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| Teenager pleads guilty to murder of Vyleen White in case that sparked Queensland’s ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws | Teenager pleads guilty to murder of Vyleen White in case that sparked Queensland’s ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws |
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| White, 70, was stabbed to death during a 2024 suspected carjacking, triggering the Crisafulli government’s controversial laws | White, 70, was stabbed to death during a 2024 suspected carjacking, triggering the Crisafulli government’s controversial laws |
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| A teenager has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman, 70, in an attack that helped spark landmark law reforms. | |
| The 16-year-old boy was charged after Vyleen Joan White, 70, was fatally stabbed in a suspected carjacking outside a Redbank Plains shopping centre, west of Brisbane, in February 2024. | The 16-year-old boy was charged after Vyleen Joan White, 70, was fatally stabbed in a suspected carjacking outside a Redbank Plains shopping centre, west of Brisbane, in February 2024. |
| White’s death helped inspire youth justice reforms, with Queensland’s Liberal National government introducing controversial “adult crime, adult time” laws after winning the 2024 election. | White’s death helped inspire youth justice reforms, with Queensland’s Liberal National government introducing controversial “adult crime, adult time” laws after winning the 2024 election. |
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| Tough youth justice laws ushered in by the LNP ensure juveniles face adult sentences for more than 30 offences. | Tough youth justice laws ushered in by the LNP ensure juveniles face adult sentences for more than 30 offences. |
| Police alleged White was killed during the theft of her 2009 model Hyundai Getz hatchback. | Police alleged White was killed during the theft of her 2009 model Hyundai Getz hatchback. |
| The 16-year-old was charged with murder and unlawful use of a motor vehicle plus three counts of stealing. | The 16-year-old was charged with murder and unlawful use of a motor vehicle plus three counts of stealing. |
| The juvenile, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to all the charges in Brisbane supreme court on Tuesday. | The juvenile, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to all the charges in Brisbane supreme court on Tuesday. |
| White’s family members in court did not audibly react to the guilty pleas by the youth, who appeared on Tuesday wearing a green jumper and black pants. | White’s family members in court did not audibly react to the guilty pleas by the youth, who appeared on Tuesday wearing a green jumper and black pants. |
| Prosecutor Chris Cook sought a pre-sentence report by 3 November and a 12 November sentencing. | Prosecutor Chris Cook sought a pre-sentence report by 3 November and a 12 November sentencing. |
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| Defence barrister Matthew Hynes agreed to the dates. | Defence barrister Matthew Hynes agreed to the dates. |
| Justice Lincoln Crowley remanded the teenager in custody. | Justice Lincoln Crowley remanded the teenager in custody. |
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