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A TEENAGER who took part in the robbery of pizza delivery driver has been sentenced to probation.
An Ipswich court on Tuesday heard the teen would avoid spending time behind bars because he left the scene before more serious incidents occurred. Ayii Mabior Arok Amou, 19, from Goodna, pleaded guilty to taking part in a robbery while in company and while armed with an offensive weapon on December 5, 2019.
He also pleaded guilty to entering premises (the Pizza Hut delivery driverâs car) and stealing.
Crown prosecutor Victoria Adams told Ipswich District Court the stealing was committed by Amou when he reached into the driverâs car and stole a bag that held personal items including money, a driverâs licence and bank cards.
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A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was among two people arrested over the alleged ram raid of a Boonah service station early Saturday morning.
It is understood two males, believed to be traveling in a stolen vehicle, intentionally drove into the Walter St site just after 1am.
Police alleged the pair gained entry by ramming the front doors, using an Isuzu MU-X which had been reported stolen from Warwick.
The pair allegedly attempted to steal cigarettes, however, were unsuccessful.
It is understood the pair fled the scene in the same vehicle following their failed attempt.
The two, however, were reportedly observed by police driving dangerously along Salisbury Rd about 2.20am - almost an hour later.
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A CHILDREN’S Court judge has said he fears a teenage offender is a very real risk of killing an innocent person, after hearing his history of serious driving convictions.
When the 17-year-old offender appeared in the dock of Ipswich Children’s Court for sentence over an armed robbery, Judge Bernard Porter QC also expressed concerns about the boy’s record of dangerous criminal activities in cars.
The 17-year-old pleaded guilty to committing an armed robbery of a boy aged 15 in Ipswich in December 2019. He was aged 16 at the time.
His crime involved wielding a knife to rob a boy of his mobile phone while walking along Brisbane St in the Ipswich CBD in broad daylight.
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Subscriber only A TEENAGER has avoided time in a detention centre after a disturbing attack on his pregnant girlfriend in which he strangled, punched, and kicked her in the stomach. Ipswich Children s Court heard the 17-year-old was known for his anger issues and acts of violence. Now aged 18, he went before Judge Bernard Porter QC for sentence after pleading guilty to Crown prosecution charges of strangulation/choking when in a domestic relationship in July 2020; and three charges of committing common assault domestic violence offences. The maximum penalty for a juvenile charged with this strangulation/choking offence is a 3 ½ year detention order.
48 hours of crime as young people rampage Amid calls for harsher bail laws for serial youth offenders, this is the damning list of youth crime committed in Queensland.
Crime 4th Feb 2021 2:44 PM
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Subscriber only Amid community concern over youth crime bail laws, The Courier-Mail has compiled a list of youth crime committed in the state over a 48 hour period. Here is what we found. TUESDAY - Four teenage boys were charged with 29 offences including burglary, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and receiving tainted property yesterday following an extensive police chase in Rockhampton on Monday afternoon. - A 17-year-old Gordonvale boy, a 16-year-old Edmonton boy and a 27-year-old Gordonvale man were charged by Cairns police with offences including unlawful use of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a Suzuki sedan on Monday.