Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed in the chest on her front porch on Monday night, prompting a call for a crackdown on youth crime.
A youth justice advocate has warned against a "knee-jerk reaction" after two teenagers were charged with murdering a mother of two during an alleged home invasion north of Brisbane.A former police officer and neighbour of the woman who died says the government needs to act
"Let's put our heads together. Maybe come and consult with the community rather than sit behind closed doors and make legislation changes, come out into the community and talk to people," he said. "It might keep them off the street for a short period of time, but it's creating a problem down the track when they get released, because they will not re-engage productively with society, and they're more likely to cause these kinds of serious incidents."She said young people and their families needed support to put those at risk of offending on a "better path".
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