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An enraged concreter who took a samurai sword to mete out vigilante justice held it to the back of the neck of his victim and told her "let her go or I will kill you where you stand, slut", a court has heard. The chilling statement was made when the man accompanied his landlord to confront acquaintances of theirs - a man and a woman - at their home following the alleged theft of a kitten and assault of a man with a disability, a police prosecutor told Cleveland Magistrates Court yesterday. Appearing at the court yesterday afternoon Gregory Allen Hill, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of co...

National cafe chain Coffee Club has been hit with further store closures, with two outlets shutting their doors in the Queensland sugar city of Bundaberg. Liquidators have been appointed to Hellship, the franchisee who operated Coffee Club outlets at the city's Sugarland and Hinkler shopping centres, with creditors owed an estimated $350,000. The cafes employed between 15 and 20 casual staff. Liquidator Frank O'Neill, of SV Partners, said Hellfire had made the tough decision to close the two cafes after operating them for more than 20 years. The company had faced a slump in customers duri...

by Marcel Baum Premium Content Subscriber only The director of a prominent Brisbane events company sporting a multimillion-dollar turnover was found asleep behind the wheel in the middle of a busy road with an "extremely high" blood alcohol reading, a court has heard. Appearing at Cleveland Magistrates Court yesterday director, of Ascot-based LOUD events Marianne Elizabeth Edmonds, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of driving while under the influence of liquor. The court heard tests confirmed Ascot woman Edmonds had a blood-alcohol level of 0.211 per cent ...