{"id":20030,"date":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/attacker-s-sickening-boast-before-coward-punch-that-killed-teen\/"},"modified":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","slug":"attacker-s-sickening-boast-before-coward-punch-that-killed-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/attacker-s-sickening-boast-before-coward-punch-that-killed-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Attacker\u2019s sickening boast before the coward punch that killed teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A man accused of the coward punch attack that killed 18-year-old Cole Miller in Brisbane was reportedly heard asking his co-accused: \u201cDo you want to see something funny?\u201d before attacking Mr Miller.<\/h3>\n<p>The Courier Mail reports that moments after making the boast, Cole Miller was attacked and suffered the fatal brain injury which ended his life on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Police allege Maxwell and Armstrong Renata, both 21, walked through Brisbane\u2019s Fortitude Valley in the early hours of Sunday hunting for people to assault.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Senior Constable Amanda Foster told a Brisbane court that Maxwell\u2019s remark to his friends about how savagery was \u201cfunny\u201d was \u201ccallous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/miller2.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"357\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201c(It) personifies the disregard (Maxwell) has for other members of the public and the consequences of his violent behaviour,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>After Mr Miller passed away, his heartbroken father Steven Miller said his son had his \u201cwhole life yet to be lived\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH STEVEN MILLER HERE:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch: Steven Miller reads a statement on Cole Miller&#39;s death <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFck9ysBZn\">https:\/\/t.co\/EFck9ysBZn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ABC News (@abcnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews\/status\/683864321424674816\">January 4, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sadness that I announce that our 18-year-old son Cole has today passed away as a result of massive brain trauma,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has struggled bravely in the intensive care unit of the Royal Brisbane Hospital and our family and many close friends have been by his bedside since the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCole was a beautiful, brave, young man with his whole life yet to be lived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Miller family would like to sincerely thank the support provided by Cole&#8217;s school friends from Brisbane State High, and the water polo community, and the many many many others who have sent messages of love and hope,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell and Renata have been charged with grievous bodily harm, and have been remanded in custody until February 8. Their charges will be reviewed after the death of Mr Miller.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/australia-post-under-fire-after-closing-on-31-december\">AUSTRALIA POST UNDER FIRE FOR THIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/heartbreaking-video-of-rescued-dog-patted-for-first-time\">HEARTBREAKING MOMENT RESCUED DOG IS PATTED FOR FIRST TIME<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man accused of the coward punch attack that killed 18-year-old Cole Miller in Brisbane was reportedly heard asking his co-accused: \u201cDo you want to see something funny?\u201d before attacking Mr Miller. 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