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Teen wants to plead guilty to Melbourne CBD crash
A 16-year-old charged with hitting a pedestrian in a stolen car near Flinders Street Station tells court he wants to admit guilt.
In brief
A 16-year-old charged with hitting a pedestrian in a stolen car near Flinders Street Station tells court he wants to admit guilt. A sixteen-year-old charged with crashing a stolen car into a fifty-seven-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October eleventh told children's court he wants to plead guilty to…
Stolen car hits woman near Flinders Street
A sixteen-year-old allegedly crashed a stolen Ford Escape into a fifty-seven-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October eleventh during the Melbourne Marathon.
Teen tells court he wants to plead guilty
The boy appeared in children's court via video link and asked the magistrate directly: "Can't I just plead guilty today? I've done what I've done. I want to plead guilty to all of this."
“Can't I just plead guilty today? I've done what I've done. I want to plead guilty to all of this.”
Lawyer urges caution before plea
The boy's defence lawyer told him it was "something we have to talk about more carefully" before he could enter a guilty plea in open court.
“something we have to talk about more carefully”
Charges and next court date set
The sixteen-year-old faces charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving offences, failing to render assistance, theft and handling stolen goods. All cases will be heard together on November nineteenth.
What matters most
A sixteen-year-old charged with crashing a stolen car into a fifty-seven-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October eleventh told children's court he wants to plead guilty to all charges.
