Teenage boy charged with alleged murder of 13-year-old girl fronts court
The teenage boy charged with 13-year-old Layla Jeffery's murder faces a Children's Court.
A 16-year-old boy has appeared in a Children's Court in Victoria, accused of murdering 13-year-old Layla Jeffery in the town of Donald, west Victoria. The judge presiding over the case, Jack Vandersteen, stated there were reasonable grounds to believe the boy committed the murder. Layla's body was discovered in bushland on July 9, after she went missing from Donald on July 5.
The accused, who appeared via video link from a youth prison, did not question the judge's decision. Judge Vandersteen ordered a new DNA sample from the boy, who complied, or risked having one forcibly taken. The case was adjourned until September 10.
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