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News by Marcel Baum Premium Content   A southeast Queensland man will have to live with "shame and humiliation" after two children had to be flown to hospital while hallucinating from LSD found in the form of sweets in his fridge. Described by a police prosecutor as an "extremely serious matter" Cleveland Magistrates Court on February 11 heard how bystanders had to intervene when two children at a Moreton Bay island resort in November became ill while playing at a pool area. Appearing at the court this afternoon the man, who can't be named for legal r...

A woman who drank wine “all day” and crashed into a van set an “astronomical” reading that shocked a court.

News by Marcel Baum Premium Content Subscriber only A woman whose own defence solicitor acknowledged her "astronomical" drink drive reading has told a court she was deeply ashamed of her behaviour, after crashing into a van. With multiple bottles of wine behind her, according to a police prosecutor, Lisa Jane Delaney, 35, on October 1 crashed into a van on her street. Tests would confirm she had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.322 per cent - nearly six-and-a-half times the legal limit - some time after the crash. The Alexandra Hills woman yesterday pleaded ...

A removalist has guaranteed his dismissal by punching out his boss in front of police. Crime by Marcel Baum Premium Content Subscriber only A removalist who punched out his employer in front of police under "rather bizarre circumstances" will write his victim an apology letter, a court heard today. Fronting Cleveland Magistrates Court Karl Jorg Scherbarth, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning bodily harm. The court heard Scherbarth, a carpenter by trade moonlighting as a removalist, was residing with his employer on Macleay Island when...

Crime by Marcel Baum Premium Content   A man who sent a barrage of grotesque threats via voice and text messages to the person he believed broke into his house has faced court after admitting to harassing the wrong person by mistake. Appearing at Cleveland Magistrates Court yesterday Ryan Graham Hill, 40, pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. The court heard an infuriated Hill made multiple calls and sent 10 - 20 texts to a young man in Cairns on June 18 last year which included graphic threats: "I've got a bu...