Repeat offender trio in tragic example of Qld’s youth crime crisis
Three repeat juvenile offenders from disadvantaged backgrounds who have all spent time in custody have once again come before the courts to be sentenced for violent offending.
Three repeat juvenile offenders from disadvantaged backgrounds who have all spent time in custody have once again come before the courts to be sentenced for violent offending.
A 15-year-old boy who committed a series of terrifying armed hold ups, including an incident in which a young female service station attendant was threatened at knifepoint, has faced court.
A 13-year-old girl was bitten by a police dog while fleeing from a stolen car after she brutally assaulted another teenage girl, a court has heard.
An 11-year-old boy addicted to chroming has been sentenced after being allowed to “run rampant”, committing a series of “brazen and opportunistic” crimes against innocent young victims across Brisbane.
A Sudanese man who has spent a quarter of his life in custody will likely be detained in an immigration detention facility indefinitely after multiple failed attempts to overturn the cancellation of his visa.
Queensland’s police watch houses will be declared official youth prisons under an extraordinary suite of emergency laws which override the human rights act.
Hours after the Premier snubbed a rally, it has emerged the husband of Emma Lovell was dragged into a secret one-on-one under false pretences.
A man who brutally killed his wife in a violent hammer attack says fresh testing of the weapon sparked by DNA lab bungles will help him fight his murder conviction.
A man allegedly involved in a deadly Melbourne Cup day one-punch attack said he went after the victim because he believed he mocked him, a jury has heard.
Two juveniles accused of a violent home invasion at the home of rugby great Toutai Kefu will face a trial in December, more than two years after the alleged attack.
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