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Luke Williams is a crime reporter for The Advertiser. He previously covered courts for the Cairns Post.

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Eddie Epseg, who facing eight counts of rape and one of choking, found out his fate court today.

Hung jury in rugby league player’s rape case

After eight hours of deliberation a jury has been unable to come to a unanimous verdict on any of the charges of a rugby league player’s rape case.

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The woman claims the man raped her anally and vaginally with a bottle and a vibrator.

Woman claims she ‘choked on own bile’ during alleged rape

The woman who alleges a Cairns rugby league player raped her says she “choked on her own bile” during the alleged incident.

Cairns

Junior lived with an ice dealer and robbed a store at knife-point when was 9.

‘I robbed a shop worker at knife-point when I was nine’

A young reformed criminal who robbed a shop at knife-point at nine and was shanked with a toothbrush in detention, says kids should spend a day in adult jail to stop them reoffending.

Cairns

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‘Life-saving’ treatment for severely depressed

A Palm Cove man says he had constant suicidal thoughts until he was prescribed a drug more commonly known for its recreational use.

Cairns

Eddie Epsig denies all 10 charges against him.

Doctor allegedly ‘not too interested’ in ‘violent’ sex complaint

The woman who alleges she was raped by a Cairns rugby league player said a doctor was “not too interested” in her “violent” sex claims, the Crown Prosecutor alleged in her opening.

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How one outlaw motorcycle gang came to dominate Cairns streets

A Queensland biker expert has revealed the rise and fall of Far North outlaw motorcycle gangs in a power struggle that has meant one club now has almost exclusive control of the streets.

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An alarming photo of a man with a phone in his hand standing only metres away from a Far North croc has angered the internet with some worried this will impact the animal. Picture: Supplied

Crocodile laws to punish risk-takers, those chasing ‘clicks’

Under a suite of new laws, risky actions by social media influencers chasing clicks online could soon be dealt with by rangers issuing fines.

Cairns

Police have busted a 46-year-old man for allegedly growing cannabis plants in bushland near Watsonville. Police found 130 mature plants and 46 seedlings, weighing more than 380kg during a search warrant.

Dad says whopping weed crop was for ‘personal use’ only

A lawyer representing a dad busted cultivating a large cannabis crop argued the man had severe pain and could not afford medicinal cannabis.

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Edue Epseg has denied all allegations against him.

Rugby league player denies raping woman

A Cairns rugby league player has pleaded not guilty to eight rape charges over an alleged incident in August 2022.

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Earlville resident Keith Marshall has collected an estimated one million ring pull can tops over a few years with the help of some friends. He plans on recycling the ring pulls. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Rapist who laughed at 12yo victim learns his fate

The child repeatedly told the 62-year-old to stop, that it hurt, and repeatedly said no – to which he responded, ‘don’t you mean yes’.

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