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Weston skate park teenager who allegedly stabbed another teen to death granted bail
A 16-year-old boy accused of murdering another teenager during a brawl at a skate park in Canberra’s south has today been granted bail in the ACT Children’s Court.
Key points:
- The 16-year-old boy has entered a plea of not guilty, but police allege they found the victim’s blood on his clothes
- Several witnesses also allege the boy confessed the murder to them
- His defence lawyer says the lack of a murder weapon being found is a hit to the prosecution’s case
The teenager has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and affray over the fatal fight in September.
An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death and his 16-year-old cousin was left with facial injuries and stab wounds to his back and buttocks during the fight, in which a machete, rake, shovel…
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