Queensland’s African diaspora ‘a community under siege’ as teenager faces murder charge over fatal stabbing of 70-year-old
by Ben Smee, Andrew Messenger and Eden Gillespie from World news | The Guardian on (#6JE6V)
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We are a community under siege at the moment, because of that tragic incident," says Beny Bol, a refugee from South Sudan and a leader among Queensland's African diaspora.
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with murder in relation to the stabbing death of Ipswich woman Vyleen White in a shopping centre car park in front of her six-year-old granddaughter. Four other boys have been arrested and face charges related to her allegedly stolen vehicle.
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