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Teenager pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing friend at Bagot community
A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after stabbing his “close friend” with a knife at the Bagot Aboriginal community in Darwin last year.
Key points:
- The plea follows the death of a teenager in Bagot community in May 2020
- The court heard the there was an “assumption” the offender had foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- The teenage offender is due to be sentenced in April
Prosecutor Matthew Nathan SC told the court a group of friends were walking around the community in the early hours of May 19 when one friend witnessed the offender stab the victim in the chest.
“The loss of someone so young has had a devastating impact on the victim’s family, and really ‘families’ given the extended community relationships involved,” Mr…
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