Child's shocking footage find on iPad leads to man facing court on a raft of charges including indecent treatment and creating child exploitation material.
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It’s been a long year, but 2020 has finally come to an end.
It’s been a year dominated by change and adaptability with Covid-19 forcing lockdowns, shutdowns and workarounds.
But while the covid pandemic may have brought some things to a halt, one thing that hasn’t stopped is the news, and it’s been a big year for news in Bundy.
Take a look back at some of the most talked about stories from this year. Covid-19 reached Bundaberg in March after an Oral Health Service employee tested positive.
On March 14, it was confirmed Covid-19 had reached Bundaberg after an employee of the Bundaberg Oral Health Service tested positive for the virus.
A Bundaberg mother avoided time in jail after pleading guilty to a string of offences including luring a man to her home and promising sexual interaction . But there was to be no sexual interaction for the victim, instead, he was met with three men wearing hoods and wielding baseball bats and pieces of timber. The man was robbed and Kylah-Rae Rose Foster, 23, was sentenced to a head sentence of two and a half years imprisonment with an immediate parole release. A man hoping to get lucky found himself robbed and threatened on the side of the road. Catherine Maria Drury pleaded guilty to counts of theft, extortion and demanding money with threats to injure in the Bundaberg District Court.
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Subscriber only LATE night trips to Bundy s fast food chains, mixed with drugs, alcohol and carelessness, have sometimes proved a recipe for disaster. Here are just some of the crimes that have occurred in the car parks of local fast food eateries that have been heard in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court over the last 18 months.
Court hears how police were called to fight at McDonald s A Magistrate has strongly advised an 18-year-old offender to get on the straight and narrow, after additional charges meant his two good behaviour bonds were forfeited.
Caleb James Lancaster appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruct police officer.
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Subscriber only WHETHER it be Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Tinder - social media has become an increasing part of our lives. While most use social media for keeping in touch with friends and/or family or business, some have used it to commit or instigate the commission of a crime. Senior Constable Brittany Duncan from Bundaberg Police said one of the most common things police see in relation to social media, was people communicating with people they didn t know. Most online games involve some sort of instant messaging system where people can communicate with each other. This is a large focus when Queensland Police officers deliver cyber safety presentations at local schools, she said.