By Cloe Read
A teenager accused of killing a Queensland grandmother has been committed to stand trial.
Vyleen Joan White, 70, was fatally stabbed in the chest outside a shopping centre at Redbank Plains, west of Brisbane, last year.
The Ipswich grandmother was fatally stabbed in February 2024. Credit: Nine News
A teenage boy, now aged 17, from the nearby suburb of Bellbird Park was charged with offences including murder, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and stealing.
During a committal hearing in the Ipswich Childrens Court, the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared via video link.
Sitting quietly, wearing a blue shirt and black shorts, he was asked by magistrate Dennis Kinsella if he understood his charges.
The teenager replied: “Yeah, I understand.”
His lawyer, Farshad Sarabi, told the court his client’s parents were not present for the hearing because of safety concerns.
Sarabi conceded there was a prima facie case against his client, and therefore the case would proceed to a higher court.
Kinsella committed the teenager to trial in the Supreme Court at a later date.