Leon Jessy Leigh Stretton charged over alleged armed robbery of Mackay sex worker

The case against a 30yo man accused of booking appointments with two Queensland sex workers to then rob them at knife and gunpoint has hit a lengthy delay in court. LATEST

Leon Jessy Leigh Stretton is charged with the alleged armed robbery against two sex workers in Mackay in September 2023.

The case against a man accused of robbing two Mackay sex workers while armed with a gun and a knife has hit a six month snag.

It is alleged Bowen man Leon Jessy Leigh Stretton booked an appointment with a 52-year-old woman at a massage business on Nebo Rd in Mackay about 1am on September 19 last year.

Before any sexual services were exchanged, he allegedly pulled out a gun and took the woman’s cards and cash.

It is alleged he then booked an appointment with a 55-year-old woman at a private Mackay address at 4pm the same day, that time using a knife to procure money before fleeing the scene.

Mr Stretton, 30, is charged with two counts of armed robbery over the incidents as well as other offences including common assault (domestic violence), failure to appear before court, possessing dangerous drugs, failure to comply with reporting, and fraud.

Solicitor Daniel Lane of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Service told Mackay Magistrates Court on Monday that he had no objections to the prosecution requesting more time to supply a brief of evidence, which could take a further six months.

Mr Lang added he intended to make a bail application for his client, who appeared via videolink from Capricornia Correctional Centre, in the near future.

Acting Magistrate Stephen Byrne adjourned the matter until June 3 and extended the evidence brief deadline to November.

Mr Stretton was remanded in custody.

Originally published as Leon Jessy Leigh Stretton charged over alleged armed robbery of Mackay sex worker