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The teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a Queensland grandmother in a shopping centre car park will be sentenced today.Vyleen White, 70, died after she was stabbed in the car park of a Redbank Plains shopping centre in February last year.Vyleen White was fatally stabbed in February 2024.Credit: Nine NewsHer death sent shockwaves through the community, and sparked outrage over juvenile offenders.Earlier this year, the teenager, who cannot be named under Queensland law, pleaded guilty to her murder in the Supreme Court. He also pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.After he pleaded guilty, White’s husband told reporters outside court that the teenager was “playing god” and chose to kill her.When asked previously about sentencing, Mr White said it should be “life for a life”.We’ll be covering the story as the sentence is expected to be delivered at 10am.Latest postsLatest postsTrump and BBC news.Credit: Matt GoldingMeanwhile, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is about to formally announce her government’s plan to follow Queensland’s “adult crime, adult time” laws. Children as young as 14 could be jailed for life for violent crimes, including home invasions, carjackings and armed robbery, under Victoria’s justice reforms, which were approved by Victoria’s cabinet yesterday.While Queensland Premier David Crisafulli adopted the slogan “adult crime, adult time”, the Victorian government has chosen the phrase “adult time for violent crime” to sell a tougher juvenile justice regime.“We want the courts to treat these violent children like adults, so jail is more likely and sentences are longer,” Allan said after yesterday’s lengthy cabinet meeting, which also endorsed new protest laws.“Adult time for violent crime will mean more violent youth offenders going to jail, facing serious consequences.” The teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a Queensland grandmother in a shopping centre car park will be sentenced today.Vyleen White, 70, died after she was stabbed in the car park of a Redbank Plains shopping centre in February last year.Vyleen White was fatally stabbed in February 2024.Credit: Nine NewsHer death sent shockwaves through the community, and sparked outrage over juvenile offenders.Earlier this year, the teenager, who cannot be named under Queensland law, pleaded guilty to her murder in the Supreme Court. He also pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.After he pleaded guilty, White’s husband told reporters outside court that the teenager was “playing god” and chose to kill her.When asked previously about sentencing, Mr White said it should be “life for a life”.We’ll be covering the story as the sentence is expected to be delivered at 10am. Advertisement We’re set for a pleasant spring day in the River City today, with a maximum temperature of 27 degrees on a cloudy day.Here’s the outlook into the weekend and beyond:Here’s what’s making news further afield:Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.Credit: David BeachOpposition Leader Sussan Ley will face the biggest test of her authority in crucial talks beginning on Wednesday, as senior MPs expect her to side with those pushing to dump the net zero target.It follows months of infighting and division within the Liberals and the Coalition. New polling from this masthead’s Resolve Political Monitor shows that almost one in three Australians want the government to dump its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.Experts and peak health bodies are divided about how worried we should be about microplastics, so one mum is taking matters into her own hands.Rescue workers search for missing people near Camp Mystic in the aftermath of July’s devastating flood.Credit: APAs floodwater roared through an all-girls retreat in Texas on July 4, top leaders spent more than an hour securing equipment instead of evacuating campers, according to a lawsuit filed by the families of seven people killed.The longest US government shutdown in history may be nearing its end, as a small group of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans yesterday to approve a funding measure that would end the already 42-day long stalemate. The measure would restore services such as federal food aid and pay for federal workers. The vote will head to the House, where leaders are hopeful it could pass tomorrow.At least 12 people have been killed and 27 injured overnight in a suicide bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan. The blast was carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, the defence minister said. The group has denied responsibility for the bombing.Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Wednesday, November 12. Today will be cloudy, with a top temperature of 27 degrees.Here are this morning’s local headlines:The streets in our city where new parking technology is catching the most motorists have been revealed, with a whopping 2443 fines handed out last year on three streets alone.Brisbane buyers are dreaming of champagne homes on beer budgets – and new data shows how far house hunters are falling short.Princess Anne visits the Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane on Tuesday.Credit: Getty ImagesPrincess Anne wrapped up a low-key, four-day visit to Australia yesterday with a Remembrance Day service at Brisbane’s Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera.At a lunch in the city today, former Treasury boss Ken Henry will warn that environmental law reforms won’t close “deforestation loopholes” threatening the Great Barrier Reef.The second Story Bridge footpath is set to reopen to the public this week after being closed for the better part of a year.Brisbane sports presenter Jonathan Uptin is among the on-air talent expected to leave the Nine Network as part of a round of redundancies announced this week.Mapleton Public House is one of the new stars of south-east Queensland regional dining.And a game-changing regional restaurant is coming to Brisbane’s CBD this weekend for one day only, taking over one of the city’s classiest riverside restaurants.
