Queensland premier vows ‘many more’ changes to youth justice laws as 13-year-old arrested after stabbing

David Crisafulli’s comments come after 63-year-old supermarket worker was allegedly attacked by teen with a knife in Ipswich on Monday evening

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The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has said his government intends to make “many more” changes to the state’s hardline youth justice laws, after the arrest of a 13-year-old accused of stabbing a supermarket worker.

Police alleged the boy attacked the woman with a knife at the Yamanto shopping centre in Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane, on Monday evening.

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