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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Victims of crime seek tougher youth sentencing in Queensland, but could that make things worse?

Russell and Ann Field and Redland mayor Karen Williams
Russell and Ann Field and Redland mayor Karen Williams have called for a ‘total overhaul’ of youth justice following the deaths of Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter. Photograph: Eden Gillespie/The Guardian

Standing at the intersection where their son and his pregnant partner were killed by a drunk driver last year, Russell and Ann Field spoke to the youth justice debate sparked by their deaths.

“Everybody in the community knows that this sentence is inadequate,” Russell Field told reporters on Friday.

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