Brooke Baskin
The Courier-Mail
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Former lawyer Russell Biddle accused of taking $1.1m from De Havilland plane crash victims John and Carol Dawson’s estate
FORMER Brisbane lawyer Russell Biddle has been extradited from Sydney to face allegations he took $1.145 million from the deceased estate of De Havilland plane crash victims John and Carol Dawson. → Read More
Mum, daughter accused of luring, killing man who harassed girl
A MUM allegedly encouraged her daughter to lure a man who was harassing her on Facebook to their Ipswich home where he was hogtied, interrogated and strangled to death. → Read More
Man pretended to be police officer before raping sex worker, court told
A WEB developer found out his girlfriend is pregnant with his child in open court during a bid for bail over the alleged rape and robbery of a sex worker who let him into her hotel room because he claimed to be a police officer. → Read More
Brett Peter Cowan loses appeal over murder conviction
DANIEL Morcombe’s killer will not have his conviction overturned or face a longer jail term. → Read More
Queensland crime: Glen Brian Duggan accused of killing neighbour and former partner Renee Todd
AN abattoir worker accused of killing his neighbour and former partner out of revenge allegedly woke his housemate in the middle of the night and told him: “I’ve just murdered someone. I strangled them with my bare hands. The bitch next door.” → Read More
Glen Edward Matthews’ conviction for webcam sex with 14-year-old girl quashed due to miscarriage of justice
A QUEENSLANDER who had webcam sex with an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl had his conviction quashed after photos of an adult woman in a bikini were mysteriously linked to the fake profile. → Read More
Chief Justice Tim Carmody vows to complete term as he takes sick leave
EMBATTLED Chief Justice Tim Carmody has declared, “I’ll be back.” → Read More
Queensland Chief Justice Tim Carmody to take month’s sick leave for treatment for back problem
QUEENSLAND’S Chief Justice Tim Carmody is to go on a month’s sick leave for “specialist treatment” for a back problem, starting on Monday. → Read More
Hearing as Court of Appeal considers whether all judges who heard Brett Cowan appeal should be at hearing seeking to disqualify Chief Justice Tim Carmody
<b>UPDATE: </b>Chief Justice Tim Carmody has withdrawn from the appeal of Daniel Morcombe’s convicted killer over allegations he was biased. → Read More
Judge finds in favour of Rockhampton surgeon Antonio Vega Vega
A JUDGE has found in favour of a Rockhampton surgeon under investigation by Queensland Health over patient care. → Read More
Man charged over string of sexual assaults in Brisbane’s east to be deported
A MAN charged over a string of sexual assaults in Bulimba will be deported after a court sentenced him to a suspended jail term for two of the attacks. → Read More
Rapist jailed for eight years as court hears of victim’s ordeal
A TEENAGER who was raped at knifepoint clutched the hand of a helpless friend who was forced to watch her ordeal. → Read More
Massage therapist accused of rape, sexual assault, using hidden camera to film clients
A MASSAGE therapist who allegedly used a hidden camera to indecently film 16 women and children who were clients has been committed to stand trial. → Read More
Bestiality accused lashes out at photographer after court appearance
A WOMAN who made international headlines for allegedly having sex with a dog has lashed out at a photographer after fronting a Brisbane court for failing to appear. → Read More
Bail for alleged driver in Gold Coast cocaine ring
AN accused driver for a multi-million dollar cocaine trafficking ring that rocked the Gold Coast Titans has been granted release on bail. → Read More
Ex-law partner caught in Taskforce Argos Skype sex sting
A FORMER law firm partner has escaped a prison sentence after pleading guilty to Skype sex acts with a police officer who was posing as a teenage girl. → Read More
Triple murderer in brutal attack on Woodford prison guard
A TRIPLE murderer who was also jailed for a vicious rape will stay behind bars for an extra four months after a “vicious” attack at a Woodford jail that left a prison guard with broken bones. → Read More
Esk woman Candace Martin extradited to NSW, accused of conspiring to murder father-in-law
AN Esk mum allegedly conspired to murder her father-in-law with her husband after taking out a $2.5 million in life insurance policy then dumped the samurai sword police claim was used to slay him in bushland near Toowoomba. → Read More
Judge who quashed man’s assault conviction question’s magistrates potential to be ‘distracted by lunch’
A JUDGE who overturned a decision by a magistrate to convict a man for assault has referred to the judicial officer’s potential to grow “weary” and be “distracted by thoughts of a sustaining lunch” in a withering court judgment. → Read More
Man in court over stabbing murder
A MAN accused of murdering his former lover in a Spring Hill unit over the Easter long weekend has fronted a Brisbane court for the first time. → Read More