Mount Isa Police said a teenage girl charged with the murder of another teenager on Tuesday will face the children's court in January.
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After a teenage girl was charged with the stabbing murder of a teenage boy in Doomadgee on Tuesday, Acting Detective Inspector of Mount Isa Police District, Sean Wade said police were called to the incident involving two people known to each other.
"There was an altercation involving two people involved in a domestic relationship and as a result of the incident a 16-year-old male was taken to Doomadgee hospital where he was pronounced life extinct and a 16-year-old female was taken into custody a short time later," A/DI Wade said.
"Last night (Tues Nov 23) investigations were conducted by the plain clothes staff in Doomadgee and this morning a 16-year-old female was charged with the murder of a 16-year-old."
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A/DI Wade said the female was remanded in custody and will appear in the Doomadgee Children's Court on January 13, 2022.
"Support services are being wrapped around the family and parties affected by the incident." he said.
"Police are still on the ground as are other service providers to ensure whatever can be done to affected parties will be done.
"We've made good communications with the family to make sure people stay calm and people can do their job."
A/DI Wade said police deployed 10 officers to assist with the investigation including detectives from Mount Isa District Child Protection and Investigation Unit and Criminal Investigation Branch officers from Normanton.
He also expected there to be no impact to the COVID vaccine rollout in Doomadgee.
"This is an isolated incident and we don't expect any flow-on incidents to occur as a result of it," he said.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
