Townsville morning briefing

Townsville assault case grows, Condon raid, Cape phones out

Morning, Townsville. A warm 19 degrees and overcast out there, so here is what is happening across the city.

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Update 1: Serious assault and torture charges, Townsville
Eight more people have been charged following investigations into the assault of a 17-year-old boy at Town Common last month. The boy was found in bushland off Cape Pallarenda Road on 18 July and taken to hospital.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Drugs, cash and weapons seized, Condon
Townsville District Tactical Crime Squad recovered drugs, weapons and money after executing a search warrant at a Condon property on 5 August. Officers searched the Lorikeet Street address around 3pm, with methylamphetamine among the alleged finds.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Attempted robbery charges, Townsville
Police have charged two juvenile offenders after an alleged attempted robbery of a business store on Flinders Street early this morning. It is alleged a girl entered the store around 2.40am, selected items and tried to leave without paying.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Phones across western Cape York down again
Phones across western Cape York have suffered another outage this morning, just hours after services were restored following a bushfire that crippled the network over the weekend.
abc.net.au
Trial begins in case of man accused of Bogie triple murder
The trial of a man accused of murdering three people on a Queensland cattle property in 2022 has begun.
abc.net.au