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Archive for March, 2020
Man dumped at murdered Qld pair’s home
A witness at a trial for a woman accused of murdering two Brisbane siblings says he was taken to their home and dumped before it burst into flames. March 10, 2020 A man who was dumped at a Brisbane house minutes before it burst into flames has told a murder trial he believes he was […]
Coroner delivers Qld plane crash findings
The engineers who approved a Queensland skydiving plane to fly before it crashed, killing five people, have been referred by a coroner to the safety watchdog. March 10, 2020 A coroner has called for the aircraft engineers who falsified logbook entries before a Queensland skydiving company’s plane crashed, killing five people, to be investigated. First-time […]
Heartfelt goodbye for Hannah and kids
A funeral has been held in Brisbane for Hannah Clarke and her children Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey, who were killed in a domestic violence attack. March 9, 2020 With staff writers Three young Brisbane children who were doused in petrol and set alight by their father have been remembered as gorgeous, fun-loving siblings who were […]
Qld firies honoured after bushfire season
Queensland firefighters and emergency service personnel have been honoured with a ticker-tape parade in Brisbane following a devastating bushfire season. March 7, 2020 Hundreds of people have lined Brisbane’s streets to pay tribute to firefighters and emergency service personnel who risked their lives battling Queensland bushfires. Queensland Fire and Emergency Service personnel were joined by […]
Qld appeals pedophile Free’s sentence
The Queensland government has appealed the prison sentence given to a man who took a little girl from a Kmart store and sexually assaulted her. March 6, 2020 A pedophile who sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl after taking her from a Kmart store should spend more time behind bars before being eligible for parole, a […]
Son to stand trial for Qld mum’s murder
The son of slain north Queensland woman Dorothy Britton has been committed to stand trial for murder 24 years after his mother was fatally shot. March 5, 2020 The son of slain north Queensland woman Dorothy Britton allegedly confessed to his mother’s murder at an oxtail stew dinner party with friends. Christopher Mark Britton also […]
Murder accused befriended victim’s partner
A Queensland woman, who allegedly murdered two people, befriended one of her victims’ boyfriends and probed him about the police investigation. March 4, 2020 A woman accused of murdering two siblings befriended one of her victims’ boyfriends and probed him about the police investigation, a court has been told. Danielle Lee Fels has pleaded not […]
Qld farmer accused of harassing worker
A Queensland farmer sexually harassed a female worker at his rural property before allegedly raping a British backpacker, a court has been told. March 4, 2020 A Queensland farmer accused of raping a British backpacker sexually harassed another worker at his rural property. The 50-year-old South Burnett man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, […]
Missing Qld teen’s desperate bid for cash
Teen sex worker Tiffany Taylor sent dozens of messages on a website offering sex for cash in the days before she disappeared, a Brisbane court has been told. March 2, 2020 Teen call girl Tiffany Taylor sent dozens of messages offering sex for cash in a desperate bid to make money before she went missing, […]