‘Would take his shirt off his back to help’: Firefighter remembered after crash
A Western Downs firefighter has been remembered as a man who would ‘always do anything for anyone with a smile’ after he was tragically killed in a single-vehicle crash.
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Murder accused tells detectives ‘hero’ story of ‘trying to catch a killer’
The jury has heard an interview taken hours after a Toowoomba pensioner was found dismembered inside his home, in which the neighbour accused of his murder told detectives he stumbled upon the crime scene before setting it alight.
‘Don’t f–k with me’: Murder accused’s police interview played to jury
When police responded to an earlier house fire at an elderly Toowoomba man’s home, who was months later found dismembered and burnt inside his home, the man on trial for murder told officers he was forced to punch and kick the man in the head.
Inspiring girl sparking lights in hearts across the world
A Toowoomba dad is on a humble mission to raise money to make his home accessible for his daughter living with cerebral palsy because she’s getting too big to carry up and down their stairs every day.
Man almost beaten to death on street of regional Qld town
Police are on the hunt for a group of men who allegedly gang-bashed a lone man on the streets of Toowoomba during the early hours of the morning.
‘Handfuls’: Bloody saw, shower claims in mutilation murder trial
Unsettling descriptions of what investigators were faced with after the alleged murder and mutilation of a Qld pensioner and his “loyal” dog have been revealed in court alongside horrific photos of a handheld circular saw. *DISTRESSING.
Jury hears man accused of shocking murder allegedly stole victim’s TV
A jury heard when police searched the home of a Toowoomba man accused of committing a horrific murder, officers allegedly found a T-shirt covered in the victim’s blood.
‘Won’t find anything now’: Murder accused rolls around in urine, jury told
While police were confronted with a horrific crime scene, a jury was told the murder accused was “very bubbly”, skipping through a nearby street and arguing with police when he tried to approach the alleged victim’s home after it was gutted by fire.
Murder accused’s odd admission as grim details emerge in trial
‘I’ll lay it out’: A Toowoomba man has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of his neighbour, with a jury at his trial told that the man made a surprising admission to police.
Meth, GHB, acid: Former drug dealer breaches jail term
A Toowoomba woman who was caught trafficking a range of drugs in 2020 was brought back before the courts for breaching her suspended prison sentence.
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