Aus News 9: 'I wanted to kill him,' says teen who boasted of attack on Facebook

A young armed teen, aged 18, attacked a 15-year-old boy on a tram by slitting his throat with a knife. The attacker also boasted on Facebook that he had been on bail at the time of the attack..According to the police, the accused told the victim that he was the 'king of Melbourne' and he threatened the boy not to cry or else he would kill him. The accused then rummaged through the victim's bag and took away his mobile phone and iPod nano. Worse still, he cut the victim's neck by using a knife, causing him to bleed. Before leaving, he even threw some harsh words on the victim, intimidating him. After that, he bragged on Facebook, stating that he had a stabbing and a robbery as well as an assault pending, and that he still got bailed. The victim's mother, on the other hand, was mad with the injustice that happened on his son. She claimed that her son was traumatically injured, while the attacker was freed on bail! According to a report of the attacker's interview with the police, the criminal told that he wanted to be a murderer, and that his lawyer would definitely get him off all this. By the way, the victim told the police that the tram driver did nothing to help him after the attack. And the tram driver, in his statement, replied that such case happens a lot and that the attacker had already got off at that time, so he thought there was no need for him to call a police. Anyway, the teen attacker had pleaded guilty for all his crimes and will be brought to the court in November.

I was so appalled when reading this news. The teen attacker was not regretting on what he had done. This reflects how serious are the teen issues nowadays. The attacker maybe comes from a bad family background, which causes him to have some sort of psychological problems, thus leading him towards criminal acts. Besides, the act of the tram driver also reflects the norm of the society that is considered to be disgraceful! Hence, it's vital for all of us to realize this ugly truth and play our roles in securing the future of our next generation.