party. Seemingly, none of the parents were aware of the after-curfew, underaged drinking. (And, Robin, I do not care if one is a single parent, a dysfunctional parent, or a two-parent household, the fact is that these kids were out until after 2:00 a.m., which, in itself, shows irresponsibility on the parts of botht he kids and the parents.) I raised five kids, and while none of them were perfect, and three of them experimented in ways that I did not approve, none of them were in such a situation as being out on the beach at 2:00 a.m. Alcohol and underaged kids don't mix very well in any situation, and it doesn't take much to set off a fight... a wrong look, misintrpreted remark, someone ignored or perceived to be ignored, and the list goes on. But the point is, why were any of these kids, including and especially the 15-year-old, doing out at Seacliff Beach in the early hours of the morning, drinking alcohol (and????)? Furthermore, if there were 20 of them, why weren't they noticed? I doubt seriously if they were sitting there quietly, sipping their booze, and having a quiet talk about the movement of the waves.

Why are all of you attacking her? It's pathetic, this isn't about her being a parent, Yes, some teenagers drink and adults give their trust in kids. Is that so wrong that she was giving trust in her daughter. All of your comments are attacking her about her parenting skills when you should be angry that a 18 and 17 year old attacked a girl who just turned 15. An adult and a girl who is almost a adult too. What worse is that this victims daughter is helping us know about the story more and you all comment back saying rude things. What happened to compassion in the world? Because I do not see any here besides maybe one comment saying they hope the victim is ok.

Willow - unfortunately my daughter will have a huge scar on her body for the rest of her life. She received 11 stitches. She is fearful of the attackers and I feel in fear of her safety.

dear THE TRUTH .....What good responsible parent lets their daughter roam the streets at 2:00am, along with going to a birthday party with booze, hello, be a parent for crying out loud!

At times you just miss the old days!

in response to your question....I did not let my daughter roam the streets at 2:00 am...If you have a teen-age child you would know they can figure out a way to do what they want without your knowledge...DUH!

PART 1
I am a concerned parent of an Aptos High student.
The following statements are my opinions and based on alleged activities. What is evident is there are severe bullying issues in Aptos, by children as well as their parents.
The victim used to be friends with the minor's younger sister.
The minor involved has been bullying the victim for months. This has been verbal and in text messages, (which have now been given to the police as evidence).
The minors’ parents (Laurie and Greg Walsh) have allegedly been slandering the victims parent (Robin).
The Walsh’s forbade the victim from hanging out with their youngest daughter but would offer to let her stay the night and hang out IF she would go to church with them.
After several drunken incidents involving their youngest and the victim, Laurie Walsh sent Robin (victims mother) a Christian testimonial CD in the mail with a sticky note saying “here is the help you are looking for” and signed her name. She went so far as to send the CD via priority mail with a tracking number so she could confirm it was received.
Both of the attackers provoked a fight with Robin’s oldest daughter the previous weekend and the victim stepped in to help her sister.
Many of these kids have siblings that are older and they all attend the same high school. This is the reason for the age gap between the groups of teenagers.

PART 1
I am a concerned parent of an Aptos High student.
The following statements are my opinions and based on alleged activities. What is evident is there are severe bullying issues in Aptos, by children as well as their parents.
The victim used to be friends with the minor's younger sister.
The minor involved has been bullying the victim for months. This has been verbal and in text messages, (which have now been given to the police as evidence).
The minors’ parents (Laurie and Greg Walsh) have allegedly been slandering the victims parent (Robin).
The Walsh’s forbade the victim from hanging out with their youngest daughter but would offer to let her stay the night and hang out IF she would go to church with them.
After several drunken incidents involving their youngest and the victim, Laurie Walsh sent Robin (victims mother) a Christian testimonial CD in the mail with a sticky note saying “here is the help you are looking for” and signed her name. She went so far as to send the CD via priority mail with a tracking number so she could confirm it was received.
Both of the attackers provoked a fight with Robin’s oldest daughter the previous weekend and the victim stepped in to help her sister.
Many of these kids have siblings that are older and they all attend the same high school. This is the reason for the age gap between the groups of teenagers.

