Teen charged with murder after allegedly stabbing grandmother to death

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a 70-year-old grandmother and four others have been arrested in relation to the alleged incident.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a 70-year-old grandmother in a shopping centre carpark west of Brisbane.

Vyleen White was allegedly stabbed in the chest in the Town Square Redbank Plains Shopping Centre underground carpark about 6pm on Saturday.

A Bellbird Park boy was arrested at a unit complex in Bellbird Park shortly after 2.30pm on Monday and has since been charged with one count of murder, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and three counts of stealing.

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He will appear at Ipswich Children's Court on Tuesday.

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Vyleen White was stabbed to death at a suburban shopping centre. Picture: Facebook

Two 16-year-old boys from Goodna and Bellbird Park were also arrested in relation to the incident and have both been charged with the unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged with one count of possessing tainted property in addition to the unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

Another 15-year-old Ripley boy was arrested and charged with the unlawful use of a motor vehicle after he turned himself in to the Ipswich police station on Sunday.

The arrests come after a major manhunt and public appeal for help in locating the alleged offenders.

Following the attack, Ms White’s blue 2009 Hyundai Getz was allegedly used as the getaway car and found dumped at Springfield Lakes less than 30 minutes after the incident.

Originally published as Teen charged with murder after allegedly stabbing grandmother to death