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Dewald De Klerk and Joshua Searston have been convicted of the murder of Andrew Walsh, whose body was found in concrete at Coopers Plains.

Pair guilty of ‘vile and inhumane’ Brisbane murder and concrete burial

After reflecting on a “chilling” phone call in which the two men laughed about the crime, a judge sentenced them to life in prison.

  • Rex Martinich

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Girum Mekonnen, 19, was fatally stabbed at O’Callaghan Park in Zillmere in 2020.

Brothers among 10 found guilty of park murder

Ten people, including three brothers, have been found guilty of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in a group attack in a public park.

  • Rex Martinich
Composite of David Lindsay Davies outside court, a graphic from Earth 2’s Facebook page, and Earth 2 chief executive Shane Isaac.

Man’s charge over death threats to tech CEO dropped

A man has been cleared of making death threats to a tech chief executive on a chat forum but admitted refusing to give police his phone pass code while they were investigating the case.

  • Savannah Meacham
The body of Andrew Walsh was found at the commercial premises during a three-week excavation.

Man stabbed before body found in concrete, court told

A woman has told a murder trial she witnessed Andrew Walsh being stabbed before his body was discovered wrapped in plastic and encased in concrete.

  • Fraser Barton
Toyah Cordingley.

Slain woman ‘unhappy with boyfriend’ days before death

Alleged murder victim Toyah Cordingley was unhappy with her boyfriend and wanted to leave him a week before her body was found buried on a Queensland beach, a jury has heard.

  • Rex Martinich
Elizabeth Rose Struhs.

Fringe religious group sentenced over girl’s ‘slow and painful’ death

Three years after Elizabeth Struhs died, her mother and father have been jailed, with a judge also dealing with their “dangerous, highly manipulative” leader.

  • Cloe Read
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Walsh’s body was found encased in concrete.

Oil, flies alert cops to body in concrete, court told

Andrew Walsh’s plastic-covered, concrete-encased body was found 2.5 metres down a pit and “strapped to a toilet system”, a Brisbane court has heard.

  • Fraser Barton
An image of Awan Awan released after the stabbings.

‘It’s not that hard to not stab people’: Valley attacker sentenced

A young man on bail who randomly stabbed two people in Fortitude Valley has told a judge he did the wrong thing and was willing to change.

  • Cloe Read
Police have kept their cards close to their chest regarding the investigation and slammed some media reports.

Beach death mystery: Jury set to decide what happened to Toyah Cordingley

Toyah’s body was found half-buried on a Queensland beach six years ago. Will her family now find justice in court?

  • Rex Martinich
Police were called to the unit in Morningside in the early hours of Monday morning.

Man who allegedly punched policeman in the face bailed, re-arrested hours later

Senior police argue the decision to grant the man bail was heavily influenced by the overcrowded state of watch houses.

  • Bailey Kenzie

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