Colin James Tupper faces attempted murder charge
New details have emerged in the case of a Gympie father charged with trying to run down his neighbours on a suburban street.
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A man accused of trying to murder a Southside husband and wife as they were walking their dogs has been remanded in custody to the Gympie Magistrates Court.
Colin James Tupper, 34, a father of two and employee at the Woolworths supermarket on Gympie’s Southside, did not enter a plea when he appeared in the dock on May 29, 2023, on a number of charges, including two charges of attempted murder.
Mr Tupper, who lives on Sorensen Road not far from where the incident occurred and where the Bensons live, presented to the court with neat, ash blonde hair and a close cut beard.
He was smartly dressed in a white collar shirt and blue jersey, and remained composed as he exchanged words with a tearful woman through the perspex glass before proceedings began.
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When the court opened acting magistrate Raelene Ellis read Mr Tupper’s charges.
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He faces two counts of attempted murder, one count of wilful damage, one count of drink driving and one count of failing to remain at the scene and render assistance.
Mr Tupper did not apply for bail.
The alleged hit and run happened on Sorensen Road late on Monday night, May 22, 2023, and left 32-year-old Carla Benson critically injured and needing to be flown to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital that same night.
Her partner, 41-year-old Brett Benson, suffered minor injuries.
Mrs Benson was on Monday in a stable condition, an RBWH spokesperson said.
Mr Tupper turned himself in to police the night of the incident and has since been remanded in custody.
His matter is expected to be mentioned in Gympie Magistrates Court on July 24, 2023.
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