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Police & Courts
‘F—–g disgusting’: Magistrate cops mouthful for denying man bail
A man facing multiple charges including assault occasioning bodily harm whilst in company, obstructing police and fraud has let fly at a regional magistrate after being denied bail.
90GB of new evidence in alleged Burnett rapist case
Police have asked for time to process 90 gigabytes of evidence in their case against a 41-year-old businessman charged with 11 counts of rape and five other sexual offences.
Rapists named as sexual assaults in Wide Bay Burnett rise 40%
There have been more than 120 reports of rape or attempted rape in the Wide Bay and Burnett in the past six months after a massive increase last year. Here are the stories of 15 men convicted of rape in this region.
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Murder was linked to bikie shooting: court
Murder trial witness claims Gold Coast drug addict Darren Britza was wanted by a gang when he was allegedly bashed to death
Myths and facts about violence against women
One in three Australian women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime
Alleged Lone Wolf out on $50k surety for Mackay charges
Alleged bikie president accused of committing a “premeditated” robbery in Mackay with three other illegal gang members will be released on bail.
Did a kind-hearted truckie die for his ideals?
AIRLIE Beach father of three Michael Leslie Devitt’s ideals probably put him in an early grave more than five years ago.
Man guilty of raping young daughter showed ‘no remorse’
A JURY has taken less than two hours to find a Mackay father guilty of raping his biological daughter over a number of years.
Gympie couple jailed after raid finds meth worth $90,000
A GYMPIE couple who called the drugs they were selling “puppies” or “horse riding lessons” to try to avoid police detection have been jailed.
Wanna-be meth kingpin will spend years behind bars
CRAIG Cant had big plans to be a meth kingpin.
Lawyer turned drug addict: how meth can destroy anyone
HE WAS the millionaire lawyer who had built himself up from nothing. Now he’s had to undergo drug tests to prove he should be allowed to practise law again.
Trial begins for rape accused yachtsman
A MAN accused of raping a woman who worked for him on a yacht while it sailed from the Sunshine Coast to the Whitsundays says the sex was consensual.
Bruce and Denise Morcombe’s ten year journey
Bruce and Denise Morcombe have been the brave faces for their son Daniel since he vanished in December, 2003.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/central-and-north-burnett/police-courts/page/172