Vyleen White: Major development in manhunt after Redbank Plains grandmother was stabbed to death in front of her her granddaughter, 6, at the shops

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested following the stabbing death of a grandmother at a Queensland shopping centre.

Vyleen White, 70, was stabbed to death in the underground carpark of Town Square Redbank Plains Shopping Centre, in southwest Brisbane, about 6.10pm on Saturday.

Her blue 2009 Hyundai Getz was stolen and later found in Springfield Lakes by police where it was seized for forensic examination.

Police recently released images of four ‘persons of interest’ they wished to speak to over Ms White’s death.

Vyleen White, 70, was stabbed to death in the underground carpark of Town Square Redbank Plains Shopping Centre, in southwest Brisbane, about 6.10pm on Saturday

Police have released CCTV of four males they believe can assist with their inquiries. One has been arrested

Police have released CCTV of four males they believe can assist with their inquiries. One has been arrested

One of these, a 15-year-old boy from Ripley, turned himself into the Ipswich Police Station at about 9.30pm on Sunday.

He has been charged with one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle in relation to the allegedly stolen car.

He is expected to appear at Ipswich Children’s Court on Monday.

The three others depicted in the recently published CCTV remain on the run and investigations are continuing.

The group is described as possibly a mix of adult and juvenile males who appear to be African. 

Investigators appealed to anyone who saw the group in the Redbank Plains and Springfield Lakes areas between 6pm and 7pm on Saturday to contact police.

Tributes have since flowed for the 70-year-old retiree, who has been remembered as kind-hearted with a devotion to helping others, particularly the homeless.

Ms White has been remembered as kind-hearted and was about to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary

Ms White has been remembered as kind-hearted and was about to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary  

She was about to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband, who relied on her help to navigate the world after becoming blind.

Detective Acting Superintendent Heath McQueen called for public assistance in identifying the four people who ‘dumped the victim’s vehicle in the street at Springfield Lakes, exited that vehicle and walked away’.

‘I can say, there’s believed to be one person involved in the attack on this elderly lady, operating alone,’ he said.

‘However, we may identify further offenders that are involved who are peripherally linked to this offender who has committed the homicide.’

Supt McQueen earlier described the scene as ‘very harrowing’ and acknowledge that while Ms White’s six-year-old granddaughter was unharmed in the attack, it will ‘leave a scar on her’.

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