Four African alleged gang members have been charged with murder after a young Kenyan man died from injuries allegedly suffered during a fight outside an Airbnb party in Logan, southeast Queensland.
Jongkuch Peter Kur Jongkuch Achieu, 21, was found with severe head injuries on Orchard Avenue in Bahrs Scrub after the brawl between two rival African gangs erupted at about 2.15am on July 27 on nearby Discovery Boulevard.
Queensland Police said at the time a group of African males armed with knives got out of a car and gatecrashed the party being held inside the Airbnb property, sparking a violent clash where furniture was used as weapons and several cars had their windscreens smashed.
On Thursday police executed 14 search warrants in Logan, South Brisbane and Ipswich, and charged five men, who were all remanded in custody after their cases were mentioned in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, The Courier Mail reported.
Joshua Jackson John Jirima, 18, Amnaud Nduwayo, 19, Kandour Khalil Tagelsir, 18, and Sunday Obol, 19, were all charged with one count of murder, while Obol was also charged with unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassing or abuse, robbery whilst armed/pretending to be armed or in company or wounded, extortion and deprivation of liberty.
Lasender Sheriff, 22, had a murder charged formally withdrawn, but was charged with contravening an order about information necessary to access information stored electronically, and did not apply for bail as he was on a return-to-prison warrant.
The men are allegedly members of a gang called Southside Drillers.
The four murder accused will face court again on August 24, and Sheriff’s case will be heard on August 26.
Achieu, a refugee from Redbank Plains, was given CPR at the scene and rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition, but died on the weekend, and his loss was mourned by a local community group on social media.
Logan Crime Group Detective Inspector Ian Galpin described the alleged clash as an “all-out brawl”, and confirmed that the partygoers and both groups involved in the clash were African.
“Both parties, the initial group and the second group that arrived, are both of African descent,” he said.
“There seem to be two distinct groups who came into conflict with one another.”
Det Insp Galpin also confirmed that multiple knives were found at the scene, pieces of furniture were used as weapons, and several other people suffered stab wounds, but said he could not comment on whether Achieu was known to police.
Header image: Left, Jongkuch Peter Kur Jongkuch Achieu (Biong Community Global). Right, men being arrested during the police raids (Queensland Police).
