‘I would never ever do that to you’: Man found not guilty of rape
A 24-year-old Mackay man accused of raping a woman he had known for a month but had “strong feelings” for, was found not guilty just 30 minutes after a jury started deliberating.
Police & Courts
Teens’ shocking assault on disabled youth caught on camera
Shocking footage of a violent daylight assault by two teens on a defenceless, intellectually disabled youth has been caught on camera. Warning: Disturbing content
Named: Man allegedly at centre of truckie citizens arrest
A 19-year-old who crashed an allegedly stolen car while allegedly drunk has faced a string of charges in court including drugs, driving and obstructing police offences.
Teenagers charged over alleged stabbing in Bowen
Two youths have been charged after an 18 year old sustained puncture wounds to his back in a Bowen altercation which followed another alleged stabbing in Mackay.
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Dad on ‘downward spiral’ swindles major retailer with just a receipt
A downward spiral led a young father to go on a desperate hunt for money that stretched on for more than a year. Here’s how he swindled a major retailer with nothing but a receipt.
Landowner’s whopping $1.13m payout over ring road project
The state will have to front a million dollar payout for a regional landowner whose property was resumed for a highly-anticipated bypass road.
Hospital staffer slammed for ‘patently wrong’ Covid vaccine appeal
An Industrial Relations Commissioner has slammed a regional hospital staffer’s attempt to overturn her suspension for failing to comply with the Covid-19 mandate as a waste of time.
‘I’m going to kill you’: Man lunges at partner, mum with abattoir knife
As his partner attempted to flee their home, a Central Queensland man armed himself with a knife and lunged at her. Read how the chilling incident happened here.
Parolee ‘panicked’ during dangerous driving manoeuvre
A driver was on the wrong side of the road in a suburban street when he spotted police and ‘panicked’.
Named: 9 Rockhampton drivers busted on drugs, drunk or unlicensed
Nine motorists who were dealt with in Rockhampton Magistrates Court recently for driving offences, including a sacked hotel manager who drowned his sorrows until he was busted driving almost four times the legal limit.
‘Absolutely terrifying’: Violent attack on stranger over $50 bet
A man in a drunken rage ran a serrated knife over a stranger’s cheek and neck, before slamming her head into a wall to try and extract $50 from her friend. She thought she would be stabbed if she ran.
Mum accused of stabbing daughter considering freedom bid
A Central Queensland mother who allegedly stabbed her daughter six times before turning the knife on herself may apply for bail as police want more time to compile their case.
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