‘We’ll end up with a death’: Queensland police commissioner puts vigilantes on notice

Queensland police commissioner Katarina Carroll has said vigilante behaviour must stop in the wake of a group of people surrounding a property in Rockhampton on Sunday. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland’s police commissioner has warned there could be fatal consequences if vigilantes continue to take the law into their own hands in response to youth crime.

Katarina Carroll was speaking after a mob of 30 people surrounded a home in Rockhampton on Sunday following a social media post accusing two teenage residents of criminal activity.