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Alleged sex slave ring mastermind Matthew James Markcrow to fight charges
15 Mar, 2021 12:51 AM
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The tattoos that allegedly show the man s name on the women. Photos / Supplied
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An Australian man accused of drugging and branding women he allegedly kept as sex slaves will fight his charges, his lawyer has confirmed.
Matthew James Markcrow, 35, faces more than 20 charges relating to the alleged sexual slavery ring uncovered in Brisbane.
He has spent the past month behind bars on remand after police searched two properties in South Brisbane and Mount Gravatt East.
Crystal Marie Sawyer is charged with carrying on a business of prostitution. Photo / News Corp
Aged care homes and hospitals will be closed to non-essential visitors in Greater Brisbane for the next three days after a doctor tested positive to Covid-19.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the new restrictions on Saturday after a doctor at Princess Alexandra Hospital, in Brisbane, returned a positive result.
The junior medic had assessed two patients who had the more-deadly UK variant of the virus on Wednesday before she tested positive on Friday, and genomic testing is underway to confirm whether the doctor has the same strain.
Aged care homes and hospitals will be closed to non-essential visitors in Greater Brisbane for the next three days after a doctor tested positive to Covid-19. Pictured: The Morning After cafe has been closed after a positive case visited it
Authorities are racing to identify potential Covid-19 exposure sites after a doctor tested positive to the virus, plunging a major hospital into lockdown.
The junior medic at Brisbane s Princess Alexandra Hospital was infectious while out in the community on Thursday, though his exact movements are not yet clear.
The doctor had treated a patient with the ultra-infectious UK variant of the virus and returned a positive result on Friday.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young will likely provide further details about the case and places he visited on Saturday.
Queensland is just hours away from enjoying a fresh easing of its remaining lockdown restrictions, but this has now been called into question.