Queensland police charged woman with driving offences while she was fleeing domestic violence

A woman charged with driving while disqualified when she was fleeing domestic violence has beaten the police case in a Queensland court. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

A Queensland court has thrown out the police case against a woman who was charged with driving offences while fleeing domestic violence with her dog.

The Gympie magistrates court accepted the unchallenged evidence of the woman – referred to as ESC – that she drove while disqualified after her violent partner threatened to kill her dog.