Queensland Reds recruit Suliasi Vunivalu faces one count of common assault
Rugby Union by Patrick Billings
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Subscriber only Star Queensland Reds recruit Suliasi Vunivalu will head to mediation with a Brisbane security guard he is accused of assaulting. Vunivalu is facing one count of common assault in public place while adversely affected by intoxicating substance. Police allege Vunivalu, from Herston, used an open hand to push security guard Lee Lynch in the face at Blackbird Bar and Grill on January 30. Queensland Reds rugby recruit Suliasi Vunivalu leaves Brisbane Magistrates Court. Picture: Tertius Pickard He had been with the Reds for only weeks at the time of the alleged assault after leaving the Melbourne Storm.
by Kate Kyriacou
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Subscriber only Families who have lost loved ones to domestic violence have spoken of the heartbreak that comes with being surrounded by Mother s Day celebrations - and what they do to remember those who they ve lost. Vicki Blackburn, whose 23-year-old daughter Shandee was murdered in 2013, said Mother s Day for her came with underlying grief that threatens to overwhelm . In an emotive Facebook post, Ms Blackburn used Mother s Day to highlight the scourge of domestic violence, telling
The Courier-Mail she wrote it because it was such a hard day for those who have lost and also for those who are in fear .
Victim critical after brick attack during home invasion A man is fighting for his life after he was allegedly attacked with a brick when he woke to find a stranger in his home. Both men have now been identified.
Crime by Elise Williams, Patrick Billings 8th May 2021 11:39 AM
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alleged home invasion that left a 68-year-old man clinging to life was a completely random attack, according to police. Raymond John French, 68, was awoken to a stranger, who police will allege was 39-year-old Scott James Tanner from Mitchelton, inside his home just after sunrise yesterday. Police have confirmed initial investigations indicate the pair had never met.
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Police update: Serious assault, Wilston
Detectives have charged a man with attempted murder after being called to a disturbance at Wilston earlier today.
Officers were called to an apartment complex on Kedron Brook Road around 6.30am where they located a 68-year-old local man with serious facial and upper body injuries.
He was transported to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
It will be alleged a man broke into the unit complex assaulting the man when he was disturbed.
A 39-year-old Mitchelton man was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with attempted murder, with enter dwelling with intent by break (including while armed) and burglary.