Queensland’s African diaspora ‘a community under siege’ as teenager faces murder charge over fatal stabbing of 70-year-old

Community leaders said the entire community, including the African diaspora, was appalled by the stabbing death of 70-year-old Vyleen White. Photograph: Andrew Messenger/The Guardian

“We are a community under siege at the moment, because of that tragic incident,” says Beny Bol, a refugee from South Sudan and a leader among Queensland’s African diaspora.

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with murder in relation to the stabbing death of Ipswich woman Vyleen White in a shopping centre car park in front of her six-year-old granddaughter. Four other boys have been arrested and face charges related to her allegedly stolen vehicle.