"rattled" by the assault and she cannot complete the assignment, which does not go unnoticed by her teacher Elly. Xanthe eventually opens up to Elly about what happened, but soon learns the accusation will be hard to prove. Shortly after he is accused of sexually assaulting Xanthe, Cooper is attacked. Xanthe's father Gary becomes the prime suspect. Richardson commented that Gary was capable of committing the attack, as he is frustrated with the way the school is handling the situation. Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) later learns someone planted cameras in the hotel rooms and she gains footage of Xanthe's assault, which she anonymously posts to her. Ben also learns that Cooper's mother, Maureen Knights (Judith Chaplin), was the one who attacked him and urges him to tell the police. Xanthe is grateful to Ben for saving her father from going back to prison. Mother Ten months after abandoning her daughter, Brooke Butler visits Xanthe in Erinsborough. Xanthe is both delighted and angry upon seeing her mother, and Brooke struggles to get her to listen to the reasons why she left. It soon becomes clear that Xanthe will not forgive her mother easily, so Brooke tries to convince Gary to help her. Xanthe later catches Sheila going through Brooke's things to find out the real reason she is visiting. Xanthe also voices her concerns about Brooke, although she hopes her mother is in town for her. Brooke's appearance comes just days after the Cannings win $10,000 on Family Feud. Brooke is in debt, but she manages to convince Sheila that she does not need money, as she runs a successful jewellery sales business. Xanthe is initially uncomfortable when Brooke tries to be maternal with her, but she soon helps her organise a jewellery party for their neighbours and Brooke makes several sales. Brooke plans on taking Xanthe away from Erinsborough. She also grows jealous of Gary's relationship with Terese Willis. Brooke makes it clear to Gary that she is interested in him romantically, which raises Xanthe's suspicions. She believes Brooke is planning on scamming her father and after talking to Elly, Xanthe warns Gary about Brooke's past. Xanthe finds her parents kissing, but still tells Gary about Brooke's previous scams with men. A "vengeful" Brooke later has Elly sacked as Xanthe's tutor. Van der Meer told the official Neighbours website that Xanthe was uncertain about Brooke's reasons for visiting her in