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Apprentice electrician Timothy John England, who delivered a fatal blow to 32-year-old Brett Thomson outside a bar in Cairns, is found not guilty of unlawful striking causing death by a Supreme Court jury.

A pedicab driver tells a court he heard a "sickening thud" moments after a scuffle broke out between two men outside a Cairns pub, leaving a 32-year-old man dead.

A court has heard sad details of the two minutes that led to the death of tradie Brett Thomson outside a bar.

Premium Content Subscriber only A TEENAGE boy who killed two young sweethearts in a horrific crash north of Townsville is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel before his vehicle slammed head on into the couple. The Gulliver boy, who cannot be identified legally, was driving from Cairns to Townsville after attending a music festival the day before. Sleep-deprived after a night of revelry and drug taking the then-17-year-old made the fatal decision to embark on the four-hour journey hom...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE chilling final words of a Townsville woman killed in her own front yard by a man she employed to build her a new wardrobe have been heard in court. Pamela Frances Corless was struck on the back of her head with a one-and-a-half metre piece of timber after Mark Daniel Ferguson confronted her about money. On September 3, 2018, Ms Corless was found lying lifeless on her back by her son-in-law, three metres from her front door. In his opening statement, Crown...

Jury finds North Queensland man Kyle Robert Thompson guilty of housemates murder for second time David Knyvett was killed in his Belgian Gardens home in November 2015.  ( Print text only Cancel A Townsville man has been sentenced to life in prison for a second time over the brutal murder of his former housemate at a North Queensland home six years ago.  Key points: A Townsville man has been found guilty of the murder of his former housemate in 2015 This is the second time Kyle Robert Thompson...

Premium Content Subscriber only Bound and bleeding on his bathroom floor, a Townsville businessman drew his final breaths after his one-time protege took his life. The man, whose arms and legs were haphazardly tied together with duct tape, died after inhaling his own blood as a result of the serious injuries he suffered in a violent assault in his own home. Kyle Robert Thompson on Monday appeared in the Townsville Supreme Court, where he pleaded not guilty to murdering sign-writer David Knyv...

The Coronation was the Queen’s big day, but the Duke of Edinburgh was there supporting her as millions watched the pomp and pageantry of the historic proceedings. He swore to be his wife’s “liege man of life and limb” and was the first layman to pay tender homage to the newly crowned monarch. Kneeling before her, he put his hands between hers and declared: “I, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship; and faith and truth will I bear ...

Father accused of killing newborn son acquitted of manslaughter in second trial updated 2 Former Australian soldier, Nicholas Baxter, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the two-week judge-only trial. ( Share Print text only Cancel A former Australian soldier accused of killing his newborn son in north Queensland almost a decade ago has been acquitted for a second time, in the Supreme Court in Townsville. Key points: He was convicted of manslaughter, but acquitted, and a retrial was ordered ...

Premium Content Subscriber only PREVIOUSLY referred to as a "stereotypical menace" by a Townsville Magistrate, Tyrell Elwood James Watson was back in front of Townsville District Court on an attempted car theft charge. High on ice, while on parole, Watson was "not thinking clearly" when he approached a house at 5am on November 18, 2019, according to Crown Prosecutor Nigel Rees. After hearing a noise, the woman opened her front door, spotted Watson with something in his hand. When she tried ...