The 16-year-old teenager has been charged with murder after an “employee” of his mother was found stabbed to death on the Sunshine Coast
- The boy has been charged with the murder of a 42-year-old man at a Queensland property
- The 42-year-old Sunshine Coast man was stabbed to death at the Baringa home
- Police were called to the Toyne Street home just after midnight on Wednesday
- Neighbors heard “screams and screams” before emergency services called
A teenager has been charged with the murder of a 42-year-old man who was an associate of his mother.
Emergency services found the 42-year-old with stab wounds after he was called to the address on Toyne Street in Baringa, Queensland, just before midnight on Wednesday.
The man succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
A crime scene was set up and the 16-year-old boy was taken into custody before being charged with murder
He is scheduled to appear in Maroochydore Children’s Court on Thursday.
A teenager has been charged with the stabbing murder of a 42-year-old man who was his mother’s associate at a property in Baringa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast (pictured).
Emergency services found the 42-year-old with stab wounds after he was called to the address on Toyne Street in Baringa, Queensland, just before midnight on Wednesday
Sunshine Coast Crime Group Acting Inspector Philip Hurst said Thursday the man was stabbed to death after a “physical altercation” at a rental property just before midnight on Wednesday.
Sergeant Hurst said the man was an associate of the teen’s mother, but the boy was not his stepson.
“The exact nature of this relationship is something we’re exploring,” he said.
The boy’s mother was home at the time of the incident, police confirmed.
Neighbors were reportedly shocked to hear the incident happened on a quiet family street. A local told Sunshine Coast Daily she heard “screaming and screaming” between a man and a woman.
Chris Tindall, who lives on Toyne Street, said it was “pretty wild” that the stabbing took place on his street.
Sunshine Coast Crime Group Acting Inspector Philip Hurst said Thursday the man was stabbed to death after a “physical altercation” at a rental property just before midnight on Wednesday
Another neighbor said the residents had been renting for less than six months and were “keeping to themselves”.
“There’s been a lot of tenants coming and going in this apartment lately,” the neighbor said.
Queensland Police said they have yet to speak to everyone involved but have reassured the public there is no ongoing threat to the community.
