Overview
- Officers arrested the second boy during a late-Tuesday search in Rouse Hill, and he is due in a children’s court on Wednesday.
- The first accused presented to police with a parent on Monday night, was charged with murder, and was remanded to return to court on January 23.
- The 17-year-old victim died at Bruce Purser Reserve after a stab wound to the thigh despite paramedics’ efforts.
- Homicide detectives formed Strike Force Crawton, sought court orders to collect forensic evidence from the accused, and say the case does not appear random.
- Investigators are pursuing one to two further people of interest, have identified cooperating witnesses, and local tributes have been placed near nearby schools.