Familyâs battle after tradie s death The grandmother of a young tradie who died after being hit by a car has spoken about the huge gap in the legal system as they faced a 30-month wait for justice.
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Subscriber only THE grieving grandmother of a young tradie who died after being hit by a car at Weipa said their family had been left feeling like spectators in their fight for justice during a gruelling 30-month court battle. Mary Jane Ahern said not enough support was offered to the families of victims during the legal process.
The 54-year-old was handed a $3500 fine, plus almost $250 in vet and legal costs, and banned from owning other pets for 18 months while being sentenced in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Monday for three counts of breaching his duty of care. Guinea weighed just 13.7kg when he was seized. Picture: Supplied Two of the charges were related to Guinea - failing to have his injuries treated and supply appropriate food - while he also failed to appropriately feed another dog Jingo and give water to a third dog. Guinea has been rehomed and renamed Garry by his new owner. Picture: Supplied
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Subscriber only A FAR North duo is facing 57 criminal charges between them following a series of police investigations into property crime. Manunda man James Alexander Hayhoe and Gordonvale woman Lacey Chanel Emma Underwood, both 29, were excused from appearing in Cairns Magistrates Court on Monday when their matters were briefly mentioned. On January 23, police were patrolling Gordonvale and observed a suspected stolen vehicle outside a Griffin Street house. Police made inquiries at the house before finding the Manunda man and Gordonvale woman inside. Cairns Courthouse. Police allege Mr Hayhoe tried to run from officers before trying to resist arrest, leading police to use a stun gun to restrain him.
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Cairns childcare worker Dionne Batrice Grills has manslaughter charge dropped over death of toddler left on minibus
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Dionne Batrice Grills read a statement outside the Cairns Magistrates Court after having a charge of manslaughter dropped.
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A former childcare worker has had a charge of manslaughter dropped over the death of a toddler who was allegedly left behind on a minibus, after a court found she did not have a duty of care to the child.
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Dionne Batrice Grills was found to not have a duty of care to the child