His weapon was a hunting knife – by name and purpose. “BJ” Cecil was hellbent on finding his former wife and teaching her a lesson. When her brave mother stepped in, she paid the ultimate price. SPECIAL REPORT.
Emergency services are on the way to a single vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway in the Central Queensland region.
A son-in-law who unleashed a “ferocious, violent stabbing” on his ex-partner’s 71-year-old mother maintained a sullen facial expression as Queensland’s top judge sentenced him to life behind bars. VIDEO
A man in his 50s was initially trapped in a single-vehicle rollover on a country road between Gladstone and Bundaberg. He had to be flown to Rockhampton Hospital.
A Capricorn Coast mother stole 22 items from the Yeppoon store where she worked, many in the lead-up to Christmas, after her husband lost his job and because she didn’t want their kids to go without. She faced court to get her punishment.
A woman locked herself inside a shed at the Central Queensland property to get away from her aggressive father until police arrived.
The 31-year-old man, who has been doing home duties including looking after children while his partner works, is fast running out of chances to avoid a jail sentence.
The trade qualified painter who runs his own business servicing Central Queensland was not able to be woken by members of the public and that’s when they alerted the police. Full details here.
Here are the latest offenders to face court – one of them came to the attention of police about 10.10pm because his vehicle had no headlights on and it was veering onto the wrong side of the road.
The Central Queensland woman lashed out after her request for $5 was refused. It was not the first time she had attacked a stranger in public and she was punished accordingly. Read what happened to her in court.
A man serving jail time in Capricornia Correctional Centre was able to continuously contact his ex-partner, “messing with her head” and accusing her of being sexually promiscuous. Read the details about the shocking case here.
A Central Qld man with a history of violence has been jailed for assisting his brother in his alleged drug trafficking business, including carrying out brutal drug debt collections.
*CONTENT WARNING* A man sent a young woman a shocking text after a sexual assault which hospitalised her after she suffered a seizure. Read more here:
Among the Central Queensland woman’s other offences was an incident where she bit a police officer, and on three separate occasions she stole groceries from supermarkets. Here’s what happened to her in court.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/gladstone/police-courts/page/200