A Queensland man has been told to change or spend the rest of his life in prison after abducting another man during a social media date. Read the full story below.
A Queensland man has been told to change or spend the rest of his life in prison after abducting another man during a social media date.
The crown prosecutor said Stewart and his co-accused had been smoking cannabis in the unit when the co-accused claimed the victim was a “predator” and held a knife to his neck. Stewart then demanded the victim’s Apple Watch and phone and pointed them at his face to unlock them and gain access to money via a banking app.Stewart kept the victim’s phone to make credit card purchases, and his vehicle, later using it to steal fuel from a Beenleigh service station.The prosecutor said Stewart had a “quite extensive criminal history for someone so young”, including robbing and kicking a 13-year-old boy in the head.
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