Top cop says computer games lead to killing of couple Many have blamed youth justice policies for the Alexandra Hills fatal hit and run but Queensland’s police minister has taken aim at something quite different.
Crime by James Hall 28th Jan 2021 5:59 PM The horrific deaths of a Brisbane couple walking their dogs on Australia Day has broken hearts across the country as questions persist about the suspected young offender s bail conditions at the time of the incident. The Palaszczuk government has said it will consider tougher bail for young criminals but Queensland s assistant police commissioner heaped the blame on exposure to violent computer games for what some have declared a youth crime epidemic .
13:56 EDT, 28 January 2021
The heartbroken father of a pregnant woman killed in a horror car crash with her boyfriend has been left so traumatised that he s unable to speak about her death.
Kate Leadbetter, 31, and her boyfriend Matthew Field, 37, died after they were allegedly hit by a teenage driver in Alexandra Hills in Brisbane s east on the evening of Australia Day.
The pair were out for a walk with their dogs when the 17-year-old - allegedly high on drugs and driving a stolen 4WD - ploughed into another car before rolling and hitting the couple.
The teenager - who cannot be identified - was remanded in custody on numerous charges including two counts of murder at Brisbane Children s Court on Wednesday but even if found guilty could serve less than ten years behind bars.
01:22 EDT, 28 January 2021
A teenage driver accused of murdering a young couple as they walked their dog on Australia Day had shared boastful photos online of him posing next to a machete and handling large sums of cash.
The 17-year-old was allegedly high on drugs and driving a stolen Toyota 4WD when he struck Matthew Field, 37, and his girlfriend Kate Leadbetter, 31, at Alexandra Hills in Brisbane s south-east on Tuesday evening.
Ms Leadbetter was six months pregnant at the time of her death.
The teenager - who cannot be identified - was remanded in custody on charges including two counts of murder at Brisbane Children s Court on Wednesday.
Police await autopsy results as investigation continues into fatal hit-and-run at Alexandra Hills, near Brisbane
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An autopsy is being undertaken on Thursday on Katherine Leadbetter to help police determine if a teenager will face more charges over the death of her unborn child following a hit-and-run at Alexandra Hills, near Brisbane on Australia Day.
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Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd says the teenager was not on bail for serious offences