Nine shocking Southwest Queensland crimes of 2020
From child sex offences to violent family feuds, here are nine of the worst southwest crimes that rocked our communities in 2020.
Police & Courts
Dalby man ‘choked’ young woman in terrifying drunken attack
A YOUNG woman had to run for safety when a young intoxicated Dalby man put his hand around her throat during a frightening late night assault on Drayton St.
Twerking teen heard in court for alleged police assault
A TEENAGER who allegedly twerked so much at Macca’s the police were called has been mentioned in court for charges of obstructing and assaulting police.
Charleville man stomps car as ex-partner tries to grab phone
A WOMAN felt threatened in her own home, even when her violent ex-partner wasn’t there, because of the abusive threats he sent her.
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“Our son is no coward, but he can’t take on 15 people.”
“For two years our son wouldn’t come out of his room because he was too scared to go anywhere”
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.
Psychiatrist: man in ‘low risk’ jail is remorseless killer
HE’S been described as a cold-blooded killer who shot his former wife in the face and attempted to kill four other people, including his son.
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/charleville/police-courts/page/66