
In 2013, Shandee Renee Blackburn, a 23 year old woman, was murdered in Mackay whilst walking home alone from her workplace. She had been stabbed 23 times in multiple places including the neck, head, and chest, including defensive wounds on her arms.
On 4 September 2014, Shandee Blackburn’s ex-boyfriend John Peros was arrested and charged for her murder. He was subsequently acquitted by a jury.
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Former parliamentary staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of raping fellow staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, has been identified as the high-profile man accused of rape in another case.
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