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He was accused of fighting with Stephen Lane, a former independent political candidate, outside a restaurant on July 30.

Premium Content Subscriber only AN ELDERLY man has been committed to stand trial in Townsville over allegations he sexually abused two vulnerable aged-care patients. Police arrested the 73-year-old man at his Hinchinbrook home in March 2020 and he was later charged with sexual assault. Details of the allegations against Michael James Eddleston can be revealed for the first time after Magistrate Peter Smid committed the charges to a higher court on Thursday. Mr Smid said he transferred the matter to be heard in the District Court after a "concession" from Eddleston's solicitor that there w...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Christmas catnap was a costly lesson for a Townsville man who learned the hard way that snoozing in the front seat after a boozy night is against the law. Wade Lee Stanfield faced the Townsville Magistrates Court unrepresented on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle, tram, train or vessel under the influence of liquor. Police prosecutor Acting Sergeant Tim Madsen said Mr Stanfield had been sleeping in the driver's seat of a car on a road in Kirwan about 3am on Christmas Day. Sergeant Madsen said officers found the car run...