A teenager who fatally stabbed a Queensland grandmother will serve just 60 percent of his sentence.A statue of Themis, the Greek God of Justice stands outside the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Australia. Dave Hunt/AAP Image11/12/2025|Updated: 11/13/2025The teenager who fatally stabbed a Brisbane grandmother to death in a shopping centre car park will spend less than a decade behind bars.The offender, who was a major catalyst behind the Crisafulli government’s “Adult Crime, Adult Time” laws, was sentenced under Queensland’s earlier youth justice laws.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles
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