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| Three men charged with murder after teenager falls to death from Gold Coast apartment | Three men charged with murder after teenager falls to death from Gold Coast apartment |
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| Queensland police allege 19-year-old Cian English was trying to escape being robbed at knife-point when he died | Queensland police allege 19-year-old Cian English was trying to escape being robbed at knife-point when he died |
| A teenager who fell to his death from the fourth storey of a Gold Coast apartment was trying to escape being robbed at knife-point, police say. | A teenager who fell to his death from the fourth storey of a Gold Coast apartment was trying to escape being robbed at knife-point, police say. |
| Three men, aged 18, 20 and 22, have been charged with murdering 19-year-old Brisbane man, Cian English. | Three men, aged 18, 20 and 22, have been charged with murdering 19-year-old Brisbane man, Cian English. |
| Officers were called to the foot of the View Avenue building at Surfers Paradise about 3.15am on Saturday after a passerby found the teenager’s body. | Officers were called to the foot of the View Avenue building at Surfers Paradise about 3.15am on Saturday after a passerby found the teenager’s body. |
| Police then found a group of teens in one of the units above. Four were semi-conscious after taking prescription drugs which police believe were stolen from Gold Coast chemist shops last week. | Police then found a group of teens in one of the units above. Four were semi-conscious after taking prescription drugs which police believe were stolen from Gold Coast chemist shops last week. |
| Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith said police will allege three men tried to rob English and a friend at knife-point. | Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith said police will allege three men tried to rob English and a friend at knife-point. |
| “During the course of that the victim has attempted to escape and has gone over the balcony and died,” Smith said. | “During the course of that the victim has attempted to escape and has gone over the balcony and died,” Smith said. |
| The two groups of people were staying in separate units in the Surfers Paradise building. | The two groups of people were staying in separate units in the Surfers Paradise building. |
| English’s family issued a statement on Sunday asking for privacy. “Our family is devastated by this tragedy and respectfully ask for privacy as the police investigation into the circumstances continues,” the statement said. | English’s family issued a statement on Sunday asking for privacy. “Our family is devastated by this tragedy and respectfully ask for privacy as the police investigation into the circumstances continues,” the statement said. |
| The three men who were arrested overnight have each been charged with one count of murder and two counts of armed robbery. | The three men who were arrested overnight have each been charged with one count of murder and two counts of armed robbery. |
| The 18-year-old will appear in Beenleigh magistrates court and the other two men in the Brisbane magistrates court on Monday. | The 18-year-old will appear in Beenleigh magistrates court and the other two men in the Brisbane magistrates court on Monday. |