Named: Sex offenders who faced Wide Bay Burnett’s courts in 2024
Sexual offences continue to be a scourge among the community, and there was no shortage of offenders to face the Wide Bay Burnett’s courts in 2024. Warning: Distressing content.
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Two men killed, boy hurt after Bruce Hwy shut for 5+ hours
Two men have died, and a boy has been flown to hospital as the Bruce Highway slowly reopens more than five hours after a horror crash near Maryborough. UPDATES.
Man flown to hospital after crash down embankment
A man in his 50s has been flown to hospital with significant injuries after a rollover near Gympie.
Fires, break-ins, stolen cars: Teen boys charged amid crime wave
Four teenagers have been charged after the South Burnett region was rocked by a spate of holiday crimes as the region’s MP and Attorney General speaks out. DETAILS.
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One injured in cement truck rollover on Bruce Hwy
One person has been injured after a cement truck rolled on the Bruce Highway at Gunalda.
Teen faces court after having sex with underage girl at grandma’s home
A young man who met a girl on Snapchat has faced five counts of carnal knowledge of a child after having sex with her in a car, a shower, a bed and even at a grandmother’s home.
Two suffer ‘significant injuries’ in high-impact crash
A man and a woman were hospitalised Sunday morning with serious injuries after a high-impact two-vehicle crash on Louis Bazzo Drive and Cootharaba Downs Road, Cootharaba.
Car flips, crashes into two houses at up-market Qld estate
One person has been taken to hospital after a car rolled and smashed into two homes, taking out a light pole on the way.
‘No capacity to consent’: Serial sex predator raped impaired teen
A rapist with a sinister history across three states has been jailed after his most recent abuse of a young woman with the “mental capacity of a seven-year-old”.
Former business owner in multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme
A Queensland mother of four who claims she was scammed after developing a romantic relationship on an online dating site has been jailed for her involvement in a money laundering scheme and Back to Work scheme fraud.
Home invader who threatened to kill man and children stabbed
A drunk father of three who exposed himself and then smashed his way into a family’s home after making threats to kill them came off second best when one of his victims stabbed him repeatedly.
Road train driver’s boozy buggy fail after crash victim mate’s wake
A road train driver had been drinking at the wake of a mate killed in a car crash when he made an “unwise decision” involving a golf buggy and Canadian Club. DETAILS.
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