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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 home. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing two deaths but the teenager who will turn 19 in just a number of months won t spend any time behind bars.
Crime 7th Apr 2021 9:11 AM
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Subscriber only From a mum-to-be who stole a pram and perfume, to a teenager who caused a food fight, these pregnant ladies have faced a court for the crimes they ve committed.
MARKAYA JAY BARSLEY A PREGNANT woman was busted attempting to steal baby clothes from a Townsville store and was later found in possession of a sawn off shotgun. Markaya Jay Barsley Amory pleaded guilty to five offences including possessing a firearm and stealing from Myer at Stockland Shopping Centre. The court heard she was in the company of a man on January 4 when she entered the Myer store on Nathan St while pushing a shopping trolley.
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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 to close the door, he said don t call the cops, I ve got a gun . Fearing for her four children, she threw her spare set of car keys and barricaded the door.
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