Murder victim’s brothercharged over alleged court attack on killer

A murder victim’s brother has been charged with assault after he allegedly lunged at the teenage killer at Brisbane Supreme Court this morning.

The man who lunged at the teen inside the Brisbane Supreme Court. Picture John Gass

A murder victim’s brother has been charged with assault after he allegedly lunged at the teenage killer at Brisbane Supreme Court this morning.

Police say the killer, now 18, sustained a minor injury to his back after he was attacked with a pen moments after he was brought into the courtroom for sentencing.

The killer pleaded guilty last December to murdering a 19-year-old man in Acacia Ridge the previous May by stabbing him multiple times in the leg, abdomen and back with a large knife.

The murder victim’s 22-year-old brother, from Acacia Ridge, has now been charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed and making threats.

The man pictured outside court. Picture John Gass

He will appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court on April 10.

There were chaotic scenes in the courtroom after the alleged attack as the accused man was restrained and held on the ground.

The defendant was ushered to the other side of the room, and more family members had to be pushed back and asked to leave the courtroom.

Additional security teams were called in as another man, who was attending in support of the victim, collapsed to the ground outside the courtroom.

Sounds of screaming and crying continued to echo outside the courtroom for some time as one of the victim’s family members continued to repeat “it’s not fair”.

Police were called to the scene and spoke to family outside the courtroom, who explained the man couldn’t handle seeing the man who killed her brother.

The victim’s sister explained their frustration at seeing the defendant walk around as they “lived in pain”.