Brayden Wilson-Knight pleads guilty to manslaughter in motorbike dispute death
Brayden Alan Wilson-Knight, 29, and co-offender Tye Joshua Bickle, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter over a 2021 death during a motorbike dispute.
Carlo Piero Stewart, 31, was shot and killed in July 2021 when a dispute over stolen unregistered trail bikes escalated into a gunfight in Ipswich, west of Brisbane. Brayden Alan Wilson-Knight had armed himself with a .22 calibre handgun and confronted Stewart on his front lawn.
During the fight, Bickle gained the gun and fired 10 shots in seven seconds, hitting Stewart in the thighs and back. The two men and a then-16-year-old boy drove to confront Stewart's group after the youths arrived at Brayden Alan Wilson-Knight's home in a threatening manner.
Brayden Alan Wilson-Knight and Bickle both pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two counts each of grievous bodily harm. A 16-year-old was also charged.
The Brisbane Supreme Court reserved sentencing until October 1.
- Carlo Piero Stewart, 31
- Victim and age
- July 2021, Ipswich, west of Brisbane
- When and where
- 10 shots in 7 seconds
- Gunfire rate
- October 1
- Sentencing date
Why it mattersThe case shows how street disputes can turn lethal and how the justice system resolves such crimes when guilty pleas are entered.
AustraliaThe sentencing outcome in Queensland's Supreme Court will be a test case for how courts handle manslaughter arising from neighbourhood confrontations.
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