AM Edition: ‘Forced to drink toilet w ater’: 12yo allegedly indecently assaulted in Cairns Watch house

Email A Qld youth support group has called for an end to child watch house lockups longer than 72 hours after it was revealed a 12-year-old had been allegedly indecently assaulted in the Cairns watch house this week.

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AM Edition ‘Forced to drink toilet water’: 12yo allegedly indecently assaulted in Cairns Watch house A Qld youth support group has called for an end to child watch house lockups longer than 72 hours after it was revealed a 12-year-old had been allegedly indecently assaulted in the... READ MORE   Cairns home ownership challenges at centre of new tax reform Cairns homebuyers Keely and Aidan Maxwell struggling to get a foothold on the property ladder say the axing of stamp duty would make their first home purchase easier on the hip poc... READ MORE   ‘Gross misjudgment’: Skipper fined over jet boat collision An experienced mariner with an “exemplary reputation” has expressed his “heartfelt regret” over an accident where a family of three thought they were going to die following his act... READ MORE   Far North political aspirants look into cyrstal ball for election fortune The supernatural powers of a Cairns clairvoyant is offering an insight into the Prime Minister‘s mind as Far North political candidates ponder when the federal election will be ca... READ MORE   Remembering Warren Pitt: Boxing champ to ‘gentleman of politics’ Many will remember Warren Pitt as their schoolteacher, cricket umpire, footy ref or member of parliament. But few know the man who learnt boxing to fight for a cause. READ MORE   Watch the arrest: Depraved teen trio in vile knifepoint rape Police have released dramatic footage of the arrest of a teenager wanted after a woman was allegedly raped at knifepoint in a sickening home invasion in Cairns. READ MORE   Premier kills controversial plans for suburban Cairns youth jail The LNP has ruled out building a controversial youth detention centre in Cairns despite heightened overcrowding problems at the Sheridan St watch house since the introduction of to... READ MORE   Newsletters Today's Paper +Rewards Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Cairns Post, PO Box 126 Cairns, QLD 4870 Australia.