Murder charges against trio accused of Hawthorne teen Cian English adjourned to Southport

The three men accused of murdering Hawthorne teen Cian English have appeared in court as further details emerge of victim’s final moments.

MURDER charges against three men accused of robbing Hawthorne teenager Cian English who fell to his death while allegedly trying to flee them will be heard together in Southport Magistrates Court – for now.

It comes as further details emerge of Mr English’s terrifying last moments, including that a knife was allegedly held to his throat and that his friend was being allegedly punched in the face by the trio, who turned on him when he tried to intervene.

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Mr English’s body was discovered at about 3.15am on Saturday morning at the base of the View Pacific Apartments. He had fallen from the fourth floor.

Jason Knowles is one of three people accused of murder involving the balcony fall of Cian English at a Gold Coast apartment in the early hours of Saturday morning. Picture: Facebook

Moranbah’s Jason Ryan Knowles, 22, Woodridge’s Lachlan Paul Soper-Lagas, 18, and Caboolture’s Hayden Paul Kratzmann, 20, have all now had their cases adjourned to Southport on August 4.

All three have been remanded in custody. None of their attendances are required at the next appearance.

Hayden Kratzmann is one of three people accused of murder involving the balcony fall of Cian English at a Gold Coast apartment in the early hours of Saturday morning. Picture: Facebook

Speaking after his client Soper-Lagas’ charges were adjourned to Southport, defence lawyer Ali Rana from Go To Court Lawyers said that it is a “general principal” that charges are joined during the disclosure stage, where police share their evidence with the defence.

Approved and identified photo of Cian English from Brisbane who fell from a balcony on the Gold Coast in the early hours of Saturday morning, three men have now been charged with murder over the incident. Picture: Supplied

He said this was “just for efficiency”, as the same police officers would be working on the brief of evidence against the trio.

However, he noted that it is open to lawyers to apply for a separate trial for their client further down proceedings.