Melanie Petrinec
The Courier-Mail
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Man to stand trial over toddler’s death
A MAN accused of murdering his toddler 10 years ago will stand trial in the Supreme Court. → Read More
Hunt faces court on cocaine charges
WALLABIES star Karmichael Hunt has faced court for the first time charged with drug possession, after allegedly being caught with cocaine in party hotspot Fortitude Valley earlier this month. → Read More
Jury retires to deliberate fate of doctor accused of murdering Maureen Boyce
A JURY has retired to deliberate the fate of a retired doctor accused of murdering Brisbane socialite and mother-of-two Maureen Boyce. → Read More
Law lecturer committed to stand trial on more than 900 charges
A LAW lecturer accused of posing as pop singer Justin Bieber to con children into sending him explicit images has been committed to stand trial on more than 900 charges. → Read More
Mason Lee case: Surgeon says toddler’s injuries would have been obvious
A PAEDIATRIC surgeon has told a committal hearing involving the death of toddler Mason Lee that it would have been obvious there was something very wrong with this child. → Read More
Man accused of throwing boiling water over Daniel Morcombe killer pleads guilty to torture
A MAN accused of throwing boiling water over Daniel Morcombes killer in jail has pleaded guilty to torture. → Read More
Eunji Ban murder: Health concerns delay Alex McEwan’s trial in Brisbane
A SUPREME Court jury in the trial of Eunji Bans alleged killer has been told there are delays in the case concerning the defendants health, with evidence anticipated that he now suffers from schizophrenia. → Read More
Woman charged with six counts of attempted murder after alleged Coopers Plains arson
A woman who allegedly set fire to a Brisbane unit over the weekend is now facing six charges of attempted murder. → Read More
Alex McEwen murder trial: jury shown gruesome photos of Eunji Ban’s body
A SUPREME Court jury has been shown gruesome pictures of 22-year-old Eunji Bans body during the trial of her alleged killer. → Read More
Eunji Ban murder: Accused pleads not guilty over Brisbane CBD death
KOREAN woman Eunji Bans alleged killer has pleaded not guilty to murder and his trial will begin in the Supreme Court in Brisbane today. → Read More
Tiahleigh Palmer foster brother Trent Thorburn appeals sentence for incest, perjury
TIAHLEIGH Palmers foster brother Trent Thorburn has lodged an appeal against his four-year sentence on incest and perjury charges. → Read More
Barrister Sam Di Carlo in court on perjury charges stemming from probe into Paul Pisasale
BRISBANE barrister Sam Di Carlo has arrived at court ahead of his first appearance on perjury charges stemming from an investigation into his close friend, former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale. → Read More
Jayde Kendall may have had broken bone in neck commonly found in victims of strangulation
A STRING of text messages that schoolgirl Jayde Kendall exchanged with her accused murderer in the final hours of her life, have been revealed in the Supreme Court. → Read More
Queensland Parliament security breach as MP allows in man charged with stalking female MP
INDEPENDENT Cairns MP Rob Pyne has been referred to the states powerful ethics committee after he signed a man into Parliament who has been charged with stalking another MP. → Read More
Jayde ‘really happy’ in hours before death
ONE Of the last people to see schoolgirl Jayde Kendall alive says the 16-year-old was “really happy” when they crossed paths on a high school oval less than two hours before she died. → Read More
Jayde Kendall death: Brenden Bennetts pleads guilty to manslaughter in Brisbane court
A 21-year-old man accused of killing Gatton schoolgirl Jayde Kendall two years ago has denied murdering the 16-year-old, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter. → Read More
Clive Palmer Mineralogy court case: Palmer’s sensational accusations about judges
CLIVE Palmer has sensationally accused judges from Queensland and interstate of secretly communicating about him as he attempts to halt a trial in which 22 million of his fortune is on the line. → Read More
Clive Palmer in court to defend bid by Queensland Nickel liquidators to freeze $200m of his assets
EMBATTLED ex-politician Clive Palmer has arrived at the Supreme Court in Brisbane to defend a bid by the taxpayer-funded liquidators of Queensland Nickel to freeze more than 200 million worth of his assets. → Read More
Queensland Nickel: Ownership of Clive Palmer’s Cessna in court
CLIVE Palmer has settled a court case over a prized 5 million private jet at the eleventh hour before a trial was due to start today. → Read More
Man denied bail over rape on Brisbane’s south side six years ago
A MAN who allegedly took part in the horrific rape of a woman in Brisbanes inner suburbs six years ago has been denied bail after Brisbane Supreme Court was told a doctor who examined the victims injuries found it hard to believe she gave consent. → Read More