three teenagers have been charged with the vicious bashing of a father and his daughter on the streets of nsw .
the attackers , two aged 15 and one aged 14 , were arrested by on friday after the incident took place on sunday night at charlestown square shopping centre , newcastle .
the youths could have been dealt with under the controversial young offenders act , but the seriousness of the incident led police to charge them as normal , according to fairfax media .
the incident took place outside the charlestown square shopping centre in newcastle , north of sydney .