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Four Teenagers Plead Guilty to Manslaughter in Warrawong Brawl That Killed Kristie McBride

Sentencing now moves to a December hearing following a Crown deal that replaced murder counts with manslaughter pleas.

Overview

  • The girls, aged 16 and 17, entered the pleas in the NSW Supreme Court before Justice Richard Cavanagh after a week of negotiations.
  • The agreement with prosecutors averted a scheduled 25-day murder trial and the jury panel was discharged in the afternoon.
  • Two defendants remain in custody and two remain on bail, with the Crown not seeking to vary existing conditions.
  • A sentence hearing is set for 15 December and final sentences are expected in February, with Juvenile Justice background reports ordered.
  • The confrontation was arranged on social media and involved knives in Warrawong, where Kristie McBride was stabbed and later died; Carly McBride earlier admitted affray and received a two-year community corrections order.