Gross trigger for housemate assault revealed
A Central Queensland man assaulted his housemate after taking issue with her dogs, a court has heard.
Police & Courts
‘They hand them out like lollies’: Magistrate on medicinal cannabis scripts
A Qld disability pensioner busted in a police drug raid told a court that he had been trying to get a script for medicinal cannabis when a magistrate chimed in with an interesting observation on an easy place to get them.
‘Speeding, 3 drugs, booze’: Car crash caused power pole to snap in half
Things quickly went from good to bad for a concreter “celebrating” his first day back at work when he crashed his car into a power pole, snapping it in half.
Teen faces court for defying grocery store ban
A Central Queensland boy who has aspirations of becoming a sports commentator has faced the Childrens Court after he defied a grocery store ban.
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Schoolgirl L-plater caught drug driving, ‘kicked’ at cop
A Central Queensland schoolgirl L-plater busted drug driving failed to show at Childrens Court and when police tried to arrest her on a warrant, she “kicked” at a cop.
‘I’ll f**king stab you’: 14-year-old to support worker
A boy sentenced to more than a dozen offences, held an open pair of scissors to a support worker’s throat and uttered chilling words.
Attempted murder, grievous bodily harm charges laid after shootings
Two men have been charged with serious offences after they were allegedly involved in shootings in a quiet Central Qld street.
Police release age of woman dead in tragic Bruce Hway crash
The age of a woman who died in a shocking truck and car collision on the Bruce Highway in Central Qld this week has been released.
Emergency crews race to dual car fires
Emergency services have responded to two car fires less than five kilometres from each other near Rockhampton.
‘I’ll strip the flesh off you, burn the house down’: Son’s threat to elderly mum
A “terrified” elderly Central Queensland woman locked herself in a bedroom as her son, armed with an axe and a blowtorch, called her the “spawn of the devil”, trashed her home and threatened to kill her.
‘Didn’t want to exist anymore’: Teen exposes mine truck driver’s abuse
A teenage girl has told a court how her miner stepfather’s “disgusting” sexual abuse of her for more than a year left her “terrified and traumatised”.
Nintendo Switch, nudes: ‘How this online predator got to my 12yo’
By the time a NSW mum realised her only child was under the spell of a monster lurking behind a screen in Qld, it was too late. Now, she’s speaking out in the hope other parents don’t live her waking nightmare.
‘Bleeding extensively’: Woman accused of stabbing sleeping partner
A young woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend while he slept at 4am as they slept in a tent.
‘An ounce for $3.3k’: CQ mum sentenced for dealing drugs
A Central Queensland mother busted dealing drugs originally told police she got the money from poker machine winnings.
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