00:00It's been just over a year since Cindy McAuliffe's mother lost her life.
00:07Birthdays aren't the same. Life, events aren't the same. Any family occasion just isn't the
00:13same without mum.
00:15Vylene White was allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old boy during a carjacking at a Red Bank Plains
00:21shopping centre. Today the 70-year-old's family gathered at the Ipswich Children's Court for
00:26the latest step in seeking justice.
00:29The now 17-year-old boy charged with murder, as well as unlawful use of a motor vehicle,
00:34faced a committal hearing. It was here where prosecutors submitted 120 witness statements
00:39to the court, with the teenager's defence team choosing not to test any of the evidence
00:44at this point.
00:45The magistrate committed the case to trial.
00:48The boy appeared via video link and said he understood the charges when asked by Magistrate
00:54Dennis Kinsella, but he said he didn't have anything to say about them at this stage.
00:59The boy's lawyers says he's yet to enter a plea.
01:02He's absolutely remorseful. Absolutely. He regrets this. It's a really tragic set of
01:08circumstances for everyone. I've said in the past and through my client that there are
01:13no winners or losers. Everyone's a loser in these circumstances.
01:17Miss White's death spurred youth crime into the spotlight ahead of last year's state election
01:23and helped inspire policy changes.
01:25From the worst time in our life, we've managed to effect some change and it wasn't wasted.
01:32The matter will now move to the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
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