‘Mummy is sleeping for good tonight’: Violent thug’s DV shame
A court has heard how a jealous and drunk Brisbane man armed himself before going to his Ipswich ex’s house to terrorise her.
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Why this army veteran had handcuffs and a gun in his car
A former Army electrician and rural firefighter has fronted court on weapons charges after being found with a semiautomatic firearm.
‘Sense of security’ no comfort for young dad in ’aggressive’ knife attack
An innocent man who walked outside to see what was going on during a street disturbance was greeted by a much younger man carrying a knife, a court has heard.
Man charged with murder breaches bail to visit pregnant partner
A man facing a murder charge has had his bail revoked after a court this week heard he had breached his conditions of release more than a dozen times.
Festival reveller busted with MDMA, LSD ‘before she made it to front gate’
A festival goer was caught with two drugs she was going to share with a friend at an alternative music celebration just south of Ipswich.
Girlfriend bashed and dragged in two nights of violence
An Ipswich man jailed for assaulting a woman later said he had been trying to evict her from the house, a court has been told.
Tradie tries to buy electric scooter with stolen credit card
A man in the grips of drug addiction has faced an Ipswich court on two dozen charges ranging from attempted fraud to unlawful use of a motorcycle.
Dead giveaway clue burglar left behind for police after shop heist
In a frank letter to the court, a man who pleaded guilty to 30 offences including break and enter and weapon possession has revealed years of drug abuse has ruined his life.
Mysterious midnight visitor caught with other people’s cards, passports
A man found inside a vacant Redbank Plains house had somehow acquired a bundle of passports and bank cards belonging to other people.
Mum with birth trauma turned to ice after ‘nothing else worked’
A mother claims she turned to the drug ice to dull ongoing back pain she suffered after childbirth, after finding that no other medication seemed to help.
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