![]() The jumper of a teenage boy who was bashed to death was found being worn by a mate of his attackers' hours later, police claim. 'The governments leave it to the police to deal with so they don't have to accept responsibility.' 'A high proportion of public housing, a high proportion of migrants and a high proportion of unemployment, in any city in the world that is a recipe for disaster,' Western Sydney University Dr Mike Kennedy said. ![]() Tim Watson-Munro, a criminal psychologist, said young people have always sought a sense of belonging and community within their peer group.īut he explained this becomes dangerous when young people find 'security in numbers' within dysfunctional groups.Ī former New South Wales detective said increased violence in lower socioeconomic communities was often due to a sense of hopelessness. 'There is the danger that if you don't get to some of those involved early they are recruited by proper criminal gangs like the bikies,' Western Sydney University lecturer and former NSW detective Dr Mike Kennedy has previously warned. 'This is about being on the front foot and also letting these young members know if you want to be part of a gang you are going to be targeted for police attention.'Ĭhildren as young as 13 are joining gangs and are often still active in their early 20s. Teen mum Kayla Dawson did not apply for bail and it was formally refused at court on Monday She allegedly told the boy she was throwing a party, but when he arrived to the home, police claim four boys aged between 13 and 15 and a 15-year-old girl set upon him. The teen mum lived at the property and was said to be put out after a fake pair of Airpods were stolen from her. He was allegedly lured to the home by his friend, 19-year-old Kayla Dawson. The young victim reportedly grew up in Sydney's south east, attending Pagewood Primary School and frequenting Coogee beach each school holidays up until just a few years ago.Īt one stage, he was reportedly living in Marrickville in the inner west. Recruits within each gang are taught to take pride in their postcode above all else, often brawling, stealing and even killing in the name of their hometowns. Tensions between gangs from the west and inner west have reportedly been fraught for more than two decades and spanned several generations of members. Police are investigating whether the boy's death was linked to increasing postcode violence in the community. ![]() Youth outreach group Junction Works confirmed Sydney's brutal 'postcode violence' had infiltrated younger communities. The group is also known as the 'Innerwest Brotherhood' and the young victim was forced to denounce a known subgroup, KVT, during the harrowing video. The 27 postcode comprises suburbs including Doonside, Rooty Hill and Mount Druitt - the home of the OneFour gang and separate rap group, who are idolised by many young people in the community for their success on the Australian music scene.Ģ1 District is somewhat of a coalition of gangs with members from all over the inner west comprising of young people usually in their teens or early 20s from postcodes that start with '21'. He was allegedly forced to yell obscenities about the 'inner west' post code, court documents revealed. Within hours, they were alerted to footage circulating among young people on social media which appeared to show the boy denouncing '21 District', a known rival of several of the youth gangs in the Greater West.Įmotional and demonstrably in pain, the boy was forced to repeat the phrase 'f**k the '21,' followed by declaring '27' was 'on top'. When a 16-year-old boy was found bloodied, bruised and unresponsive inside a run-down housing commission home in Doonside in Sydney's west, first responders feared the worst. A social media tribute to the 16-year-old boy said he will 'always be missed'Ī decades-old gang rivalry spurred on by pride in one's postcode allegedly led to the death of a teenager inside a derelict western Sydney home.
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