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Premium Content Subscriber only A TEENAGE boy who killed two young sweethearts in a horrific crash north of Townsville is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel before his vehicle slammed head on into the couple. The Gulliver boy, who cannot be identified legally, was driving from Cairns to Townsville after attending a music festival the day before. Sleep-deprived after a night of revelry and drug taking the then-17-year-old made the fatal decision to embark on the four-hour journey home. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing two deaths but the teenager who will turn 19 in j...

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 ...

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...