Boy, 15, charged with murder over stabbing death of another teen

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the stabbing murder of another teenager on the Gold Coast.

Jack Beasley, a 17-year-old from the suburb of Parkwood, died after he was allegedly stabbed in the chest in a fight on Surfers Paradise Boulevard on Friday night.

Another 17-year-old was stabbed in the chest and back, but survived.

Police said the victims and three others became involved in an altercation with another group of five others soon after 8pm on Friday.

The two groups were not known to each other, according to police.

Despite the efforts of an off-duty doctor who witnessed the attack, Jack Beasley died.

A 15-year-old Waterford boy has been charged with murder and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.

He is due to face the Beenleigh Children’s Court on December 16.

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