Four Teenagers Face Court Over Alleged Kidnapping and Brutal Attack North of Brisbane
Four teenagers are facing court accused of dragging another teen into a car and brutally attacking him north of Brisbane. The 17-year-old victim was allegedly kicked, punched, and tasered before being dumped on a roadside, attacked again, and robbed of his property.
Police Appeal for Witness to Come Forward
Police on Wednesday appealed for a member of the public who gave the victim a lift home to come forward, as four teens face court and investigations continue. The victim was allegedly approached about 2:30am on Friday by another teen who asked if he could use his phone to call a rideshare service outside a property on Young Street in Petrie, in suburban Moreton Bay about 40 minutes north of Brisbane.
A red Kia Rio hatchback with four people inside is then alleged to have pulled up, and the 17-year-old was pushed inside. Police allege the victim was attacked and driven to Lawnton Pocket Road in nearby Lawnton, where he was taken from the car and attacked again. Five offenders then drove away, taking some of the victim’s property with them, police allege.
Good Samaritan Assisted Injured Victim
A member of the public spotted the victim and gave him a lift home. Police said the boy sustained minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment. The teens allegedly drove the boy to Lawnton where he was attacked again.
Arrests and Charges Filed Against Multiple Suspects
Police said a 17-year-old boy from the northern Brisbane suburb of Banyo was later arrested and charged with two counts of armed robbery and one count each of deprivation of liberty, torture, and possessing dangerous drugs. Another 17-year-old boy also from Banyo was charged with torture, deprivation of liberty, and armed robbery. They both appeared in Brisbane Children’s Court on Saturday and remain before the courts.
An 18-year-old boy, also from Banyo, was later charged with torture, deprivation of liberty, and armed robbery. He faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday and also remains before the courts. Another 17-year-old boy from Deagon, also in Brisbane’s northern suburbs, has also since been charged with torture, deprivation of liberty, and armed robbery and will face Pine Rivers Children’s Court next Monday.
Ongoing Investigations and Public Appeal
Investigations continue, with police urging the person who drove the victim home to contact them. Anyone else with information or dashcam vision from Anzac Avenue in Petrie and Gympie Road in Strathpine between 2am and 3am on Friday is also being urged to come forward to assist with the ongoing inquiry into this disturbing incident.
