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A Sunshine Coast man installed cameras in his home during renovations to film his ex-partner in the shower and when they had sex.

Premium Content Subscriber only A young woman who threatened to kill a nurse and spat in a Coast hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic has described her actions cringe-worthy, a court has heard. Shannon Lorraine Harriet Green had been taken from Caloundra Private Hospital to Nambour General Hospital when she became "noisy and boisterous" towards hospital staff. "She was heard by the clinical nurse to say I will kill you and your family, words to that effect," police prosecutor Nick Nitschke ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Coast mother ripped her wifes shirt open and dug her nails into her arm before punching her in the face as she tried to drive away, a court has heard. Paula Karen Noffke used her right arm to punch her wife in the face after an argument at a Rainbow Beach restaurant on January 6. Prosecutor Sergeant Nick Nitschke told Maroochydore Magistrates Court Noffke was annoyed with her wife when she ripped her shirt open and pushed her on the footpath outside the rest...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Coast mother ripped her wifes shirt open and dug her nails into her arm before punching her in the face as she tried to drive away, a court has heard. Paula Karen Noffke used her right arm to punch her wife in the face after an argument at a Rainbow Beach restaurant on January 6. Prosecutor Sergeant Nick Nitschke told Maroochydore Magistrates Court Noffke was annoyed with her wife when she ripped her shirt open and pushed her on the footpath outside the rest...

Premium Content Subscriber only A serial thief, who stole more than $1,000 worth of goods from a Coast shopping centre he was banned from will spend more time behind bars. Christopher Andrew O’Neill stole a total of $1570.50 worth of goods from Myer and JB Hi-Fi between December 2020 and March this year. Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard the 47 year old stole clothing and a backpack from Maroochydore Myer, two smart watches and a portable charger from a Maroochydore Jb Hi-Fi and ventu...

Premium Content Subscriber only A magistrate has told a Coast man to "grow up and stop acting like a yobbo" after he was arrested on New Years Eve for arguing with a security guard over a $50 entry fee. Magistrate Matthew McLaughlin said Robert Kerry Harman-Schufft was being a "drunk idiot" when he tried to argue with bouncers at the Post Office Bar on Ocean St just after midnight. The intoxicated 21-year-old struggled with a security guard after being asked to leave the club, the Maroochydo...

Sergeant Nitschke said Patrick could be seen concealing clothes and toys before leaving the department store without paying. Shortly after Patrick left, Robinson could be seen holding items above her head to avoid theft detectors as she left the store. Robinson and Patrick had each stolen $442 worth of clothing and toys, the court heard. The next morning, police viewed the CCTV footage from Myer and Sunshine Plaza and were able to track the couples movements through the centre to their car....