Crime scene declared after woman’s body found
Police are awaiting medical results as they investigate the sudden death of a woman whose body was found at a Mackay home. LATEST
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Spotted at Shamrock Hotel with a black eye, later found dead
Three months after the death of an East Mackay man police are pleading for help solving a case. Did you see John Hackett on November 6?
WATCH: Tributes for dad killed by alleged speeding, drink driver
Tributes are pouring in for a Queensland dad, described as “one of the nicest people you could meet” after he was tragically killed when another driver lost control while speeding dangerously. SEE THE VIDEO
‘I’m going to kill the c—. I tried to squish him under the wheel’
A mum of two allegedly used her car as a weapon and tried to run a man down following a road rage incident, a court has heard, as a magistrate questioned why she had been charged with attempted murder.
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Man charged over fatal crash that killed ‘friend of 40 years’
A man who allegedly crashed into his friend of 40 years in a fatal hit-and-run told police he “didn’t realise he’d hit someone”.
Brother chokes back tears as he begs for help to find killer
The younger brother of a man police believed may have been murdered has choked back tears and looked towards heaven as he begged the public for help in finding the person responsible for the death. SEE THE VIDEO
Police guard home after blaze allegedly started by schoolkids
Specialist police have been brought in and a crime scene declared at a Sarina home where a fire is believed to have been deliberately lit by children. PHOTOS
‘Completely collapsed’: Woman escapes inferno which destroyed home
A home has been completely gutted after a fire ripped through the property overnight. Police are investigating the cause.
Huge twist in shocking alleged hit-and-run fatal crash
New details have emerged in a shocking alleged hit and run on the Bruce Highway which killed a motorcyclist.
‘Can be catastrophic’: Man blasted for putting pregnant partner in chokehold
A man with a history of violence has been blasted for lashing out against his pregnant girlfriend while he was so drunk he could not tell she was unable to breathe.
Young man stalked, sexually assaulted carer
A young man has avoided any further punishment after damaging a car being driven by a pregnant woman, stalking and sexually assaulted his carer while on bail, and joy-riding in a stolen car before setting it on fire.
Elderly woman seriously injured in car, train crash
A woman in her 80s was flown to Townsville with serious leg injuries after the vehicle she was driving collided with a train and flipped north of Mackay.
Convicted killer going blind in jail after busted with drugs
A convicted killer, who was jailed for his role in a violent home invasion that resulted in the death of a man with a samurai sword, is back behind bars after a relapse resulting from a shocking eye disease.
‘We owe it to Clark’: Union welcomes charges against miner after fatality
The mining union has welcomed charges laid in the Emerald Magistrates Court against a multinational miner three years after a dragline operator died on-site.
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