Beloved grandma’s accused killer has charges upgraded
A man accused of killing a beloved great grandmother from a fatal crash and fleeing the scene while she and her injured husband laid in agony has had his charges upgraded in court.
Police & Courts
‘Kicking, lashing out’: Cops find shirtless teen lying on road
When Central Queensland police were called to the scene of a shirtless teenager lying on the road late at night, it quickly became apparent why he was there.
Police prepare coroner’s report after 19yo woman killed in buggy crash
Police will prepare a report for the coroner after a 19-year-old woman was killed in a buggy crash on a private property.
Man charged with child stealing calls case ‘laughable’
A man facing a maximum penalty of seven years jail for an alleged child stealing if the case is proven pulled out a fistful of $50 notes in court after being told he would need a lawyer and warned they’re not cheap.
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‘$1.6k damage’: Shopping trolley used in ramming attack
A man used a shopping trolley in a ramming incident at a Central Queensland shopping centre which caused more than $1600 worth of damage.
‘Silly of me’: Meth on crabbing trip lands skipper in court
Water Police were patrolling Stanage Bay in Central Queensland when they busted a recreational skipper on a crabbing trip doing the wrong thing.
‘I’ll f—ing kill you’: Man’s threat to mental health case worker
A mental health case worker in Central Queensland was forced to lock himself in a car as his client came at him, threatening to smack his head into the concrete and kill him.
Convicted sexual crim had porno, dating, gaming and career online profiles
A convicted sexual offender created seven online profiles with messaging platforms after he was convicted for distributing child exploitation material.
Mum’s chilling constant nightmare being killed by violent, abusive, controlling lover
“Is today the day I lose my life because I haven’t done what I was told to do?” This is the daily fear a mother lived with with her partner, a court heard.
‘Let’s go then’: Cops taser crim before disgusting police cell act
A man who refused to leave a Central Queensland resident’s yard had to be tasered by police – but it was what he did when they put him in a police cell that was disgusting.
‘True predator’ Shannon Norgate to walk free from jail early
One of Queensland’s most notorious predators had his jail sentence reduced on appeal despite befriending and then attempting to solicit sex from a 12-year-old boy just a few weeks after his previous release from jail for previous child sex offences.
‘Gutless’: 12 minutes captured of man’s brutal, horrendous assault on toddler
Distressing screams and wails can be heard in the 12 minute long CCTV footage which captured the sounds of a “brutal” assault on a toddler, including 140 strikes from a belt. Warning: Disturbing content
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