Girl beats up mum and sister after they took her phone in lock-down

A teenage girl lashed out at her family after her mother banned phones during lockdown, a court heard. The 16-year-old allegedly assaulted her mum and sister on October 14 after her mobile was seized. The girl appeared at Highbury Corner Youth Court charged with two counts of assault by beating. Explaining the incident, Seona White, defending, said: ‘Everybody in all the time, seven people jammed into a house and her mother took phones from the entire family. ‘Tensions rose and…