JACK'S LAW GOES GLOBAL!

THIS QUEENSLAND FAMILY IS TAKING THEIR FIGHT OVERSEAS

- By Sarah Marinos

The father of murdered Queensland teenager, Jack Beasley, will jet off to the UK this week in the hopes tougher action can be taken on knife crime.

Jack was just 17 when he was stabbed in the heart while enjoying a night out with friends in Surfers Paradise in December 2019. The attack was random, unprovoked and senseless. Five teenagers, then aged 15 to 18, were charged.

Since his death, Jack's parents, Brett and Belinda, have fought tirelessly for change. They founded the Jack Beasley Foundation within weeks of his death, in the hopes of making communities safer for everyone.

"We promised Jack we'd keep his name alive and try to stop other families going through what we go through every day without our son," Brett, 55, tells New Idea.