Teen accused of stabbing Vyleen White to death set to enter plea
Vyleen Joan White died after she was stabbed in the chest at Redbank Plains, west of Brisbane, on February 3, 2024.
A teenager was arrested two days after the attack in nearby suburb Bellbird Park.
He was charged with murder, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing, with police alleging the 16-year-old had attacked the woman while stealing her Hyundai hatchback.
The teenager was indicted on Wednesday morning in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, with Justice Peter Callaghan agreeing to an arraignment for July 22.
He also faced charges of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing.
The teenager, who cannot be named under Youth Justice laws, remained in custody, and did not appear for the proceeding.
He had not formally entered a plea, with the case adjourned to later in July.
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7 hours ago
- Herald Sun
Supreme Court hears of horror killing in the name of God
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The Advertiser
9 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright
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A close friend of Matt Wright has denied the reality TV star asked him to torch a crashed helicopter's maintenance release, despite covert recordings suggesting a request was made, a jury has heard. Jai Tomlinson told the Supreme Court in Darwin on Thursday he couldn't recall talking with Wright about the February 2022 crash. Wright, the star of Outback Wrangler, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The charges follow the chopper crash that killed Wright's friend and co-star Chris "Willow" Wilson on a crocodile-egg collecting mission in the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land. Pilot Sebastian Robinson, 32, was left a paraplegic. Prosecutors allege Wright was worried investigators would learn his choppers' flying-hour meters were regularly disconnected to extend flying hours beyond official thresholds and paperwork was falsified. The charges against Wright do not relate to the cause of the accident and the prosecution does not allege he is responsible for the crash, Mr Wilson's death or Mr Robinson's injuries. Mr Tomlinson, a construction contractor and helicopter pilot, was played secretly recorded conversations between him and Wright at the reality TV star's Darwin home in September 2022. Mr Tomlinson told the court he could not remember the conversations or the context of them but did agree the recorded voices sounded like him and Wright. Crown prosecutor Jason Gullaci SC asked Mr Tomlinson if he could hear on the covert recording Wright asking where the maintenance release was and saying "just torch the c***". But Mr Tomlinson responded, saying "no, unlistenable ... I hear murmuring". The witness was asked if he recalled Wright saying "CASA is chasing the original to set us up", but the witness again said he couldn't recall and had trouble making out the unclear audio. Under questioning by Mr Gullaci, Mr Tomlinson denied destroying documents for Wright or being aware his pilots under-reported flying hours, disconnected Hobbs flying-hour meters and faked maintenance releases. He said he couldn't remember if Wright had told him he was worried the Civil Aviation Safety Authority was closing in and wanted documents. When asked about a secret recording of Wright saying the pressure was being put on and people might "start squealing", Mr Tomlinson said his only understanding of "squealing" was his daughters' yelling. But Mr Gullaci put it to Mr Tomlinson it was nonsensical that at the age of 45 he did not understand that "squealing" could also refer to dobbing someone in. The prosecutor accused Mr Tomlinson of lying about that to avoid implicating Wright out of loyalty to his friend. "You know very well 'squealing' means giving someone up." Mr Gullaci also accused the witness of hiding behind his constant "I can't remember" answers to avoid giving evidence that "hurts your buddy Matt Wright". Mr Tomlinson replied he was not lying or being evasive and denied he and Wright were secretly taped "talking strategy" on how to cover up aviation safety breaches. CASA senior investigator Rolf Kidson told the court he never saw or received the original maintenance release for the crashed helicopter from Wright despite a demand it to be produced. Wright's lawyer informed CASA his client could not find the document, he said. The safety authority also had concerns about witness reports that Wright on the day of the crash had unscrewed the aircraft's console and inspected wiring, Mr Kidson said. The Crown has alleged Wright wanted to see behind the console to check if the Hobbs meter was connected or not. The trial continues. A close friend of Matt Wright has denied the reality TV star asked him to torch a crashed helicopter's maintenance release, despite covert recordings suggesting a request was made, a jury has heard. Jai Tomlinson told the Supreme Court in Darwin on Thursday he couldn't recall talking with Wright about the February 2022 crash. Wright, the star of Outback Wrangler, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The charges follow the chopper crash that killed Wright's friend and co-star Chris "Willow" Wilson on a crocodile-egg collecting mission in the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land. Pilot Sebastian Robinson, 32, was left a paraplegic. Prosecutors allege Wright was worried investigators would learn his choppers' flying-hour meters were regularly disconnected to extend flying hours beyond official thresholds and paperwork was falsified. The charges against Wright do not relate to the cause of the accident and the prosecution does not allege he is responsible for the crash, Mr Wilson's death or Mr Robinson's injuries. Mr Tomlinson, a construction contractor and helicopter pilot, was played secretly recorded conversations between him and Wright at the reality TV star's Darwin home in September 2022. Mr Tomlinson told the court he could not remember the conversations or the context of them but did agree the recorded voices sounded like him and Wright. Crown prosecutor Jason Gullaci SC asked Mr Tomlinson if he could hear on the covert recording Wright asking where the maintenance release was and saying "just torch the c***". But Mr Tomlinson responded, saying "no, unlistenable ... I hear murmuring". The witness was asked if he recalled Wright saying "CASA is chasing the original to set us up", but the witness again said he couldn't recall and had trouble making out the unclear audio. Under questioning by Mr Gullaci, Mr Tomlinson denied destroying documents for Wright or being aware his pilots under-reported flying hours, disconnected Hobbs flying-hour meters and faked maintenance releases. He said he couldn't remember if Wright had told him he was worried the Civil Aviation Safety Authority was closing in and wanted documents. When asked about a secret recording of Wright saying the pressure was being put on and people might "start squealing", Mr Tomlinson said his only understanding of "squealing" was his daughters' yelling. But Mr Gullaci put it to Mr Tomlinson it was nonsensical that at the age of 45 he did not understand that "squealing" could also refer to dobbing someone in. The prosecutor accused Mr Tomlinson of lying about that to avoid implicating Wright out of loyalty to his friend. "You know very well 'squealing' means giving someone up." Mr Gullaci also accused the witness of hiding behind his constant "I can't remember" answers to avoid giving evidence that "hurts your buddy Matt Wright". Mr Tomlinson replied he was not lying or being evasive and denied he and Wright were secretly taped "talking strategy" on how to cover up aviation safety breaches. CASA senior investigator Rolf Kidson told the court he never saw or received the original maintenance release for the crashed helicopter from Wright despite a demand it to be produced. Wright's lawyer informed CASA his client could not find the document, he said. The safety authority also had concerns about witness reports that Wright on the day of the crash had unscrewed the aircraft's console and inspected wiring, Mr Kidson said. The Crown has alleged Wright wanted to see behind the console to check if the Hobbs meter was connected or not. The trial continues.
News.com.au
13 hours ago
- News.com.au
Salim Mehajer makes Legal Aid application ahead of appeal
Details of another potential change to disgraced former politician Salim Mehajer's legal representation have been revealed in court ahead of his upcoming appeal. Mehajer, was released from prison on parole last month after five years behind bars. He was convicted of punching his ex-partner in the head during an argument in his car, squeezing her hand and crushing her phone that she was holding. He was found guilty of suffocating her by putting his hand over her nose and mouth until she passed out and threatened to kill her mother. Mehajer is fighting the domestic violence convictions and sentence in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, claiming his trial was “defective� and unfair. In the Supreme Court of Sydney on Thursday, Mehajer’s matter was briefly mentioned. The court was told the former Auburn mayor may change his legal representation. A Legal Aid application has instead been made, the court was told. Acting registrar Peter Clayton said the application was emailed to him by Mehajer on Thursday morning. “I’ve made my position quite clear in this matter,� he said. “The court has proposed the 17th of November and I don’t think based on the discourse that occurred between the bench and Mr Mehajer that that was an invitation to recraft the appeal in any substantive way.� A week adjournment was granted for the Legal Aid application to be considered. A hearing is also expected to take place on November 17. A jury previously found Mehajer guilty of six charges, including assault, intimidation and suffocating, and he was later found guilty of forging the signatures of Zali Burrows, who was his solicitor at the time, and his sister during a separate trial. He was sentenced to a maximum of seven years and nine months in jail for the domestic violence and fraud offences but was released from prison on July 18 upon the expiry of his non-parole period. Mehajer is arguing his non-parole period was “manifestly excessive�, and there was a “striking discrepancy� between the custodial conditions the sentencing judge believed he’d be subject to and what he actually faced behind bars.
