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Qld dead body prankers to face court
Two Brisbane men accused of wasting police resources after they allegedly pranked an Uber driver with fake dead body are expected to appear in court.
December 18, 2018
Two Queensland men who allegedly staged a prank with a fake dead body are expected to appear in court after being charged for wasting police resources.
A 27-year-old Collingwood Park man and 35-year-old Redbank Plains man are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The men are accused of making a false representation by conduct resulting in a police investigation.
The charges follow the men’s alleged attempt to prank an Uber driver by loading a fake dead body into the boot of a car at Sherwood, in Brisbane’s western suburbs, on July 31.
The prank caused the driver to flee and police to set up a crime scene at a Brisbane apartment complex, where what appeared to be blood was found at the scene.
Investigators determined it to be an elaborate hoax which the alleged perpetrators were filming for a YouTube video.
Significant specialist police resources were deployed unnecessarily to investigate what was considered to be a serious community safety issue, Queensland Police said in November when the men were charged.
Police are expected to seek restitution for investigation costs.