Vyleen White murder: Slain grandmother’s husband slams state government in bombshell radio interview

The husband of a murdered Ipswich grandmother has called into a Brisbane radio station to vent frustrations at the lack of action from the state government. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.

The husband of a murdered Ipswich grandmother called into a popular Brisbane radio show this morning after a Queensland police officer gave a first-hand account of the fight against youth crime.

Vyleen White, 70, was stabbed at a Redbank Plains shopping centre earlier this month during an alleged carjacking. She was killed in front of her six-year-old granddaughter.

A 16-year-old boy was later charged with Ms White’s murder.

The anonymous senior Queensland police officer painted a grim picture of the terror juvenile recidivist offenders on Brisbane’s 104.5 Triple M Breakfast show Marto, Margaux and Dan.

A floral tribute to Vyleen White, 70, of Redbank Plains, who was stabbed in the chest in the car park at Redbank Plains Shopping Centre. Picture: Tertius Pickard

After listening to the interview, Ms White’s husband Victor called the station to vent his frustrations at the lack of action from the state government.

“They (the police) do their job to the best of their ability and the government doesn’t back them up, and the court system, they’re just as bad,” he told Triple M.

“Until they change the laws, it’s not making a difference. This is going to continue on and on...

“They (the government) contributed by not locking the person up.”

Police at the scene where Vyleen White, 70, of Redbank Plains, was stabbed in the chest in the car park at Redbank Plains Shopping Centre. Picture: Glenn Campbell

His comments come on the back of exclusive Courier-Mail commissioned polling that revealed 56 per cent of people living in regional Queensland felt somewhat or very unsafe in their homes due to youth crime.

UComms polling of 1500 Queenslanders also showed a staggering two-thirds of respondents - including one-third of Labor-aligned voters – say the Palaszczuk/Miles government has been too soft on youth crime.

Premier Steven Miles on Monday said the Queensland Police Service was “well-resourced” and had “more police in the field than ever”.

“We are responding quickly to their requests for support,” Mr Miles said on Monday.

Premier Steven Miles said the youth crime polling results were not surprising. Picture: Evan Morgan

Mr Miles said there had been a significant increase in police numbers in the Ipswich region and said police numbers were growing as more recruits began and completed their academy training.

“I know what that poll was telling us because I talk to Queenslanders and they have been saying the same thing to me,” Mr Miles said.

“They have been concerned about community safety, especially concerned in the wake of that awful murder we saw at Redbank Plains just a couple of weeks ago.

“I don’t think those survey results are surprising.”