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Toolbox murderer jailed by flawed evidence, court told
One of three men jailed for torturing and murdering two Qld drug dealers, whose bodies were found in a toolbox, has appealed against his convictions.
- by Rex Martinich
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In the bag were pieces of an heirloom rifle. Mum picked it up, and was shot dead
Cristian Dino Lawlor, 24, had been restoring the rifle in his Brisbane home. Now the final moments of his mother’s life have been heard in court.
- by Cloe Read
Man who decapitated teen blocked from seeking parole
A man who stabbed a teenage boy and then decapitated him will remain behind bars for at least another three-and-a-half years.
- by Rex Martinich
Arrest warrant issued for man over alleged acid attack on Brisbane street
Edward Arthur Robinson allegedly grabbed a coffee cup of caustic acid, a form of drain cleaner, and poured it onto another man.
- by Cloe Read
Men blamed woodchipper death on ‘reckless’ victim
The day after her ex-partner’s body was put into a woodchipper, murder-accused Sharon Graham discussed his will over coffee before sleeping in his bed with another man, a court has been told.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
‘The machine was playing up’: Bigger woodchipper brought in before alleged murder
A woman asked two men to kill her ex-partner to gain $700,000 from his insurance and later asked them why he was still alive, a jury has been told.
- by Rex Martinich
Woman planned ‘barbaric’ woodchipper murder, court told
A woman has been accused of being the “architect” of an alleged plan to murder her ex-partner and disguise the crime as a horrific woodchipper accident.
- by Rex Martinich
Revealed: Alleged childcare rapist accused of abusing 91 girls named
The 45-year-old from the Gold Coast was charged last year with more than 1600 offences, including rape and indecent treatment of children.
- by Cloe Read
Former deputy premier wins bid to gag CCC report
Jackie Trad released her first lengthy public statement about the case, saying the corruption probe had a significant impact on her life, both political and personal.
- by Cloe Read and Matt Dennien
Pavlou fined over ‘smart alec response to a reasonable request’
Brisbane activist Drew Pavlou was fined after placards he set up in the CBD were judged to be illegal advertising.
- by Rex Martinich
Queensland police admin officer hacked records ‘for vanity’
An admin officer was motivated by vanity when she altered information in the Queensland police computer system over seven years, a court has been told.
- by Cheryl Goodenough