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A Caboolture South man who allegedly assaulted his brother in March causing his death has had his matters delayed after he was taken to hospital.
It is alleged Darren Adcock, 31, suffered a severe brain injury when he was punched by his brother, Christopher John Adcock, while at his niece‘s 8th birthday party in Landsborough at 4.30pm on March 11.
Mr Adcock, who was arrested in Rockhampton on March 12, was charged with grievous bodily harm – domestic violence offence and wilful damage. Christopher Adcock allegedly assaulted his brother.
He was also charged with four other offences including possessing dangerous drugs and unlawful possession of a weapon.
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Subscriber only A Coast dad is determined to stay strong for his 13-year-old son who said he didn t think he could endure chemotherapy after a shock cancer diagnosis. Chris Ralph thought his son Preston was suffering from appendicitis when he rushed him to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with excruciating stomach pains on January 31. After doctors found lesions on Preston s liver, he was transferred to Queensland Children s Hospital s Intensive Care Unit before being officially diagnosed with B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma on February 2. Mr Ralph said he was shocked to hear the Year 8 Coolum State High School student had cancer in his kidneys, spleen and stomach.
The rare condition affects his muscles which will continue to weaken over time. It s hard to tell with my condition because there s a lot of things that I can do that others can t, Mr Tessmann said. So doctors are a little bit baffled at the moment. I ve been able to live independently on my own for two years now, that s a pretty big achievement for myself with the condition that I have. The 26 year old relies on a customised van to get to doctor appointments, gigs and to keep active. Mr Tessmann and his mother have been saving for a new car, launching a GoFundMe in a bid to lighten the financial load.
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A GoFundMe campaign launched for the grieving family of a French man who died at a Coast festival has raised $20,000 in just 10 days.
Paramedics tried to revive Mr Faure, who was found on a dancefloor, but sadly he died at the scene.
Simon West, a friend of Mr Faure, said his death was a âhuge shockâ on a GoFundMe campaign he launched to raise money for the manâs family.
âItâs with a heavy heart I write this message. Unfortunately we lost our good friend Benoit at a music festival a couple of days ago in Queensland,â he said on the campaign page.