Qld paramedic charged with 24 child sex abuse offences, multiple rapes
A Queensland Ambulance Service paramedic has been charged with 24 child sex abuse related offences, many allegedly involving a child under 12, and five counts of rape.
Police & Courts
Woman allegedly crashes into front yard while drunk, lobs pot plant at owners
Police have alleged that a 62-year-old woman drunk drove her hatchback into a front yard at more than twice the legal alcohol limit, before becoming “belligerent” and throwing a pot plant at a front door.
Charges laid over fatal crash that claimed life of Jamie Winn
Police will allege a young driver was under the influence of both drugs and alcohol when her vehicle collided head on with a loving husband on his way to work.
Miner’s ‘sexual wink’, racial remarks after uncooked chook
A Qld miner has been kicked out of multiple venues at a Brisbane Westfields after making sexual remarks, Shania Twain comparisons, threatening to punch staff, and complaining about chicken.
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400+ cases: Monsters behind Mackay’s shocking animal cruelty and neglect scourge
Some of Queensland’s most shocking animal neglect and abuse cases were committed across the Mackay district from torture to negligence. Warning: Graphic content
Man charged over Mother’s Day stabbing named
A man charged over a stabbing attack at a Mackay budget hostel has been identified, as the wounded man is released from hospital. Read the latest.
Community’s moving tribute to youngest victim of horror road toll
Animal lover Stirling Edwards-Bland, 12, dreamed of becoming a vet when he grew up. His life was cut short tragically in a Bruce Highway crash that marked the start of a horror week on the roads.
Search for man to help with inquiries after alleged salon assault
A hairdresser washing a man’s hair at a salon in a major shopping centre was allegedly touched inappropriately as police now call for help to identify a man they believe can help with their inquiries.
Sacked doctor cleared to take hospital defamation action
A psychiatrist sacked just weeks into a hospital contract, after junior doctors filed a complaint about his performance, has secured more time to sue the health service for defamation.
The crucial 5-minute window before young father’s hit and run death
Friends say they will miss a young father of three’s smile and cheeky humour after he died in a hit and run that sent shockwaves through a small Queensland town. Police say a five-minute window could be the key to solving the hit and run.
‘Three fatals in three days’: Police road toll warning ahead of big wet
‘Two mothers have lost their children on what’s meant to be one of their best days of the year’. Mackay region road toll spikes ahead of storms expected to dump up to 200mm.
‘You’re in jail or dead’: Teen’s eyes opened to ‘scary’ path ahead
A teenager was lucky to make it a day through school, ‘not giving a jack’ what happened to him. But now for the first time, he can see a future for himself beyond ‘doing naughty stuff and mucking up at school’.
Man busted with 1kg of meth told cops of drug scam plans
A man caught with more than 1kg of methamphetamines at a Queensland coastal tourist town has fronted court. Here’s what happened to him.
‘It’s f–king heartbreaking’: Teen’s death in stolen car to be explored at coronial inquest
The father of a 13-year-old boy who died when a stolen car fatally crashed says a coronial probe into supervision at state care facilities is worth it if it ‘saves one more kid’.
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