Teenagers who nearly killed footy nice Toutai Kefu and stabbed his spouse and son in horror dwelling invasion are slammed in courtroom

A pair of youngsters who invaded the house of Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu and stabbed him and his spouse have been advised their crimes had been in ‘the worst class’ in courtroom.

The 2 teenagers, who had been aged 15 on the time they stormed into Kefu’s Brisbane dwelling, are within the second day of a sentencing listening to.

Crown Prosecutor David Finch advised the Supreme Courtroom that the duo had been ‘concerned as much as their eyeballs when it comes to inflicting violence on the family’.

The youngsters entered the house armed with giant knives with the aim of stealing automobiles.  

‘A sentence higher than ten years in respect of every of the defendants could be acceptable,’ Mr Finch advised Justice Peter Davis.

Two teenagers who attacked Toutai Kefu and his household are in courtroom

Kefu’s household dwelling was invaded in August 2021 with members of the family stabbed

Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu and his spouse Rachel (pictured) had been victims of a terrifying dwelling invasion that just about left their household for useless in August 2021

‘It’s a stage of violence in the middle of an armed housebreaking which inserts the outline of the worst class,’ Mr Finch stated of the invasion that came about within the early hours of August 15, 2021.

Rachel Kefu disturbed the intruders at 3.10am, together with her screams awakening her husband Toutai, who jumped over a banister from the upstairs bed room to defend his spouse.

Each youngsters attacked him, however just one was discovered to have stabbed him within the chest. The knife penetrated 25mm into his liver, inflicting a life-threatening harm.

The opposite assailant attacked Rachel, reducing her arm to the bone with a sickle after they supplied him their automotive keys, giving them the chance to depart the house. 

‘We wish the keys to the automotive or we’ll damage her,’ they stated on the time of the assault.

The couple’s son Joshua, who was 21 on the time, additionally suffered deep cuts to his again and arm, in addition to a dislocated shoulder, the place their 18-year-old daughter Madison’s hand was minimize. 

‘The sickle minimize Mrs Kefu actually to the bone, so I imply fairly aside from the truth that it seems like a reasonably depraved weapon,’ Justice Davis stated.

‘The offender who was wielding the sickle retained that sickle all through,’ Mr Finch stated.

The courtroom was unable to determine simply why the offenders turned to hardcore crime, though each spoke of their traumatic upbringings.

A prosecutor has referred to as for the 2 teenagers to be jailed for 10 years minimal

Pre-sentence psychological reviews for each youngsters discovered that one stated he had beforehand ‘experimented with substances’ and had a risky dwelling life involving home violence between his mother and father.

The opposite stated his Tourette syndrome meant he was bullied in school and revealed he had suicidal ideas after experimenting ‘with substances’ and his incapacity to play tennis as a consequence of an harm.

‘Definitely your honour there’s nothing in these reviews that go to elucidate how or why these two younger individuals with in any other case restricted contact with the justice system have engaged in offending behaviour of the extent of egregiousness that’s earlier than the courtroom,’ Mr Finch stated.

A plea-deal meant that the pair’s preliminary cost of tried homicide was downgraded, with each pleading responsible to seven fees together with housebreaking, illegal use of a motorcar, in addition to 4 counts of malicious act with intent.

One of many offenders pleaded responsible to 2 extra fees, together with the assault of a neighbour who went to their rescue through the assault. 

One other two teenagers had been handed two-and-a-half years detention for his or her position within the violence, having been current in a stolen automotive on the time of the assault. One boy stated: ‘If somebody wakes up you simply stab them, to scare them, and make them hand over the keys for the automotive’.

The listening to will proceed on Tuesday afternoon, with submissions by Defence lawyer Daniel Caruana for one of many teenagers and barrister Laura Reece for the opposite defendant.