The teenager accused of murdering Ipswich grandmother Vyleen White has been committed to stand trial. It comes as the boy's lawyer says he's "remorseful" but is yet to enter any formal pleas.
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00:00It's been just over a year since Cindy McAuliffe's mother lost her life.
00:07Birthdays aren't the same. Life, events aren't the same. Any family occasion just isn't the
00:13same without mum.
00:15Vylene White was allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old boy during a carjacking at a Red Bank Plains
00:21shopping centre. Today the 70-year-old's family gathered at the Ipswich Children's Court for
00:26the latest step in seeking justice.
00:29The now 17-year-old boy charged with murder, as well as unlawful use of a motor vehicle,
00:34faced a committal hearing. It was here where prosecutors submitted 120 witness statements
00:39to the court, with the teenager's defence team choosing not to test any of the evidence
00:44at this point.
00:45The magistrate committed the case to trial.
00:48The boy appeared via video link and said he understood the charges when asked by Magistrate
00:54Dennis Kinsella, but he said he didn't have anything to say about them at this stage.
00:59The boy's lawyers says he's yet to enter a plea.
01:02He's absolutely remorseful. Absolutely. He regrets this. It's a really tragic set of
01:08circumstances for everyone. I've said in the past and through my client that there are
01:13no winners or losers. Everyone's a loser in these circumstances.
01:17Miss White's death spurred youth crime into the spotlight ahead of last year's state election
01:23and helped inspire policy changes.
01:25From the worst time in our life, we've managed to effect some change and it wasn't wasted.
01:32The matter will now move to the Supreme Court in Brisbane.