More expected to be charged over Brisbane brawl that left one dead

Ten men, aged from 18 to 32, have been charged with murder over the death of a teenager in a Brisbane park fight on Sunday night.

Girum Mekonnen, 19, died at the scene after paramedics could not revive him following a brawl between two groups in Zillmere about 5.30pm on Sunday.

Ten men will be charged with the murder of Girum Mekonnen, 19, who died after a fight in Brisbane's north on Sunday. Credit:Brisbane Times

Ten men have each been charged with one count of murder, 12 counts each of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and one count each of affray and disobedience to a lawful order.

The men were arrested after police executed search warrants across Ipswich and South Brisbane on Wednesday.

The men, who live in Redbank Plains, Goodna and Bray Park, will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The police investigation continues.

Earlier, Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said he believed there were people who were yet to come forward to police.

"We have information that gives us concern about the behaviours of some other people and we will continue that investigation," he said.

"I think it’s possible that others will be charged, just how many and when that will happen will depend on once the detectives finally say they’ve got enough to put it before a jury."

Superintendent Fleming said victims suffered injuries including a broken thumb, stab wounds to their torso, pelvis, buttocks, facial lacerations and "significant" head injuries from being struck with bats.

"The people who committed this offence will be alleged to have run from O'Callaghan Park very shortly after the incident and entered into three vehicles that we will allege picked them up nearby and took them back to the Ipswich area," he said.

Superintendent Fleming said the 10 people would be accused of going to O’Callaghan Park with the intent to assault the victims.

"It’s an unacceptable attack on a group of people who were just going about their business that afternoon," he said.

"This was an event that was highly confrontational and has been traumatic for the victim of the crime and the family of those who have been victimised here."

Superintendent Fleming said 11 people were hospitalised. Of those, one remained in hospital in a serious condition while two others were recovering in a ward.

The vehicles have been seized as part of the ongoing investigation.

Superintendent Fleming described the attack as "violent and confrontational".

He said detectives had worked tirelessly on this case.

"... To the point where I’ve had to encourage them to go home," he said.

Anyone with further information can contact Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Murray scored 40 points, Jokic had a triple-double by the third quarter and Denver again overcame a double-digit deficit to shock the Los Angeles Clippers 104-89 in Game 7 on Tuesday night.

Denver became the first team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 series deficit twice in the same postseason.

Even more history: The Nuggets are the third team in the U.S. major pro sports to rally from a pair of 3-1 deficits in the same playoffs, joining the 1985 Kansas City Royals and 2003 Minnesota Wild.

Denver will face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the conference finals.

The 7-foot Jokic had a monster game with 16 points, 13 assists and 22 rebounds, which were the most by a Nuggets player in an NBA playoff game. He broke his record of 19 that he set last season and shared with Marcus Camby.

In a familiar trend, the Nuggets found themselves down by 12 in the first half. They also trailed 61-54 with 10:50 let in the third when they caught fire. The Nuggets went on a 35-13 run to build up a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter.

They led by as many as 20.

Murray helped the Nuggets pour it on down the stretch to give coach Michael Malone a 49th birthday present.

The team also rallied back from double-digit margins in their last two games as well to stun the Clippers.

Despite the additions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the Clippers fell short of the conference finals, where they’ve never been. They fell to 0-8 all-time in games where they could clinch a trip to the conference finals.

Leonard finished with 14 points on 6-of-22 shooting, while George had 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting.

It was Denvers talented twosome that stole the show.

Jokic insisted the third-seeded Nuggets weren’t feeling any pressure. He said Game 7 was just another game. After all, this was Denver’s fourth straight Game 7 dating to the playoffs last season.

After trailing by as many as 12 in the first half, the Nuggets worked their way back into the game behind the shooting of Murray. He scored 25 before intermission as the Clippers elected to double-team Jokic.

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Jerami Grant and Gary Harris each had 14 points.

Clippers: G Landry Shamet turned his right ankle in the first quarter, limped down the floor, hit a 3-pointer and then hobbled to the locker room. He returned just before halftime. … Montrezl Harrell led the Clippers with 20 points.

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The Nuggets coaching staff went with their customary all-black outfits (a nod to singer Johnny Cash). The Clippers wore salmon-colored polo shirts that have been lucky for them inside the bubble.

Just coaches being a little superstitious.

I worked with coaches that knew the record of the ties they wore, Malone said. Yes, we are a weird group. Well look at any advantage necessary. As the jump ball goes up, it doesnt matter what were wearing.

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