A 57-year-old Hope Vale man and 31-year-old Bloomfield man will face court on 6 August charged with a ranged of offences following alleged incidents in Hope Vale and Cooktown this month. Photo: Supplied.
Dangerous motor vehicle operation, Hope Vale
Police have charged a 57-year-old Hope Vale man with traffic offences allegedly committed in the community earlier this month.
It will be alleged at about 6pm on 10 July, the man was driving along Flierl Street when he hit a 45-year-old man who was walking.
The 57-year-old man then fled the scene.
The 45-year-old man was transported to the Hope Vale health clinic for treatment for minor injuries.
Police located the 57-year-old man a short time after, where he provided a roadside breath test and, as a result, was transported to Cooktown police station where he allegedly provided a breath alcohol reading of 0.109.
The man was charged with three offences, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, drink driving and driver fail to remain at incident and render assistance showing callous disregard for the needs of a person injured.
He is due to appear in Cooktown Magistrates Court on 6 August.
Woman, 22, charge over Cooktown stabbing
A Cooktown woman has been arrested and issued with a notice to front court after allegedly stabbing a man in a domestic violence related incident in the south-eastern Cape York town on 10 July.
It was reported at the time of the incident that at about 12:25am on 10 July, an intruder had gained access to a Helen Street residence and confronted by its male occupant.
It had then been alleged that the offender used a knife from the property to stab the occupant in the back.
The victim was transported to Cooktown Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Initial information provided to police had indicated a male offender was involved, however, the 22-year-old Cooktown woman has now been charged over the incident.
A Queensland Police Service spokesperson confirmed the charge was domestic violence related.
“Police have issued a 22-year-old Cooktown woman with a notice to appear following an alleged wounding in Cooktown on 10 July,” they said.
“She was charged with one count of wounding domestic violence and is due in the Cooktown Magistrates Court on 6 August.”
Wilful damage offences, Cooktown
Police have charged a 31-year-old Bloomfield man with multiple offences allegedly carried out in Cooktown this month.
Police will allege at about 6:15pm on 7 July, a 31-year-old man attended a Cooktown address and caused a disturbance.
He then allegedly used a tyre iron to damage a vehicle parked at the residence before leaving.
It will be further alleged at about 1pm on 15 July, the man returned to the Cooktown address, where he again began yelling and swearing, before allegedly throwing a rock at a vehicle parked at the address, causing the windscreen to shatter.
Police arrived a short time later and located the man at the front of the residence.
He was arrested at the scene and transported to the Cooktown police station.
The man was charged with three offences, including two counts of wilful damage and one count of obstruct police.
He is due to appear in Cooktown Magistrates Court on 6 August.
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