Alleged storage facility heist lands women in court
Police have accused two women of stealing items from a Pialba storage facility after they found them loading shelving into a car.
Police & Courts
‘Ridiculous’: New twist in case against 13yo triple fatal crash driver
New details from inside a Brisbane courtroom can be revealed before the case against boy charged over a crash which killed three women returns to Maryborough.
‘Sh** happens’: Widower showed woman dead wife’s clothes, raped her
A retired meatworker has shown “no genuine signs of remorse” for his crime against a female friend he invited over for dinner two months after his wife died before doing the unthinkable. *Distressing.
Man arrested following star picket smash attack on car
A man has allegedly smashed a car’s windows with a star picket and caused disturbances on a couple of Maryborough streets at the weekend.
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‘Two years of hell’: Tears as man cleared of campsite bashing
A court has heard a man, found not guilty over a violent brawl which caused a brain injury, didn’t lose his right to self defence just because the instigator came off “second best”.
Heart stabbed four times ‘kept pumping’, murder trial hears
Confronting photos have been shown in a murder trial as the pathologist who carried out the autopsy says a slain Queensland father’s heart kept beating even after being punctured four times by a knife. *Distressing content
Traffic chaos after three-car crash leaves one trapped
A serious crash has stopped traffic on the main road between Maryborough and Hervey Bay. VIDEO.
Murder trial: Neighbour claims ‘note’ near body scared him off
Videos played in the trial of a man accused of murdering his neighbour reveal he told police he smoked marijuana and wiped up blood instead of calling them because that’s what a ‘note’ at the scene warned him to do.
Deadly driver had 13 speeding fines before double fatality
A driving menace had already caused one crash and been hit with more than a dozen other traffic tickets before he caused the accident which claimed the lives of an innocent country couple while they were travelling home with their beloved border collies.
Danger zone: Lives at risk as speed signs tampered with, removed
Police are warning lives are being put at risk on our roads due to people tampering with or removing speed traffic signs.
Teacher convicted of 30+ child sex offences appeals sentence
A former primary school teacher, who sexually abused his students, often in front of the classroom, has failed in his bid to have his prison sentence reduced.
‘I’ve done something terrible’: Wife’s throat slit hours after police called
After she asked for a divorce, a woman’s estranged husband snuck into her bedroom and cut her throat. Now, a court has heard the victim called police for help multiple times in the hours before the attack.
Meth addict urged to kick drugs, avoid jail, for daughter’s sake
A judge has told a young mother she needs to give up drugs and stay out of jail after she was given immediate release on parole, warning her more offending could see her separated from her daughter.
Burglar swings scissors at family after dogs raise alarm
When barking dogs alerted a family to an intruder in their yard, he said he was simply after a glass of water. It quickly became clear that wasn’t the case.
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