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A SOUTHERN Downs dad has claimed he was only trying to make ends meet when he was busted chopping down trees in a state-protected forest to sell for firewood.
Corey William Wilmot felled trees in the Durakai Forest at Greymare on April 18, September 28, and again on September 30.
The Stanthorpe Magistrates Court heard the father-of-three chopped the timber into firewood and sold it to a number of customers for $390 profit.
CCTV footage proved the thief’s undoing according to police prosecutor Ken Wiggan, who said the Forestry Department’s officers set up the cameras to catch Wilmot red-handed.
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Subscriber only A SOUTHERN Downs teen who viciously assaulted a police officer and urinated in a watch house cell has fronted court for her despicable, vulgar outbursts. Stanthorpe police were called to Shakira Lee Kelly s home on August 25 when she and her ex-boyfriend got into a heated argument outside, during which Kelly punched a brick wall and cut her hand. The Stanthorpe Magistrates Court heard 18-year-old Kelly was still agitated by the time police arrived, and repeatedly grabbed the back of one officer s jacket in an attempt to stop him going inside. Police prosecutor Ken Wiggan said Kelly then punched the policeman in the face with her bloodied fist.