One minute we’re playing baseball, the next ‘gangs’ are fighting to the death
A father has described the moment all hell broke loose as he watched two gangs in a fight to the death at a suburban park.
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Chilling moment accused killer looked me dead in the eye and smiled
A victim of the horrifying Brisbane park attack which killed one and put 10 others in hospital has stared down the accused attackers in the courtroom, claiming it was “mistaken identity”.
I begged ‘please don’t do it’ as they stabbed my friend to death
A young man who watched his friend die after being stabbed in a suburban park says he pleaded with the attackers “please don’t do it, I don’t know you”, a court has heard.
Man allegedly discussed ‘oral sex, masturbation’ with child before meet
A man arrested in an undercover police sting last month has been named, after his charges was heard in court for the first time including allegations he groomed a child for sex online.
Teen killed in alleged ‘revenge attack’ was not part of earlier assault
A Zillmere ambush that took a teen’s life and was executed by men with covered faces, armed with weapons as a retaliation for a brutal assault on another man five days earlier, a court has heard.
‘Career destroyed’: Paramedic’s legal challenge for PTSD damages
A decision has been made on an emergency first responder who sued the State for career-ending post traumatic stress disorder.
‘No family, no support’: Teen alleged grandma killer in state care
The teen charged with killing a grandmother when he allegedly ran a red light in a stolen car has been in state care since age 12, with a mother who told him she doesn’t care about his situation, as media have been banned from court.
Police locate second vehicle linked to teen in alleged carjacking crash death
Police have located a stolen orange Holden hatchback in the Moreton Bay region, believed to be linked to the alleged driver of a stolen blue Audi involved in a fatal crash at Murrumba Downs.
Serial pedophile and sexual deviant imprisoned indefinitely
Peter Craig Townsend, who still maintains his innocence despite five convictions spanning 17 years, will remain in prison indefinitely.
Tears as budding football star jailed for raping woman
An aspiring semi-professional football player has been jailed for rape after he “took advantage” of his friend and the female victim who were having consensual sex at the time, a court heard.
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