Toowoomba
Investigations launched into two motel fires across south-east
A man suffered life-threatening burns in a Brisbane blaze overnight, while a crime scene was declared after a Toowoomba fire.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Amateur astronomers have lost one of the jewels of the night sky – the rings of Saturn.
- Cameron Atfield
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Fringe religious group sentenced over girl’s ‘slow and painful’ death
Three years after Elizabeth Struhs died, her mother and father have been jailed, with a judge also dealing with their “dangerous, highly manipulative” leader.
- Cloe Read
Religious cult guilty of killing girl urged to consider psych evaluation
The 14 people guilty of Elizabeth Struhs’ manslaughter – including her parents – have been advised it is still not too late to seek legal representation.
- Cloe Read
Daughter left to die: This is the unseen footage
Questioned for hours by homicide detectives, a devout mother said she hoped her lifeless daughter would stand up in front of the paramedics and say, “What are you doing here?”
- Cloe Read
Lehrmann’s lawyers to seek judge-only trial in Queensland rape case
Bruce Lehrmann was last year committed to stand trial over allegations he raped a woman he met at a Toowoomba nightclub on a drug-fuelled night in 2021.
- Cloe Read
RNA fights back as Toowoomba makes bid to host Olympic sport
The RNA Showgrounds has launched its bid to prevent Toowoomba claiming hosting rights for Olympic equestrian events in 2032, after the Darling Downs city formally sought an upgrade of its showgrounds.
- Cameron Atfield
Man jailed for life over toddler’s torture and murder
A man who murdered a two-year-old girl after inflicting severe physical abuse and punishments has been jailed for life.
- Rex Martinich
Father cries as church group accused of killing girl gives closing submissions
On Friday the congregation, known as “the Saints”, told a judge the allegations against the members were false, and that they believed the girl would be healed by God.
- Cloe Read
Church group on trial had ‘common’ goal to stop girl’s insulin, judge rules
The justice was shown thousands of text messages and emails exchanged between two or more of the defendants in the months leading up to the eight-year-old’s death.
- Rex Martinich
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