In the rural reaches of Queensland's Whitsunday region, a cattle grazier named Darryl Young shot four of his neighbours at his property gate in 2022, killing three. A jury found him guilty on all counts, and the court responded with what is believed to be the longest sentence in Queensland's legal history — three life terms with a 40-year non-parole period. Now, within hours of that sentence being handed down, Young has lodged an appeal, asking the Court of Appeal to reconsider both the verdict and the punishment. The case sits at the intersection of rural isolation, lethal violence, and the o
Triple murderer Darryl Young appeals conviction in Queensland shooting case
Three neighbours killed and one shot and wounded in the shooting at Bogie cattle station in 2022.