Overview
- In a public statement, Lucas Cornu’s parents remembered the 17-year-old as social, fun, loving, sporty and loyal, and thanked the friend who called for help, bystanders, paramedics and police.
- Lucas died at Bruce Purser Reserve after being stabbed in the leg during an alleged unprovoked confrontation despite treatment by first responders and a CareFlight crew.
- Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with murder, with one presenting to police within hours; neither sought bail and both were remanded to return to Parramatta Children’s Court on January 23.
- The court heard one boy allegedly led the attack and was the only person to use a knife, with the stab wound to the groin area described in proceedings.
- Investigators recovered a household knife near the reserve that is being forensically examined, and local teenagers voiced concern about peers carrying knives for so-called protection at the popular hangout.