Boy, 14, refused bail over school stabbing

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 30, 2013

BRISBANE, Aug 30 - A 14-year-old boy charged with attempted murder over a school stabbing in Brisbane has been denied bail ...

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