‘You didn’t just kill our mum, you took our happiness’
The young daughter of a woman who died after a horror crash caused by a drink driver has delivered a harrowing victim impact statement to the man responsible.
Police & Courts
Police officer ‘donkey kicked,’ knocked to ground by cleaner
A woman who assaulted a police officer while other officers were trying to deal with her boyfriend at the Hervey Bay police station has faced court.
Drink driving chef jailed over crash that killed Imbil mum
A Noosa hinterland chef who got behind the wheel after a few beers and hit a mother-of-four head-on, leaving her brain dead, will spend the next 16 months behind bars.
Wanted: Can you help Gympie police identify these 20 people?
Police from the Gympie region would like to speak with these people in relation to a number of ongoing investigations. Have you seen them?
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Chatsworth man caught with loaded rifle
Sniffles could be heard in the gallery from his supporters as the 30-year-old pleaded guilty to almost a dozen charges including stealing and disqualified driving
Bail refused for man who threatened police officer
The 18-year-old allegedly hurled violent threats toward a police officer tending to him after a serious car crash, including threats of sexual assault towards the officer’s daughter.
Heavily drunk dad loses custody of children
Police have caught a Gympie Region man at 10 times the legal driving limit while they were carrying out a welfare check on his children.
‘Fox on the run’: One of Gympie’s most notorious killers
Billy Fox will be able to apply for parole this year, after he was jailed for life in 1998 following a psychotic shooting spree that killed his ex-wife Patricia Atkinson at Glenwood in August 1996.
Accused Gympie firearm smuggler remanded in custody
A man accused of smuggling firearm related items into Australia has fronted Gympie Magistrates Court via video link from jail.
Police provide update on the sudden death of Sarah Brown
A Queensland Police Service spokesman has provided an update on investigations into Ms Brown’s death on Thursday night, after her body was discovered in bushland at Victory Heights on Monday
Court denies alleged violent abuser and choker bail
A 23-year-old Gympie man facing horrific domestic violence charges held his head in his hands as he fronted the Gympie Magistrates Court.
NAMED: Drink drivers dealt with in Gympie court this week
From waiting until the next morning, to trying to get their friends home safely, eight drivers were caught driving while over the limit in the Gympie region and had to front court this week.
Teewah hoon fined for drink driving after passenger injured
Police were called to Teewah Beach in April after a man fell out of the back of a ute and had to be airlifted to hospital.
‘Mum can die’: Footballer sentenced for domestic violence
The 27-year-old Gympie footballer threatened to stab the mother of his children for calling the police on him, telling their children “mum can die”.
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