Four more charged with murder over Surfers Paradise teen stabbing
Another four teens have been charged over the stabbing death of Gold Coast boy Jack Beasley, 17, and wounding a second boy in Surfers Paradise.
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ANOTHER four teens have been charged with the Surfers Paradise murder of Gold Coast 17-year-old Jack Beasley.
A 17-year-old from Kingston, an Upper Coomera boy, 16, and a Waterford boy, also 16, were due to appear in Beenleigh Children’s Court today, each charged with murder and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
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An 18-year-old from North Booval, near Ipswich, has also been charged with murder and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm. He was due to face Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.
On Saturday, a 15-year-old Waterford boy was charged with murder and acting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Parkwood teen Jack Beasley died after 8pm on Friday after he was allegedly stabbed with a hunting knife on Surfers Paradise Boulevard.
Another 17-year-old was stabbed in the chest and back and remains in Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
The violent stabbings prompted a widespread police manhunt for those involved, who were seen running from the scene.
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