Teen drops self-defence line after ‘excessive’ pub assault
A teenager who punched another man during a confrontation outside a Maryborough hotel after consuming about 18 rums acted excessively in defending himself, a court has heard.
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‘Betrayal’: Man rapes teenager sleeping next to her friend
A teenage girl was left “scared and shaking” when a man she trusted raped her next to her friend during a sleepover.
Woman rushed to hospital after Bruce Highway rollover
A woman has been rushed to hospital with a head injury after a crash between Gympie and Maryborough.
Woman slapped, strangled in early-morning attack
A woman was forced to flee her home after her former partner woke her in the early hours of the morning before assaulting her.
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Two injured after cement truck and ute collide
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Alleged drug-dealing father back in court
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Two people confronted with taser during attempted armed robbery
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Key report holds up truck driver’s driving death charge
The man allegedly behind the wheel of a truck that struck and killed Steve Loveland in Tiaro last year has had another delay in court.
Violent robber, fraudster jailed for 40 crimes in bruising crime spree
A dad who helped rob a teenager at gunpoint and bashed an old man also nearly ran over four police officers while trying to escape in a stolen car.
Abusive plasterer tries to grab cops’ guns after attacking partner
An abusive man who tackled the mother of his child to the ground before trying to take the guns off police who came to help her then tried to goad them into shooting him.
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