2007-05-26 12:46:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
Yes actually....And close to your old home!
Two men die in rural Queensland
A man has died after being stabbed during a dispute around a campfire while another man was found shot dead in his car in separate murders in rural Queensland.
A 21-year-old man was fatally wounded after a fight broke out among a group of men who were gathered around a campfire at the Kingaroy showgrounds, about 200km north west of Brisbane, about 10.30pm (AEST) on Thursday.
The man, from Hemmant in Brisbane's east, was stabbed a number of times in the chest.
He was taken to Kingaroy Hospital but died a short time later.
A 31-year-old man from Mermaid Beach, on the Gold Coast, has been charged with his murder.
A police spokeswoman said the 100th annual Kingaroy Show was on this weekend and there was "quite a bit of activity" within the showgrounds preparing for the event.
In the other incident, a 38-year-old man was shot dead on a property at Tara, about 180km west of Toowoomba, sparking a major murder investigation.
Officers responded to a triple-0 call about 11pm (AEST) on Thursday and attended the property where the man's body was found in a car.
A police spokeswoman said a "number" of people were being interviewed in the nearby Lockyer Valley and Laidley regions.
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Update....8th May
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Man fronts court over Tara murder
A 45-year-old man has appeared in a Brisbane court charged with the murder of a man in the western Darling Downs in southern Queensland last week.
Michael Crovers is the fourth person to be charged over the murder after police found the body of a 38-year-old man in car boot on a property at Tara last week.
Crovers was arrested at Narangba yesterday and faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court today on multiple charges including murder, torture and deprivation of liberty.
He did not apply for bail and will face court again next month.
Two other men aged 21 and 46, as well as a 41-year-old woman faced the Toowoomba Magistrates Court last week also charged over the murder.
They are due to face court again next week.
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Tuesday May 8, 02:09 PM
Tara murder suspect remanded in custody
A 45-year-old man accused of murdering a 38-year-old man at a south-western Queensland property has briefly appeared in a Brisbane court.
Michael Crothers was arrested at a park at Redcliffe, north of Brisbane, on Monday at about 5.30pm (AEST).
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He has been charged with murdering John Frank Hoghes, 38, whose body was found in a car at a property at Tara, about 180km west of Toowoomba, on Thursday.
Crothers was remanded in custody following Tuesday's brief appearance in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
He did not apply for bail.
He has also been charged with three counts of deprivation of liberty, two counts each of torture, entering a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence, wilful damage, and one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
Three others including two men, aged 21 and 46, and a woman aged 40, were charged over the murder last week and appeared in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Saturday and were remanded in custody until May 14.
Crothers will reappear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 5.
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So there you go .......the bush aint dull all the time!
There is plenty more info about these murders on the net...go googleing!
~*Ariel*~
2007-05-27 17:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by *~Ariel Brigalow Moondust~* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyday. Domestic mainly.
The other day a man stabbed his 23 yr old wife to death then went to have a go a police officer and they shot him twice!
And a elderly lady was in a domestic with her husband and "accidently" dragged him under her car and it killed him!!
A lot of people go missing everyday in Australia and who knows if they are murdered or just disappear!!
It really makes my blood boil that people can take anothers life in their own hands!!
2007-05-27 03:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by raadsgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there have been!
Two 15 year old girls killed their friend and buried her under an old house in a tiny country town recently. They said the don't care they were caught and that they thought it would be fun to kill their mate after going out to a party with her the night before. The said the were emo's (emotional punks or something) and that they had been planning it for a while...to see if they felt anything from killing their friend...and found they didn't! Little sicko's.
Also in my area a domestic got bad recently and the woman ran her husband over and dragged him about 300 metres down the street. NICE!
2007-05-26 13:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by West Aussie Chick 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Of course. The usual domestic killings. Nothing that has hit the front pages.
2007-05-26 12:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by iansand 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but nothing you would probably hear internationally.
There have been a few domestics involving elderly people knocking off their husband / wife.
2007-05-26 20:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And why do you need to know this?
Of course, there are, unfortunately - just like in any country on earth. (as already described by many others above)
2007-05-27 03:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course we have had two in my town in the last yr and its a tiny town
2007-05-26 22:35:14 · answer #7 · answered by Calebs Mummy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are bad people everywhere unfortunately.
2007-05-26 17:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by Sunny 1st 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time. Since they outlawed guns stabbing deaths have gone up 66%!
2007-05-26 12:59:27 · answer #9 · answered by Squeaks 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
haha how sad..no one ever gets murdered there huh?
2007-05-26 12:48:00 · answer #10 · answered by *smiLe :) 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