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May 10th, 2013 
Police and a bystander at the scene of yesterday’s explosion at Ipswich. PIC: Marc Roberston
Source: The Courier-Mail
A police officer collects evidence at the scene of the Ipswich blast. PIC: Marc Roberston
Source: The Courier-Mail
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AN IPSWICH teen has lost both his hands after being thrown a homemade bomb, leaving his family devastated and determined to move.
The boy had just finished Mother’s Day shopping with his stepfather yesterday when he went to visit a friend in Dampier St but ended up across the street in another home’s backyard.
What followed, his family said, was a horrific incident that should never have happened.
“Some kids had been boasting about this golf ball all morning . . . then they threw it at him,” his mother said.
“He wasn’t involved, they weren’t his friends.”
The boy, 15, suffers from autism and Asperger syndrome and attends Ipswich High three days a week.
“He tries to make friends with these kids but gets bullied,” the boy’s mum said.
The stepfather said he was still in shock.
“These teenagers have no moral compass,” he said.
The boy underwent emergency surgery at the Princess Alexandra Hospital overnight in the hope of saving part of one of his hands.
Three other teens, aged between 15 and 18, were also hurt and taken to Ipswich hospital.
Police inspector Keith McDonald said those believed to be involved had not been “forthcoming” in providing information about the incident.
The family said they had been wanting to move from the area for years but could not afford to.
“There are needles in the playground, we don’t let our daughter play there anymore,” the boy’s mum said.
They said their home on Light St had been egged and targeted by vandals, with gangs of teens running rampant and little police presence.
Describing the boy as having a “heart of gold”, his family said they were horrified, unsure what to do next.
Police investigations are continuing.
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