Zillmere gang brawl murder charge: Yohana Wal Wal, 19, granted bail

A second of the 13 men charged with the murder of accused of murdering 19-year-old Girum Mekonnen who was fatally stabbed during a gang brawl at a Zillmere Park last month has been granted bail.

A second of the 13 men charged over the deadly gang brawl at Zillmere in September has been granted bail.

Yohana Wal Wal, 19, was this morning granted bail in the Supreme Court on charges of murder, affray and acts intending to cause grievous bodily harm.

One of the men charged with murder in Zillmere attack has been granted bail

One of five men charged with Acacia Ridge bashing was an alleged Zillmere gang fight victim

He is the second man in a group of 13 accused of the attack to be granted bail after Anas Ayman Abdu Musa was also released on bail early last week.

The men are accused of murdering 19-year-old Girum Mekonnen who was fatally stabbed during a brawl at a Zillmere Park on September 13.

Wal Wal is one of four brothers charged in relation to the attack. His three brothers remain in custody.

Girum Mekonnen has been identified as the 19-year-old who lost his life in a gang fight at Zillmere on September 13. Picture: Facebook

Justice Thomas Bradley granted Wal Wal bail on conditions, including that he wear a GPS tracking device and a provide surety of $50,000 to be paid by mortgage over a family home.

He will not be allowed to have contact with three of his co-accused brothers, Kresto, 24, Gabreal, 27 and Santo, 32, who were also charged over the attack.

Yohana Wal Wal will also be subject to a 24-hour curfew and blanket social media ban.

Defence lawyer Nicholas Crawford said his client would essentially be in “home detention” reporting daily to police and not being able to leave home without the supervision of his parents.

Mr Crawford said his youth, lack of criminal history and the “weakness of the Crown case” were compelling reasons Wal Wal should be granted bail.

Justice Thomas Bradley said while the offences are of the “utmost seriousness” the risk to the community could be managed through 12 strict bail conditions.

The court heard Girum Mekonnen died from a stab wound to his stomach and it is not known who delivered the fatal blow.

Queensland Police executed a search warrant at Wal Wal’s family home after the deadly brawl and seized trackpants and an iPhone allegedly belonging to Yohana.

The court was told the metadata downloaded from the phone which showed Wal Wal’s movements on the afternoon of the attack were contrary to the explanation Wal Wal had given to police.

The scene of the Zillmere Gang fight. Picture: Peter Wallis

Mr Crawford said no witnesses had identified his client as having been at the scene of the attack and there was no forensic evidence linking him to the crime scene.

Mr Crawford said it would take at least two years for the matter to go to trial.

Prosecutors had opposed the bail application, saying there were concerns for Wal Wal’s safety in the community due to the risk of reprisal attacks.

Crown Prosecutor Steve Dickson said it would be alleged the attack was a “vicious” and “premeditated” crime in which three car loads of men wearing hoodies and surgical masks and armed with machetes, long knives and baseball bats ambushed the victims.

This is a case where an armed group of people who are motivated to seek a reprisal attack take three cars to the offence location at one side of Brisbane to the other,” he said.

“They are armed with large weapons, baseball bats, machetes, and long knives – there can be no suggestion that the assaults that went on in that park were not planned.

“None of the people involved in the incident in my submission did not know there was going to be violence undertaken in that park.”

ON BAIL

Yohana Wal Wal, 19, Redbank Plains, born in Egypt

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Bail conditions include:

• $50,000 surety provided

• 24-hour-a-day curfew

• social media ban

• no contact with co-accused including his three brothers Kresto, 24, Santo, 32 and Gabreal, 27

• surrender his passport

• report daily to police

Anas Ayman Abdu Musa, 21, Bray Park, born in Sudan

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Bail conditions include:

• $100,000 surety provided

• must live with his parents and six siblings

• 24-hour-a-day curfew

• wear a tracking advice

• report daily to police

• surrender any passport

• no contact with complainants or witnesses

ON REMAND

Kresto Wal Wal, 24, Redbank Plains, born in Sudan

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Gabreal Wal Wal, 27, Redbank Plains, born in Khartoum, Sudan, employed by Aurizon

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Santo Wal Wal, 32, Redbank Plains, born in Khartoum, Sudan, works as a sprinkler fitter

11 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Majok Riel Majok, 18, Redbank Plains, student

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

1 x disobedience to lawful order issued by statutory authority

Alex Edward Deng, 18, Collingwood Park, born in Egypt

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

1 x disobedience to lawful order issued by statutory authority

Joseph Lokolong, 24, Goodna

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Juma Makuol Deng Makuol, 23, Redbank Plains

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

3 x failure to appear in accordance with undertaking

Chan Kon, 24, Redbank Plains

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

Ben Abio, 19

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

1 x disobedience to lawful order issued by statutory authority

Abraham Yak, 26

12 x acts intended to cause GBH

1 x affray

1 x murder

1 x disobedience to lawful order issued by statutory authority

Malat Akoi Makuach, 21, of Redbank Plains

1 x affray

1 x murder

12 x acts intended to cause GBH