‘We’ll end up with a death’: Queensland police commissioner puts vigilantes on notice

Katarina Carroll says mob of people who surrounded Rockhampton house on Sunday were acting on incorrect information

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Queensland’s police commissioner has warned there could be fatal consequences if vigilantes continue to take the law into their own hands in response to youth crime.

Katarina Carroll was speaking after a mob of 30 people surrounded a home in Rockhampton on Sunday following a social media post accusing two teenage residents of criminal activity.

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