Accused forced sex slave âmadamâ in confrontation An accused sex slave âmadamâ who police say helped run an illegal prostitution ring and exerted control over drugged up women was involved in a confrontation.
Crime by Patrick Billings, Kate Kyriacou, Elise Williams and Tobias Jurss-Lewis 6th Feb 2021 1:00 PM
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Subscriber only A woman accused of assisting alleged pimp Matthew Markcrow to run an alleged illegal prostitution ring in suburban Brisbane caused a scene outside court, lunging at photographers after she was granted bail yesterday. Crystal Marie Sawyer, 23, was charged after police allegedly uncovered evidence to support sexual servitude and organised prostitution during raids at Queensland properties.
Court: Drugged, tattooed, forced into sex slavery A number of women have been found living as “sex slaves” in suburban Brisbane, police allege. Picture: File image
Crime 5th Feb 2021 1:57 PM
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Subscriber only A Brisbane man has been accused of forcing women to work as prostitutes, with police alleging they were branded with tattoos, drugged and not paid. Matthew James Markcrow, 35, is facing charges of conducting a business involving servitude, conducting a business of unlawful prostitution and making recordings in breach of privacy. The alleged sexual slavery and prostitution only came to light due to a tip off from a member of the community, police say.
Coronial investigation into Tara Brown murder finds police failed to properly investigate domestic violence complaint
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Tara Brown was murdered by her estranged partner Lionel Patea on Queensland s Gold Coast in 2015.
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A Queensland coroner has found Gold Coast police failed to appropriately respond to a young mother s desperate plea for help days before her ex-partner ran her off the road and bashed her to death with a metal plate in 2015.
Tara Brown, 24, was killed by her ex-partner Lionel Patea in a horrific domestic violence attack after she dropped their three-year-old daughter off at day care in Molendinar on September 8, 2015.