Crime
Former NRL player’s attacks on woman ‘not linked to brain injury’
A judge has dismissed any link between the former player’s possible brain injury and his repeated attacks on a young woman.
- by Rex Martinich
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End-of-world delusions led man to kill mother
A man has been jailed after bludgeoning his elderly mother to death at her home north of Brisbane in the belief it was a sacrifice to prevent her suffering as the world was ending.
- by Savannah Meacham
Man advised drive-by shooters to falsely blame Sudanese person
A young man who advised the perpetrators of a drive-by shooting to falsely claim their vehicle was stolen by a Sudanese person will be drug-tested before sentencing.
- by Rex Martinich
Woman accused of stabbing grandmother gets bail
The 21-year-old allegedly attacked her 63-year-old grandmother in a home they shared in Beaudesert, but is now banned from the town.
- by Rex Martinich
Brisbane man accused of sharing child abuse material worked at school
“We are aware of a Queensland Police Service matter involving a staff member,” a spokesperson for the Department of Education said.
- by William Davis
Girl from NSW charged for carrying knife in Queen St Mall
The 16-year-old was searched amid an expanded police crackdown in Brisbane on people carrying weapons.
- by Cloe Read
Mum of boy scalded by coffee losing confidence in police investigation as attacker remains free
“He’s walking and crawling and laughing. You wouldn’t even know he’s been injured like this because he’s just very resilient and strong.”
- by William Davis
Woman called ‘bad mum’ after chasing down child stealer
A woman who stole an 18-month-old baby told the girl’s mother she didn’t deserve children when confronted after a frantic car chase, a judge has heard.
- by Rex Martinich
Melbourne teens found near Brisbane, asleep in stolen luxury cars
The teens were found with two stolen cars, 10 sets of keys and almost 2000km from home, as eastern-state police forces work to unravel the crime spree.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
LNP pledges ‘justice schools’ for youth offenders in crime crackdown
Queensland’s opposition will open two ‘youth justice’ schools if it wins the October 26 election.
- by Savannah Meacham
Four people charged after man suffers serious injuries in park attack
The 37-year-old was allegedly assaulted by up to five young people while pushing his bike through the park.
- by William Davis
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