The Latest Breaking News from Helen Bowskill

'Insult': appeal upsets slain grandmother's family

A teenager who fatally stabbed a grandmother during a carjacking when he was aged 16 is seeking to have his prison sentence reduced, arguing it is excessive.

AAP · Mar 10

'Gutted': family's outrage over teen killer's sentence

A murdered grandmother's loved ones have had their lives shattered after her teen killer received a sentence that means he will likely be free before he is 26.

AAP · Nov 13, 2025

'Part of me is gone': grief over teen's murder of gran

Heartbreaking victim impact statements have been heard in court at a teenager's sentencing over a grandmother's fatal stabbing that sparked law reforms.

AAP · Nov 12, 2025

Young man with severe intellectual disabilities to spend two years in Queensland prison without facing trial

Describing case as ‘tragic’, supreme court denies 21-year-old bail over 72 charges, including three alleged serious assaults

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2024

Woman admits 'hugely valuable' prison drug smuggling

A court has accepted a sad tale behind the "terrible mistake" a woman made in trying to smuggle drugs that could have been worth $1 million into a prison.

AAP · Jul 9, 2024

No jury for religious group charged over death of girl

Fourteen members of a religious group have been charged over the death of eight-year-old girl who allegedly had her diabetes medication withheld.

AAP · Nov 27, 2023

Murder accused granted bail due to DNA testing delays

A young man accused of playing a part in a stabbing murder has been released on bail due to Queensland's forensic laboratory's DNA testing backlog.

AAP · Nov 22, 2023

Tow truck driver jailed over 'predatory' sex assaults

A tow truck driver sexually assaulted a woman in her home while on bail for the same offence against a teenager in almost identical circumstances.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Man jailed for eight years for chip brawl manslaughter

Ricky Lefoe has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a Brazilian man who was punched in a Gold Coast brawl sparked by stolen hot chips.

AAP · Mar 28, 2023

15yo boy sentenced to 7 years' prison after stolen car crash in Cairns killed teen passenger

The teenager has been sentenced in the Supreme Court in Cairns after crashing a stolen car into a tree, leaving one teenager dead and a child with quadriplegia.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2023