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A trial is under way for three men accused of killing two people and dumping their bodies inside a locked toolbox near Logan.

‘Drinks and gaming’ before toolbox murders, jury hears

Three men accused of murder by drowning two people in a toolbox drank whiskey and played video games while they held their alleged victims captive, a jury has heard.

  • Rex Martinich

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Victims Cory Breton and Iuliana Triscaru.

Witness admits lying to police over alleged toolbox murders

A friend of the two victims has admitted lying when he told police one of the accused was present when a toolbox containing the pair was thrown into a lagoon.

  • Rex Martinich
A crane lifts the metal toolbox containing the two bodies from a lagoon in Logan.

Toolbox murder accused planned only ‘boot ride scare’

Two men accused of murder by drowning two people in a toolbox thought they were part of a non-fatal “boot ride” punishment common among drug dealers, a jury has heard.

  • Rex Martinich
Toutai Kefu outside his Coorparoo home after returning from hospital.

Appeal against sentence for teens who stabbed Wallabies star’s family fails

An appeal that argued the sentences for two teenagers involved in the violent home invasion of Toutai Kefu was “manifestly inadequate” has been dismissed.

  • Cloe Read
A crane lifts the metal toolbox containing the two bodies from a lagoon in Logan.

Suspects ‘used music’ to cover noise in toolbox murders

“They were likely alive in the toolbox when they entered the body of water at Scrubby Creek,” the crown prosecutor said.

  • Rex Martinich
North Lakes mum mother Emma Lovell’s killer was sentenced to 14 years’ jail for murder.

Killer of Emma Lovell fights for early release

The convicted killer is due to remain behind bars until 2032, but his lawyers have launched a new Supreme Court appeal.

  • William Davis
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Attorney-General Deb Frecklington was disappointed by the court’s decision.

Qld fails to increase sentence of man who used rope to drag woman to car

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington thought the 44-year-old’s sentence did not meet community standards. The appeal court disagreed.

  • Savannah Meacham
Greens MP Amy MacMahon’s car after the collision at Kangaroo Point.

Woman spared jail time over crash that injured MP

A woman will not spend any time behind bars after she sped through a red light while drunk before crashing into then-Greens MP Amy MacMahon.

  • Savannah Meacham
Signs went up on the Story Bridge warning of the protest on Friday.

Three months on, not even the council knows when Story Bridge paths will reopen

A protest that would have shut down all six traffic lanes on the Story Bridge during peak hour has been blocked by a court ruling.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The Story Bridge protest will be decided in court on Thursday morning.

Story Bridge protesters hit back at ‘illegal’ claim as dispute heads to court

Police and Brisbane City Council will fight plans to shut down the Story Bridge for a peak-hour Friday morning protest over the closure of its footpaths.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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