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Cloe Read is the crime and court reporter at Brisbane Times.

Influencer investigated after police received reports of child harm

Influencer investigated after police received reports of child harm

The investigation is likely to take several weeks while police seek further information from medical reports.

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Alleged rape case involving prominent Brisbane chef dropped

Alleged rape case involving prominent Brisbane chef dropped

Kelvin Zachary Andrews, who was formerly the head chef at SK Steak and Oyster at the Calile Hotel, had been accused of rape last year.

  • by Cloe Read
Torture charges dropped in case of Channel Seven contestants

Torture charges dropped in case of Channel Seven contestants

The Queensland couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are facing dozens of charges between them.

  • by Cloe Read
Broncos’ Ezra Mam charged over drug test result after Uber crash

Broncos’ Ezra Mam charged over drug test result after Uber crash

Mam was driving a Ford Ranger when it and an Uber carrying a mother and her four-year-old daughter collided in Brisbane last month.

  • by Cloe Read
Station lease referred to watchdog, as top cop insists police be ‘squeaky clean’

Station lease referred to watchdog, as top cop insists police be ‘squeaky clean’

“My first response was, how did we sign up for something we didn’t have funding for?” the police commissioner says.

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Third person charged over string of offences before crash killed grandmother

Third person charged over string of offences before crash killed grandmother

The death of 69-year-old Rosemary Franzidis at Murrumba Downs came after car thefts and attempted robberies at gunpoint in the hours before the crash.

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‘They’re not kids, they’re animals’: grandma of alleged killer teen speaks out

‘They’re not kids, they’re animals’: grandma of alleged killer teen speaks out

The grandmother of a teenager charged over a fatal crash at Murrumba Downs has apologised to the victim’s family and expressed her anger at the justice system.

  • by Cloe Read
Twelve men plead not guilty to alleged murder of Brisbane teen

Twelve men plead not guilty to alleged murder of Brisbane teen

Girum Mekonnen, 19, was allegedly killed near a baseball field at O’Callaghan Park in Zillmere in 2020 during a brawl.

  • by Cloe Read
Second possible e-scooter battery fire on same inner-city street
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Second possible e-scooter battery fire on same inner-city street

Fire investigators are working to determine if an e-scooter battery started a blaze that ripped through a New Farm unit.

  • by Cloe Read
Teen accused of killing North Lakes mum Emma Lovell found not guilty of murder
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Teen accused of killing North Lakes mum Emma Lovell found not guilty of murder

As Emma’s grieving husband watched in court, the accused was also found not guilty of manslaughter over the Boxing Day home invasion that turned deadly.

  • by Cloe Read
‘They wouldn’t even know who I am’: Injured traffic controller speaks from hospital

‘They wouldn’t even know who I am’: Injured traffic controller speaks from hospital

In his first public comments since being hit by a car on a busy Brisbane road, a traffic controller has slammed companies over their attitudes to safety.

  • by Cloe Read

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