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Queenslandâs police commissioner says officers are looking into the âfull historyâ of the 17-year-old accused driver charged over the deaths of a young Brisbane bayside couple, to see whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
But Commissioner Katarina Carroll has reiterated that media reports the teenager was out on bail at the time of the incident are not an accurate description of the situation.
A vigil was held at the intersection where the couple died.
Credit:Toby Crockford
Asked at a media conference on Friday whether she and her officers were âfrustratedâ that juveniles were committing offences while on bail, Ms Carroll said the media needed to âget the facts rightâ.
Mourners are furious after an ‘absolute grub’ was seen appearing to steal cash tins from the memorial site for a young couple killed in a horror crash.
03:41 EDT, 28 January 2021
A map based on evidence from key police witnesses shows the shocking extent of a 17-year-old s road-rage spree through the streets of Brisbane, just minutes before he ploughed into a pregnant woman and her boyfriend, leaving both dead.
The behaviour of the teenager over roughly ten minutes before the horror crash that claimed the lives of Kate Leadbetter, 31, and Matthew Field, 37, was crucial in police deciding to charge him with murder, not a lesser charge.
So too was video posted to Facebook that showed the 17-year-old allegedly showing him driving erratically.
The footage caught the teen driver - who cannot be named - abusing and gesturing towards a family at a red light, before appearing to deliberately crash into their car.
23:50 EDT, 27 January 2021
An adorable Kelpie cross named Hermione is being hailed a hero in a very sad story after it helped track down the lost dog of a couple who were tragically killed by an alleged drug driver.
Jane Leadbetter, 31, and her partner Matthew Philip Field, 37, died when they were allegedly struck by a teenage driver in a stolen 4WD in Brisbane s Bayside area on Tuesday.
The couple had been taking their dog Frankie for a walk on Australia Day when the horrific incident unfolded.
Frankie fled the scene in the aftermath of the crash leading some locals to search well into the night, before continuing on with their hunt on Wednesday morning.