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A young person from Australia has faced legal proceedings after allegedly vandalizing a large art piece of a mythical creature by affixing plastic eyes to it.

The 19-year-old, 19 years old, appeared via phone at the local court in South Australia on that day, charged with a single charge of property damage.

Officials commented at the moment of the recent event, the municipal authorities said that CCTV footage captured a individual placing fake eyes on the sculpture, which residents have dubbed the “Blue Blob”.

The accused made no plea and informed the judge she was unwell, as reported by media sources, with the judge recommending her to secure a lawyer before her next court date in the final month of the year.

A day after the reported event, the city leader said that repairs to the much-loved public artwork would be costly as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be detached without harming the art piece.

“This intentional vandalism to a cherished community art is inappropriate and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor remarked in September. “It is not harmless fun, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those people of our society who have welcomed the Blue Blob.”

She added the local government would pursue the “substantial” repair costs from those accountable for the damage.

When the artwork was initially suggested, it drew varied responses from the local community due to its price tag and appearance.

Costing 136,000 Australian dollars (eighty-nine thousand US dollars; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a mythical megafauna, with the creators inspired by an ancient anteater-like marsupial found in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”.