Teen Clubb slapped with dozens more charges
A TEENAGER who was allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car involved in the crash that killed Jennifer Board has been charged with dozens more offences.
Gregory Clubb, 18, has been slapped with 34 extra charges relating to unlawful use of a motor vehicle, burglary and arson of a vehicle.
Police allege the new offences were committed by Clubb during a spate of offending before his alleged involvement in the fatal crash on February 5.
Clubb was allegedly driving a stolen Hyundai along Ross River Road when an alleged vigilante, Chris Hughes, rammed it from behind.
Police allege Hughes was dangerously following Clubb about 9.50pm but lost control of his Holden Statesman and hit Ms Board, who was riding her motorbike.
The 22-year-old was killed at the scene.
Hughes has been charged with Ms Board’s murder.
The stolen car Clubb was allegedly driving was found dumped at Garbutt an hour after the crash.
He went to ground for a few days but was eventually apprehended by police in a dramatic arrest in Rasmussen on February 8.
Clubb was charged with seven counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, three counts of burglary and stealing, two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, one count of attempted breaching bail.
He faced court on his initial charges on February 9, launching into an abusive tirade on a magistrate inside the courtroom.
“You don’t know s..t. You don’t know f..k all. Shut the f..k up,” Clubb yelled.
He applied for bail at the time, but was refused.
Clubb remains in custody and will face his new charges at his next court appearance. burglary and
SERIAL killer Ivan wearing a nappy.
Prison documents also reveal he was cheerful, “compliant” and polite as he faced death in Sydney’s Long Bay jail hospital from oesophageal cancer.
The former truckie protested his innocence to the end, telling his last Serious Offenders Review:
Milat died
“I will never stop trying to clear my name.”
An inquest found Milat died alone in cell 32 on October 2019 of natural causes on oxygen and morphine. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of the seven backpackers found in the Belanglo State Forest south of Sydney in 1992 and 1993.
Medical records show he was wearing an adult nappy.
The only personal things he had in his hospital cell were letters from people who continued to write to him in jail.
Apart from an escape attempt, records listed four minor infractions in jail. He twice failed to supply a urine sample, once had unauthorised property in his cell and was banned from buy-ups for a week after damaging bedding and clothing in his cell.
YANGON: Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has not been seen since last month’s military coup, was due to face court on Monday after a deadly weekend crackdown against relentless democracy protests.
Security forces opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in four cities on Sunday, with the UN saying it had credible information at least 18 people had died.
Video footage shows one person among a group of protesters crouching behind rubbish bins and other makeshift shields in Yangon, the commercial capital, being shot.
Ms Suu Kyi faces two charges that the international community widely regards as frivolous — relating to importing walkie talkies and staging a campaign rally during the pandemic.
Western powers have repeatedly condemned the generals and imposed sanctions, but the military has responded to the growing pressure at home and abroad by escalating its use of force.
THE Brisbane/south East Queensland Olympic Games will only further widen the divide between the “haves” and the “have nots”, the South East and us in regional Queensland, especially North Queensland.
We already provide the wealth and income for the Queensland government to spend on them.
I noted with much amusement regular renewables propagandist and hater of all things connected to the dreaded coal industry Glenn White of Kelso somehow managed in his letter in support of the Brisbane Olympics to push the renewables sales pitch and as usual put the boot into the coal industry.
May I remind Mr White it will be the dreaded coal industry that as usual will provide the royalties that will pay for Brisbane and South East Queensland to enjoy the five-ring circus and all the jobs and new permanent infrastructure that will come with the Olympics.
But wait, the premier says existing facilities will be utilised, bringing the cost down from an estimated $23bn to only $4bn.
Given every previous Olympic Games has had an overspend of 100 per cent, the real cost to Queensland will be more like $8bn – that’s eight thousand million dollars. One can only dream how that amount of money could be better spent elsewhere, namely regional Queensland.
One example would be a total upgrade of the Townsville to Mt Isa rail line, which carries the minerals that provide income to the Queensland government.
Given the growth expected in the mineral province, this would make better use of our money than a week-long party in Brisbane.
Or maybe a new dam, the kind of permanent infrastructure that gives us the essence of life – water.
The premier, in the same way she sells us the idea she is doing something to fight the crime problem in Townsville, treats us all as gullible hillbillies by proclaiming Townsville will be included in the Olympics.
Crumbs that fall off the plate onto the floor is exactly what we will get, the preliminary events in low-profile sports that Brisbane and South East Queensland don’t want.
Don’t fall for the sales pitch, it is not the Queensland Olympics, it is the Brisbane/ South East Queensland Olympics, with our sole contribution being we pay the bill. BARRY DAVIES,
Cranbrook.