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One punch lands Toowoomba man in jail

HE ONLY threw one punch but it had a devastating effect for his victim and now the perpetrator will spend at least 16...

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20th Sept. 2019 3:09 PM

One punch left the victim with brain injury.

What a crack up! He had what up his bum?

It was only after some prompting that he admitted the green leafy material found in his butt cheeks could be cannabis.

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20th Sept. 2019 1:09 PM

After some prompting he admitted the green leafy material found in his bum might be cannabis.

Robbery arose from drug deal done in Toowoomba court

WHEN the would-be drug buyer turned up to take possession of marijuana, he was set upon by three teenagers demanding his...

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20th Sept. 2019 6:09 AM

The drug deal took place in the foyer of the Toowoomba Courthouse.

'Late bloomer' crim sentenced to jail

A MAN who had lived a law-abiding life until taking to drug use in his late 20s has been sentenced to jail for torching a...

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19th Sept. 2019 5:09 AM

His barrister told the court his client torched the car to get rid of his fingerprints.

Toowoomba snake catcher released on parole

A TOOWOOMBA snake catcher jailed for causing serious injury to another man has been released on parole.

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18th Sept. 2019 3:09 PM

The snake catcher pleaded guilty in Toowoomba District Court.

In court: Six due to be sentenced in district court

EACH day many people face the Bundaberg court on a range of different charges.

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18th Sept. 2019 8:09 AM

IN COURT: Six due to be sentenced in district court today.

Jail time for Toowoomba dad: 'Smacking is never okay'

A MAN who smacked his 10-year-old daughter for not doing her chores at home has been handed a jail term by a Toowoomba...

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17th Sept. 2019 12:09 PM

The man had disciplined the child for not doing her chores.

IN COURT: 72 people set to appear in Gladstone today

EACH day, a number of people appear in Gladstone court on a range of different charges and matters.

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10th Sept. 2019 8:09 AM

IN COURT: A number of people will appear at the Gladstone Courthouse today.

Predators, dealers get less than a battling grazier

Grazier taken down in court for trying to survive, criminals walk free for much worse.

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10th Sept. 2019 8:09 AM

FIGHTING HARD: Charleville grazier Dan McDonald (right) with Kennedy MP Bob Katter outside the District Court in Brisbane, last week. Mr McDonald made a last-ditch attempt to overturn his criminal conviction for cutting down trees on his drought-hit property so he could feed starving cattle.

'Utterly tragic' childhood revealed in courtroom

INTRODUCED to drugs at a 'frighteningly' young age, a 29-year-old man's tragic childhood led to a life of crime landing him...

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06th Sept. 2019 3:09 PM

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