Four injured in drive-by slingshot attacks across inner Brisbane; four men arrested
Four men have been charged after a series of alleged drive-by slingshot attacks injured at least four people across Brisbane's western suburbs between May 27 and May 31. Police intercepted a Hyundai hatchback in Chapel Hill on May 31, finding two handmade slingshots, pocket-shot devices, and knuckle dusters, with subsequent home raids uncovering metal projectiles, cannabis, and drug utensils. The attacks, which left victims with injuries to the forehead, hand, back, and jaw, have prompted police to appeal for any additional victims to come forward.
Queensland Police have charged three 19-year-old men and one 20-year-old man following a string of alleged random drive-by slingshot attacks on members of the public across Brisbane's inner-western suburbs. The attacks occurred on multiple nights between May 27 and May 31, targeting victims in Paddington, Toowong, and St Lucia, with injuries ranging from a strike to a 22-year-old woman's forehead to a 64-year-old woman being hit in the jaw — the latter charge carrying the more serious offence of serious assault of a person over 60. Police intercepted the group's Hyundai hatchback in Chapel Hill just after 11pm on May 31, where officers discovered two handmade slingshots, two pocket-shot style devices, and a set of knuckle dusters; Queensland Police body-camera footage captured the arrest operation and a subsequent search of a residential address. Raids on homes in Redbank Plains and Forest Lake yielded further evidence, including metal balls identified as fishing sinkers, along with cannabis and drug utensils. One of the four accused was remanded in custody, while the remaining three were granted bail; all are due to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 22 and 23. Police have urged anyone who believes they may have been struck by an object from a passing vehicle in the affected suburbs to contact authorities, as investigations remain ongoing.
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The sources do not clarify whether any of the accused have entered pleas or whether a motive for the alleged attacks has been established by investigators.
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- ABC AustraliaCenter
Four men charged after drive-by slingshot attacks on strangers across Brisbane
- Sydney Morning HeraldCenter
Four injured in drive-by slingshot attacks across inner-Brisbane
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