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Jury finds North Queensland man Kyle Robert Thompson guilty of housemate's murder for second time David Knyvett was killed in his Belgian Gardens home in November 2015.  ( Print text only Cancel A Townsville man has been sentenced to life in prison for a second time over the brutal murder of his former housemate at a North Queensland home six years ago.  Key points: A Townsville man has been found guilty of the murder of his former housemate in 2015 This is the second time Kyle Robert Thompson has been convicted, after his initial conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal Supreme Court ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Bound and bleeding on his bathroom floor, a Townsville businessman drew his final breaths after his one-time protege took his life. The man, whose arms and legs were haphazardly tied together with duct tape, died after inhaling his own blood as a result of the serious injuries he suffered in a violent assault in his own home. Kyle Robert Thompson on Monday appeared in the Townsville Supreme Court, where he pleaded not guilty to murdering sign-writer David Knyvett in the man's Belgian Gardens home on November 15, 2015. Thompson, 32, used an empty Jack Daniel...

The Coronation was the Queen’s big day, but the Duke of Edinburgh was there supporting her as millions watched the pomp and pageantry of the historic proceedings. He swore to be his wife’s “liege man of life and limb” and was the first layman to pay tender homage to the newly crowned monarch. Kneeling before her, he put his hands between hers and declared: “I, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship; and faith and truth will I bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God.”

Father accused of killing newborn son acquitted of manslaughter in second trial updated 2 Former Australian soldier, Nicholas Baxter, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the two-week judge-only trial. ( Share Print text only Cancel A former Australian soldier accused of killing his newborn son in north Queensland almost a decade ago has been acquitted for a second time, in the Supreme Court in Townsville. Key points: He was convicted of manslaughter, but acquitted, and a retrial was ordered A second, judge-only trial this month also acquitted him of the charge Six-week-old baby Matthew Ri...

Premium Content Subscriber only PREVIOUSLY referred to as a "stereotypical menace" by a Townsville Magistrate, Tyrell Elwood James Watson was back in front of Townsville District Court on an attempted car theft charge. High on ice, while on parole, Watson was "not thinking clearly" when he approached a house at 5am on November 18, 2019, according to Crown Prosecutor Nigel Rees. After hearing a noise, the woman opened her front door, spotted Watson with something in his hand. When she tried to close the door, he said "don't call the cops, I've got a gun". Fearing for her four children, sh...