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flag A 17-year-old sentenced in Dec. 2025 for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old Easter Show worker in 2022 received 7 years, with parole in 2026.

flag A 17-year-old man who fatally stabbed a Royal Easter Show worker in a gang-related incident in April 2022 was sentenced to seven years in prison, with a non-parole period of four years and three months, on December 19, 2025. flag The offender, then 14, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after stabbing Uati 'Pele' Faletolu, a 17-year-old ride attendant, in the heart during a chance encounter. flag The court acknowledged the offender’s history of trauma, including domestic violence and multiple stab wounds, leading to a PTSD diagnosis, and noted the knife served as a psychological coping mechanism. flag However, aggravating factors included prior violent offenses, two good behaviour bonds, ongoing gang activity during remand, and a lack of remorse. flag The sentence is back-dated to his July 15, 2022 arrest, with eligibility for parole on October 14, 2026.

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