“The system is too soft”: Ally Langdon fires up over stabbing death of Vyleen White
Ally Langdon has called for an overhaul of the youth crime system in the wake of the violent death of Queensland grandmother Vyleen White.
The A Current Affair host was discussing the death of the 70-year-old, as she became visibly frustrated while talking about the rising rates of youth crime.
Langdon hinted at a nationwide issue, citing the recent stabbing death of young doctor Ash Gordon in Melbourne, who was also allegedly murdered by a teenager less than a month ago.
“Whatever we’re doing to deal with youth crime, it’s failing,” she said.
“The police do everything they can, but the system is too soft on serious crime, and we have lost faith in it and our politicians.”
Ms White’s daughter and widowed husband echoed Ally's sentiment thoughts on the program, saying, “Justice has to be done, not for my sake, for the memory of Vyleen.”
“People want action and harsher laws for crimes they are committing,” her husband Victor said.
“For several years (politicians) have been promising a lot, a lot of rubbish talk to the public out there, and nothing happens."
“All you hear is increase of violence, car stealing … This is due to slackness in the law."
“The law is weak as water.”
Ms White’s daughter, Cindy Micallef said harsher penalties for youth crimes are needed.
“Youth crime, I hate to say it, it’s like having a koala, it’s a protected species, there’s no action,” she said.
“They do heinous crimes and it’s getting worse, I don’t care what nationality or race.
“If we let people get away with this, it’s going to increase.”
A 16-year-old boy was charged with Ms White’s murder on Tuesday morning, and is also facing charges of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and stealing.
Vyleen was fatally stabbed in the chest in Town Square Redbank Plains Shopping Centre’s underground carpark around 6pm on Saturday, while she was shopping with her granddaughter.
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