2017 Queanbeyan stabbing attacks
| 2017 Queanbeyan stabbings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Terrorism in Australia | |
| Location | Queanbeyan, Australia |
| Date | 6–7 April 2017 |
| Target | Civilians |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | 15/16-year-old boys |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
On 6–7 April 2017, two teenage boys aged 15 and 16 went on a rampage in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, first stabbing a service station attendant to death, then violently attacking four people in a spree that continued for several hours. The attacks were investigated by Australia's Joint Counter-Terrorism Task Force as a possible terrorism-related crime. On 1 May 2020 both males were sentenced. The older received a jail term of 35 years and 6 months, while the younger received 18 years and 4 months.