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A teenager accused of mowing down a pregnant couple on Australia Day will not be charged with a third count of murder relating to the womans unborn son.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with additional offences following the fatal traffic crash that claimed the lives of 31-year-old Katherine Leadbetter,...

But police have laid an extra eight charges against the teenager accused of the Alexandra Hills tragedy.

17yo male to face more charges over deaths of Kate Leadbetter and Matt Field in Alexandra Hills, but none relate to babys killing TueTuesday 9 updated TueTuesday 9 FebFebruary 2021 at 11:24am Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter were killed in a hit-and-run accident in Alexandra Hills on Australia Day. ( Print text only Cancel The 17-year-old driver of an allegedly stolen car that killed a pregnant couple in Alexandra Hills on Australia Day has been charged with eight more charges relating to the ...

Kate, Matt and Miles: How a young family’s death rocked a community Save Normal text size Advertisement Standing in front of a Christmas tree with three stockings and a cat in the background, two dogs at their feet, and a protective hand over her stomach, Kate Leadbetter and Matt Field could have been any couple. And with a framed ultrasound image of Miles, their unborn son, beneath the smiles beaming from the festive season snap, they were about to welcome another life to the mix. Kate Le...

03:41 EDT, 28 January 2021 A map based on evidence from key police witnesses shows the shocking extent of a 17-year-olds road-rage spree through the streets of Brisbane, just minutes before he ploughed into a pregnant woman and her boyfriend, leaving both dead. The behaviour of the teenager over roughly ten minutes before the horror crash that claimed the lives of Kate Leadbetter, 31, and Matthew Field, 37, was crucial in police deciding to charge him with murder, not a lesser charge. So too ...

23:50 EDT, 27 January 2021 An adorable Kelpie cross named Hermione is being hailed a hero in a very sad story after it helped track down the lost dog of a couple who were tragically killed by an alleged drug driver. Jane Leadbetter, 31, and her partner Matthew Philip Field, 37, died when they were allegedly struck by a teenage driver in a stolen 4WD in Brisbanes Bayside area on Tuesday. The couple had been taking their dog Frankie for a walk on Australia Day when the horrific incident unfold...

“If there is anything more to strengthen our laws, we absolutely will,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said about the horrific crash.

Top cop says computer games lead to killing of couple Many have blamed youth justice policies for the Alexandra Hills fatal hit and run but Queensland’s police minister has taken aim at something quite different. Crime by James Hall 28th Jan 2021 5:59 PM The horrific deaths of a Brisbane couple walking their dogs on Australia Day has broken hearts across the country as questions persist about the suspected young offenders b...

Victim's aunt calls for the community to fight for justice following the horror crash at Alexandra Hills that killed three.