Crime by Vanessa Marsh
Premium Content  Media have been barred from covering the court case of the teen driver charged over the Australia Day crash that killed Kate Leadbetter, Matt Field and their unborn son Miles at Alexandra Hills. Seven media outlets, including The Courier-Mail, had applied to the Children s Court of Queensland to be allowed to cover today s mention of the 17-year-old who is charged with more than a dozen offences including two counts of murder. Under Queensland legislation, media can be allowed by a magistrate to cover closed court matters if the court decides their presence will not be prejudicial to the interests of the child.