Two teenagers armed with a cane-cutting sickle who broke into the Brisbane home of Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and his family have been sentenced, with one of them potentially released back into the community by early next year.
The August 2021 violent home invasion resulted in Kefu, his wife, and their son being seriously injured, and sparked community criticism over youth crime.
Kefu’s wife, Rachel, woke to the sound of car doors, before finding two boys, who were 15 at the time, inside their Coorparoo home.
Toutai Kefu outside his Coorparoo home after returning from hospital.Credit: Nine News
One of the teenagers, armed with a sickle, demanded car keys and threatened to kill her, before she was struck with the sickle. Mr Kefu rushed to her aid, and suffered a 25-millimetre stab wound to his liver, while their son, Joshua was cut.
The teenagers pleaded guilty to charges including intentionally causing grievous bodily harm relating to the invasion of the Kefu home, and the theft of a car from another property on the same morning.
During their sentencing this afternoon, Justice Peter Davis said the incident was “truly horrific”.