General News
8 May, 2025
Stalking charge
POLICE have charged a 43-year-old man with unlawful stalking in Mareeba after he allegedly approached a woman while she was exercising on a local road.
It will be alleged at around 5am on 16 April, a 41-year-old woman was exercising along Blacks Road, Mareeba, when she sighted a 43-year-old Mareeba man approaching her.
The woman allegedly observed the man walking quickly towards her holding what appeared to be a short pipe or pole.
The woman screamed loudly and ran away whilst the man allegedly chased her for a short distance.
The woman ran home and contacted police.
A witness to the event later reported the incident to police and further added they allegedly saw the man driving a vehicle repeatedly up and down Blacks Road a short time after the incident and then again approximately half an hour later.
On 18 April, police attended a Mareeba address in relation to an unrelated call for service when they located the man who was wanted for questioning.
The man was charged with one count of unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassment or abuse and was due to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
