Courts
Wife recorded murder fears hours before death
Just hours before a woman was found dead near a tractor, she recorded a video saying she feared her husband would kill her, a court has heard.
- by Rex Martinich
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Alleged rape case involving prominent Brisbane chef dropped
Kelvin Zachary Andrews, who was formerly the head chef at SK Steak and Oyster at the Calile Hotel, had been accused of rape last year.
- by Cloe Read
Torture charges dropped in case of Channel Seven contestants
The Queensland couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are facing dozens of charges between them.
- by Cloe Read
Man accused of woman’s fatal brain injury denied bail
A man set to face prosecution following a true-crime podcast and inquest into a woman’s death has been denied bail over his “extremely high risk” of interfering with a witness.
- by Rex Martinich
Brisbane divorce lawyer reprimanded over ‘offensive’ DV comments
Among the language in his emails were descriptions of another lawyer’s client as “postnatally depressed”, along with a suggestion she was “wandering the earth” with his client’s daughter.
- by Sean Parnell
Murder accused grilled by witness about teen’s death
One of 12 men accused of murdering a teenager admitted his role in the killing during a phone call after a violent ambush in a park, a judge has heard.
- by Rex Martinich
Trial of 12 men accused of Brisbane park murder restarts after jury discharged
A judge alone will now decide the fates of the men after a jury was discharged over concerns of possible prejudice.
- by Rex Martinich
Family begs for location of man’s body after killer jailed over ‘vigilante justice’
Lachlan Griffiths was last seen alive in the Brisbane CBD on January 16, 2022. He was killed in a warehouse at Coopers Plains the following day.
- by Rex Martinich
‘They’re not kids, they’re animals’: grandma of alleged killer teen speaks out
The grandmother of a teenager charged over a fatal crash at Murrumba Downs has apologised to the victim’s family and expressed her anger at the justice system.
- by Cloe Read
Man suffers head injury after pair attacked and robbed at South Bank
A teenager has been charged after a group allegedly robbed a 23-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy at the South Bank lagoon shortly before 1am.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Olympian, brother sentenced over failed $200m drug plot
An Olympic silver medallist and his brother are eligible for parole after being sentenced over a failed attempt to import cocaine worth about $200 million.
- by Fraser Barton
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