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crime2 hours ago•3 min saved

Eleven charged in North Queensland teen-torture case tied to a tree

Eleven people have been charged in North Queensland over the alleged torture of a 17-year-old boy found tied to a tree in bushland off Cape Pallarenda Rd at Town Common. The new arrests expand an earlier case, with offences including deprivation of liberty, assaults occasioning bodily harm while armed/in company, grievous bodily harm and torture. The defendants range from a 13-year-old Deeragun boy and a 14-year-old Kirwan girl to multiple adults aged 24–40, with some charged under the Youth Justice Act. The victim required surgical intervention and police describe the attack as coordinated. Investigations are ongoing, and those charged will appear in Townsville Magistrates Court.

via New York Post|

#crime #deprivation-of-liberty #grievous-bodily-harm

nation-and-world23 hours ago•29 min saved

Teen bound to a tree and tortured in Townsville; 11 arrested in Australia case

A 17-year-old boy in Townsville, Queensland, was found zip-tied to a tree and wrapped in plastic with serious injuries after an alleged torture and assault; investigators say the attack was not random and the teen was dumped at the site after being attacked earlier, with 11 people arrested (a 13-year-old, four 14-year-olds, two men aged 30 and 34, and four women aged 32, 25, 26 and 40) on charges including torture and assault; the victim is in stable condition after multiple surgeries for fractures.

via WKRC|

#assault #australia #child-abuse

science3 years ago•2 min saved

Meteor creates stunning light show across Queensland skies.

A bright light flashed across the sky in Townsville, Australia, on Saturday night, with multiple reports of blue, green, white, and orange flashes followed by a booming noise. Dashcam footage captured the incident, which was most likely caused by a meteor breaking apart as it neared Earth. Australian National University Astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker confirmed it was a meteor, and the blue-green colour flashes seen were caused by the iron and nickel on the meteor heating up. Some reports suggest the meteor may have crashed in the Croydon area, 600km inland from Townsville.

via Daily Mail|

#astrophysics #australia #dashcam