Surfers Paradise stabbing death: Four more teens charged with murder over IGA incident

Police have charged four more teenage boys with murder over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old in on the Gold Coast last week.

POLICE have charged four more teenage boys with murder over the fatal stabbing of Jack Beasley in Surfers Paradise on Friday.

Police investigations have led detectives to charge a 17-year-old Kingston boy, a 16-year-old Woodridge boy and a 16-year-old Waterford boy with murder and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.

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Ma-Mal-J Toala, 18, from North Booval, has also been charged with murder and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.

He did not appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court this morning when the matter was mentioned. It was adjourned until January 7 at Southport Magistrates Court.

The other youths appeared in children’s court with their charges adjourned to the same court at the same time.

Jack Beasley died outside the Surfers Paradise IGA. Picture Facebook

They are all due to appear before a magistrate in Beenleigh today.

On Sunday, about 7.15pm, police charged a 15-year-old Waterford boy with murder and acting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

The alleged stabbing occurred about 8.10pm last Friday night on Surfers Paradise Boulevard, when two groups became involved in an altercation.

The scene of a stabbing outside IGA, Paradise Towers, Gold Coast. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

During the altercation, Mr Beasley, 17, and another 17-year-old boy were stabbed in the chest.

Both were transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital where Mr Beasley, of Parkwood, passed away.

The other boy, from Pacific Pines, received treatment for stab wounds to his chest and back and is still recovering in the Gold Coast University Hospital.

Flowers, hand written notes and other items left by the friends of murder victim Jack Beasley at the scene of the tragedy outside the Surfers Paradise IGA. Photographer: Liam Kidston.