A petition calling for tougher action on youth crime in Katherine is due to be tabled in the NT parliament this week as residents report an escalation in theft and property damage.
Nineteen-year-old Keith Kerinauia — who was on bail for a previous alleged aggravated assault —Grief over Mr Laverty's death has been felt deeply in Katherine, a regional town about 300 kilometres south-east of Darwin, where residents have been facing their own battle over high crime rates.
In response to ongoing crime, more than 800 Katherine residents have signed a petition urging the NT government to introduce new measures, such as a curfew for children under 12 and for shops to refuse service to unsupervised children during school hours.'People are losing sleep', say residents Another business manager, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was so frustrated by crime in Katherine that he was planning to move to New South Wales next year.
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