US Edition‘Chose to Kill Her’: Teen Pleads Guilty to Murder of Grandmother Vyleen White
IPSWICH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 22 – The teenager pleaded guilty to murder and multiple charges after stabbing Vyleen White during a carjacking, prompting new youth justice laws in Queensland, officials said.
- On Tuesday the now 17-year-old pleaded guilty to Vyleen Joan White's murder, in Brisbane Supreme Court.
- In February 2024, Vyleen Joan White was fatally stabbed at Redbank Plains shopping centre's underground car park, sparking community outrage and prompting the then-Labor government to reform juvenile bail laws.
- He also pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing, before Ms White’s husband and family members, and police say the attack occurred during an attempt to steal her 2009 Hyundai Getz hatchback.
- Prosecutor Chris Cook sought a pre-sentence report by November 3 and a November 12 sentencing, and the teen, on remand since his arrest, was returned to custody ahead of the hearing.
- Her death helped inspire Queensland’s Liberal National government to enact the controversial 'adult time, adult crime' youth justice laws, mandating adult sentences for more than 30 offences.
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Australian National Review - 14-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother to Death in Toronto Parking Lot
Shahnaz Pestonja was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old./Image: Toronto Police Service handout. Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after stabbing a 71-year-old grandmother, Shahnaz Pestonja, in a parking lot while she was trying to load her groceries. Pestonji was rushed to an area hospital following the attack but ultimately succumbed to her injuries. Police described the attack as “unprovoked.” Altho…
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