Part 2
The attack did not take place at a party. It occurred at the “Cliffs”, off State Park Drive.
Bailey Agnello and the minor assailant were also at the Cliffs. The minor pounded her fists on the car with the victim inside. She was screaming at the victim to get out so she could F her up! When the victim attempted to leave in the car with her friends, they discovered the tires slashed and the car disabled by flats. When the victim and her friends exited disabled vehicle the minor attacked her, hitting her in the face, head and body. At the same time, Bailey Agnello attacked her with the box cutter, slashing her abdomen, head and face.
There were about 10 to15 kids present during this attack. The neighbors heard the commotion and called the police. When the police arrived the victim and several others ran a few blocks to Robin’s house.
Bailey, and the minor were arrested. The police questioned the witnesses.
The victim was bleedings profusely from her head and due to the adrenaline and pain from punches to the face, nose, head and body she didn’t initially feel the slash on her stomach.
The ambulance and police were called and she received medical attention.

Part 3
Hours after the incident the minors mother (LAURIE WALSH) was on the phone calling parents warning them not to allow the victim to hang out with their children because she claimed the victim harassed and provoked her daughter to attack. No mater what Mrs. Walsh stated to others regarding her daughter being harassed, there is no reason for a 15 YEAR OLD TO BE ATTACKED BEAT IN THE HEAD AND SLASHED WITH A BOX CUTTER. It is irresponsible for a parent to blame the victim for her daughter attacking and bullying another child.

The minor is about 5’11 and Bailey is about 5’9” and the victim is 5’4” and they out weighed by at least 25 pounds. This was not a fair fight. The minor has been bullying and threatened to beat up the victim over the last few months and the victim is afraid of her.

How do you justify your daughter bullying others Mrs. Walsh? Is that what your Christian beliefs teach you? Perhaps you should be listening to the CD you sent Robin and learn not to be judgmental and get some integrity. Also, take responsibility for your child, since she is the one sneaking out of your house and getting drunk. Stop blaming others for your daughter’s aggressive bullying behavior.

Part 4
Bailey Agnello’s parents have hired the most expensive attorney in Santa Cruz county as well as a private investigator.
My guess that they are trying to dig up dirt that will reflect negatively on Robin and her children to deflect from the facts and attempt to get her a lesser sentence.
The private investigator is calling the children who witnessed the incident. They question them without their permission and no parent present. I have instructed my son not to answer any questions by a Private Investigator. They are not the police and have a different agenda.

It is the same tactic used in rape cases. A girl has been raped and the defense talks about her skirt being too short or she was out late etc…they blame the victim.

I think the bottom line here is that there is no excuse for a 17 year old and an 18 year old to attack a 15 year old at all, let alone with a box cutter. People or parents might try to deflect from this by asking why the 15 year old is out at 2 am, but the fact of the matter is that all of the teenagers were out at this time without supervision, so all of the parents are to blame. Instead of trying to blame the victim the perpetrators parents should be apologetic for their daughters actions. No wonder this is how your children behave. It is obvious that the lack of parenting lies with the perpetrators parents. It does matter what the history between the girls is, what matters is what happened that night because that's when things went way to far. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS EVEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE VICTIM BEING TO BLAME! What lesson are we teaching our children when we make excuses for them.

Ah, The Blame Game! The No. 1 rule is: Find someone else to blame. No. 2 rule is: Never accept responsibility for one's actions. In my opinion, all of the party goers are responsible, but the direct responsibility lies with the assailants. Again, I ask, what was a box cutter doing at the birthday party? That also begs the question of why a 15-year-old girl would have a birthday party at the beach after-hours with alcohol flowing freely. Also, once again, who brought the booze? (An aside to Robin: I am sorry your daughter was attacked, and there's no excuse for her having been so, no matter what the circumstances.)