<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teenager accused of murdering the co-founder of a national clothing store chain at a house party is still waiting for a psychiatric report to be completed, a magistrate has heard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy was aged 15 when he was accused of fatally stabbing Greg Josephson, who established Australian fashion retailer Universal Store, at the man's Clayfield home in </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="" title="Brisbane"><span>Brisbane</span></a><span>'s south last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is the first juvenile to be charged with </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/murder" rel="" target="" title="murder"><span>murder</span></a><span> after the passage of </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span>'s controversial "adult crime, adult time" laws, mandating he will face a life sentence if found guilty.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-31-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/dff4c600-1131-4ea1-9c36-c24ba0df6fcb" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump threatens to wipe out critical island, UN calls emergency meeting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were called to the house about 8.15pm on June 26, 2025 after Mr Josephson was found dead during a party involving about 30 young people.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The charge against the teen, now aged 16, was briefly mentioned in Brisbane Children's Court on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A psychiatrist had yet to complete his medical opinion on the teen, defence solicitor Kris Jahnke told magistrate Anne Thacker.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/greg-josephson-delay-for-teen-accused-of-businessmans-fatal-stabbing-brisbane-queensland-court-news/ea448c29-72d2-463f-b1b4-06e50208f178" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm told that he should be in a position to provide an opinion by the end of April," Jahnke said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was not required to appear.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thacker said she had been told the psychiatric report would be provided this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a complex matter. (The psychiatrist) has been meeting with my client on numerous occasions but he has also experienced some delay in respect of being able to get into the youth detention centre," Jahnke said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Records of the teen's current treatment while in custody on remand were also being sought, Thacker heard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>FUEL CRISIS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-shortage-australia-when-will-petrol-prices-go-down-explained/79bd42b8-cb81-4def-abf3-d4f6fec80680" target="_blank"><strong><span>When will Australia's petrol prices go down after fuel excise halved?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jahnke sought to adjourn the matter to May 26 and prosecutors did not object.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thacker granted the adjournment and remanded the teen in custody.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said they were confronted with a "confusing" scene when they arrived at Josephson's home in the upmarket inner-city Brisbane suburb of Clayfield in June 2025.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A majority of the teenagers at the party were unaware of what had occurred before officers discovered Josephson's body inside the home, investigators said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was a confusing situation because it was a party," acting Detective Superintendent Craig Williams told reporters in July 2025.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Josephson founded Universal Store with his brother Michael in 1999.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The national apparel retailer was acquired by a group of private equity investors in 2018 for a reported $100 million and two years later the business went public on the ASX.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=9news.com.au" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>

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