Four charged over alleged slingshot attacks in Brisbane's western suburbs
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- Police have charged four men over a series of alleged drive-by slingshot attacks in Brisbane's western suburbs between May 27 and May 31.
- The men, aged 19 and 20, face multiple charges including assault and discharging a weapon.
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Police have charged four men following a series of alleged drive-by attacks using handmade slingshots on members of the public across Brisbane's western suburbs between May 27 and May 31. The group allegedly fired metal objects from a vehicle at people on multiple nights.
Police have charged four men after a series of alleged drive-by attacks using handmade slingshots on members of the public across Brisbane's western suburbs.
It is alleged that the group used the slingshots to fire metal objects at people from a vehicle on multiple nights between May 27 and May 31.
Police said a 22-year-old woman was struck on the forehead and a 36-year-old woman was struck on the hand in separate attacks in Paddington and Toowong on May 27.
On the evening of May 31, a 53-year-old man was allegedly struck in the back, and a 64-year-old woman was struck in the jaw in Toowong and St Lucia.
Police intercepted a Hyundai i30 at Chapel Hill just after 11pm on the same night and allegedly found two handmade slingshots, two pocket-shot style devices and a set of knuckle dusters.
Two men were detained at the scene.
After a search at two addresses in Redbank Plains and Forest Lake, police allegedly located property related to the assaults as well as a quantity of cannabis and drug utensils.
Three 19-year-old men and one 20-year-old man have been charged with a range of offences, including assault occasioning bodily harm, serious assault of a person over 60, common assault and discharging a weapon in a public place.
A 19-year-old Redbank Plains man was remanded in custody, while the three other men were granted bail.
All four will face the Brisbane Magistrates Court later this month.
Investigations into the incidents are ongoing, and police have appealed to anyone who may have been struck by an object thrown from a vehicle in the Paddington, Toowong, St Lucia, or Chapel Hill areas to get in touch.
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The four men will face trial at the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
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Open Questions
- What was the motive behind the attacks?
- Were there any other victims not yet identified?
- What is the exact nature of the "property related to the assaults" found?
- What is the specific range of offences each individual is charged with?