A former top executive who was previously convicted of raping a Norwegian backpacker in Cairns will face a retrial after a court ruled his five-and-a-half-year sentence was "manifestly excessive".
Retrial ordered in high-profile rape case A former executive convicted of raping a woman he picked up on the side of the road will face a retrial.
Crime by Grace Mason
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Subscriber only A FORMER top Cairns executive convicted of raping a Norwegian tourist he picked up on the side of the road will face a retrial after a court ruled he had suffered a miscarriage of justice in his original trial. Alan George Vico, who has subsequently left his almost $290,000 per year job with Ports North, was found guilty in a judge only trial last year of sexually assaulting the young woman in a Cairns motel in September 2018.
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This is going to be a weird season for all sports teams out there with the new restrictions due to COVID-19. With fewer people in the stands, will the roar of the crowd ever feel the same as it has in past years?
Probably not exactly the same, but that roar was heard loud and proud by Tigers fans on Sunday when the Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo hit a homer after his first pitch in an MLB game.
Baddoo told the press and fans that he was just grateful to be able to hit in front of his friends and family.
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