Named: Qld man, 24, on 293 child abuse related charges
A young Queensland man who allegedly recorded and distributed child sex abuse material has made the “sign of the cross” while appearing in court via video from jail.
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Elderly man dies in tragic crash near cane tracks
An 84-year-old man has died after crashing into a culvert near cane tracks on a rural Queensland road. It comes as there have been more than 230 deaths on our roads, up 15 on the five year average.
Shut it down: Court orders closure of fire death trap hotel
The operators of a Queensland hotel have been ordered by the Supreme Court to shut it down after a damning fire safety report which revealed a litany of issues putting any occupants’ lives at risk.
‘I saw him die’: Three dead in highway rollovers as witness describes horror
A woman rang her children ‘crying her eyes out’ after witnessing a man die in a horror highway rollover – one of two which claimed the lives of three people and injured five others. Warning: Disturbing content
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‘You’re going to die’: Tape records killer husband’s taunts, sickening actions
As a husband raped, bashed and strangled his wife so viciously she died, he had no idea she was secretly recording him. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
Police called to near carjacking on busy regional highway
Police are investigating an attempted carjacking after a man reportedly tried to pull a woman her from her vehicle.
‘Betrayal’: Sister’s powerful victim statement to killer husband
A Queensland woman has bravely confronted the husband who repeatedly raped, bashed and choked her sister so viciously she died of contusions to her brain, as he was finally jailed for his sickening crimes.
Druggie criminal off the streets after ‘targeted’ burglary
A serial offender had 14 jail terms hanging over her head when she broke into a 93-year-old woman’s home in what has been labelled ‘high criminal behaviour’.
Jury hands down rape case verdict in 40 minutes
A man who denied raping his former wife after she let him stay at her home has learned his fate.
‘Went too far’: Dad charged over daughter assault makes freedom bid
A father who has argued he delivered ‘domestic discipline’ after he allegedly ‘lost his cool’ with his daughter has sought freedom after a night in jail.
Station worker, 20, in coma after horror outback crash
The family of a young cattle station worker say he’s lucky to be alive after being flung from a car during a horrific crash that left him with shocking injuries in Townsville.
‘Dreadful coincidence’: Young drink-driver performed CPR on fatal crash victim
A young man had been drinking with mates and made the ‘very wrong decision’ to drive a friend home. What happened next was ‘catastrophic’ and a ‘dreadful coincidence’, but police say it was not his fault.
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