Two people have been charged after a 47-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in Wooloowin, in Brisbane's inner north. Police say he was found with a stab wound on Bridge Street shortly after 12.30am on Tuesday and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Detectives allege he was wounded by two people at a nearby residential address on Adamson Street. A 31-year-old Wooloowin woman and a 33-year-old man face charges, and police bail was refused for both. They are due to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Police have charged a 31-year-old Wooloowin woman and a 33-year-old man over a wounding in Wooloowin, Brisbane. Officers were called to Bridge Street shortly after 12.30am on 20 October after a man was found with a stab wound. The 47-year-old Sunnybank Hills man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police allege he was wounded by two people at a nearby home on Adamson Street. Both accused were refused police bail and are due to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court that afternoon. Investigations are continuing.
Two men have been refused bail after police allege a 71-year-old woman was pushed to the ground and robbed outside a licensed premises in Casino. The attack allegedly happened on Jabiru Lane at about 10.45pm on Wednesday, 14 October. Paramedics treated the woman at the scene for grazing and bruising. Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 31, at a home on McDougal Street on Friday, 16 October. Laine Toohey, 21, and Tyrone Williams, 31, have been charged with aggravated robbery and robbery in company. Williams also faces domestic violence charges.
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Two men have been charged with aggravated robbery after a 71-year-old woman was pushed to the ground and her handbag stolen outside a licensed premises in Casino. Police were called to Jabiru Lane at 10.45pm on Wednesday, October 14. The woman suffered grazes and bruising and was treated by paramedics. Police arrested a 31-year-old and a 21-year-old at a home in McDougal Street on Friday, October 16. Both men were refused bail and appeared in court on Saturday, October 17.
Three men have received combined sentences of 158 years in a Mexican court for the killings of Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American friend Jack Carter Rhoad. The men were found guilty last week of aggravated homicide, aggravated robbery, violent robbery and violent vehicle theft. The three were camping on a remote beach near Ensenada in April 2024 when they were attacked during a suspected robbery. Their bodies were later found in a shaft with gunshot wounds after being reported missing.
A judge in Ensenada, Mexico, has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for killing Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Carter Rhoad in 2024. The men were found guilty last week of homicide and robbery offences. The judge also ordered them to pay compensation to the victims' families. The brothers' parents said they took some comfort in knowing the men would be removed from society. The defence has said it will appeal the sentence.
Three men convicted of murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad have each been sentenced to 158 years and nine months in jail. A judge in Ensenada, Mexico, found the men acted with premeditation when they shot the trio near the coastal city in April 2024. Prosecutors described the killings as a robbery gone wrong. The men's lawyers have indicated they will appeal the sentence. Premier Roger Cook said the decision may bring the family some closure.
Tieka Russell, now 23, successfully appealed her sentence in the NSW Court of Appeal after being convicted of robbing a neighbour with her father in 2023. The court found her initial four-year, nine-month sentence should have reflected her youth more significantly compared to her father's penalty. Russell and her father, Wayne, threatened the victim in Corrimal, forcing him to transfer car ownership and withdraw $2000. The appeal judges reduced her total sentence to four years and three months, with release possible in October 2026.
Three teenage boys have been charged with robbery and assault over an alleged attack on a 15-year-old in Stawell, western Victoria. Police allege the group stole the boy's shoes and clothes near Wakeham and Doyle streets on October 5. The boy was taken to hospital and has since been released. Police say more arrests are expected. The incident has renewed pressure on Northern Grampians Shire Council to install CCTV in crime hotspots. The mayor said the cost and privacy concerns remain, though priorities could be reviewed. Police say they will increase patrols.
Two people have been charged after an alleged robbery and extortion in Ipswich on 13 October. Police allege a man and a woman threatened a 38-year-old man at a business on Brisbane Street, assaulted him and forced him to transfer money into a bank account. The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital. Police tracked the vehicle to a bank in Springfield, where the pair were arrested while allegedly trying to withdraw funds. A 47-year-old Springfield Lakes woman and a 33-year-old Strathpine man each face one count of robbery and one count of extortion.
A car drove into the front of Harmony Tree Therapeutic Massage and Day Spa in Weston, Canberra, on Friday, injuring five people. Three employees were initially pinned under the vehicle, which stayed inside the building for some time. One worker remains in hospital with a broken hip after two operations, though her condition is now stable. Police are investigating an alleged robbery at the spa on the night of the crash, where a staff member's phone, car keys, house keys and ATM card were reportedly stolen.
Northern Territory Police have charged an 18-year-old man after an alleged assault with an edged weapon in Darwin on Saturday evening. Police allege he demanded money from a 70-year-old man outside a unit complex at Tomaris Court before attacking him. The victim was injured while defending himself and later received medical treatment at the scene. The alleged offender was assaulted in a nearby car park and was arrested at 2:30am on Sunday after hospital treatment. He faces charges including aggravated assault, going armed in public and damage to property, and was remanded to appear in court.
Police have warned parents to discuss online safety with their children after a rise in sextortion cases. A 13-year-old in Killarney Heights was allegedly threatened after sharing intimate images. Two teenage girls were charged over a break-and-enter at Warringah Mall and a subsequent robbery at Warriewood Square. A 45-year-old man was charged after allegedly breaking into an electrical substation in Allambie Heights.
Actor Keegan Allen says he was violently robbed by two masked attackers in West Hollywood on Thursday night. In a video shared to Instagram, the 37-year-old Pretty Little Liars star said he was hit in the head and threatened with a gun and knife before the men fled with his watch. Security footage appears to show the attackers approaching him as he loaded shopping into a parked car. Allen warned that the area was no longer safe.
A 1894 robbery in Williamstown turned deadly when 20-year-old Isaac Crawcour was fatally shot defending his father. Two intruders, John Jent and Ernest Knox, broke into the family's Nelson Place pawnshop. Isaac wrestled with Knox, who had stolen jewellery, before being mortally wounded. Knox was hanged for murder, while Jent received a three-year prison sentence. The case sparked public outrage and condolences from across the colony.
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Three men have been found guilty in Mexico of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a 2024 surfing trip. A judge ruled the killings were premeditated. The men were convicted of aggravated homicide, violent robbery and vehicle theft, and prosecutors had sought sentences of up to 150 years. Sentencing is set for October 16. The victims' father, Martin Robinson, thanked the court and said the outcome was an important step towards justice.
Three men have been found guilty of murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend during a 2024 surfing trip to Mexico. A judge in Ensenada convicted the men of aggravated homicide and related offences. Their bodies were found in a well in May 2024, after they were reported missing. Prosecutors argued the men were killed during a robbery, while the defence challenged the evidence and the investigation. The Robinson brothers' parents travelled to Mexico to attend the trial.
A Mexican court has found three men guilty of aggravated homicide over the deaths of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad. The victims were killed in April 2024 during a surfing trip in Mexico's Baja California region. The prosecution told the trial the killings happened during a robbery that went wrong. The men will be sentenced on October 16, and prosecutors will seek 210-year prison terms for each. The brothers' parents, Debra and Martin Robinson, from Western Australia, attended the verdict.
