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Herald Sun
6 days ago
- General
- Herald Sun
Thomas Howden in Bairnsdale court for drug driving in Glenaladale
Don't miss out on the headlines from Bass Coast News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A methed-up stock and station agent has been booted off the roads again after he was busted drug driving for the second time in three months. Thomas Fredrick Howden, 31, faced the Bairnsdale Magistrates' Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to failing an oral fluid test and driving while his licence was suspended. Howden was driving a Ute in Glenaladale when he was pulled over by police in December last year. After officers discovered he was driving without a licence, he was drug tested, which returned positive for methamphetamine. His car was impounded for 30 days. The court heard Howden had previously been caught drug driving. Howden told the court he had completed a behavioural change program as part of a community corrections order. He said he was working as a stock and station agent where he sold cows and sheep and was trying to rebuild his reputation. Magistrate Mia Stylianou asked what was going through his head at the time — to which Howden replied 'a lot of stupid things'. 'Around country roads — you've got to have your wits about you, you really do,' Ms Stylianou said. Get the latest news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our email newsletters. 'Some of these roads are really tricky to navigate and if you're affected by drugs in any way — it's beyond my comprehension how anyone can get behind the wheel and thinking that they're going to drive to the best of their ability. 'There's a reason why these offences are offences.' Howden's licence was cancelled and disqualified for a year with a conviction recorded and was fined $1200. 'Hopefully there won't be a next time,' Ms Stylianou said.
West Australian
30-05-2025
- West Australian
Woman charged, four men hospitalised after alleged stabbing rampage in regional Victoria
A woman has been charged after she allegedly went on a stabbing spree in a regional Victorian town, attacking four men who were all left hospitalised. The 24-year-old Ravenhall woman's rampage allegedly began at a supermarket on Nicholson St in Bairnsdale at about 9:50pm on Thursday. Investigators received reports that a woman in her 20s was behaving erratically and approaching people in the shop. It is alleged she advanced towards a male staff member and stabbed him in the stomach before fleeing the store. The 45-year old man was rushed to hospital and remains in a serious condition. The woman then made her way to a nearby fast-food store, where she approached a 21-year-old man sitting in his car and demanded that he give her a lift. An altercation ensued in the car park, and the man was also allegedly slashed, receiving a minor laceration to his stomach. Police believe the woman then walked to a nearby hotel on Macleod St, where she allegedly assaulted a 52-year-old, striking him on the arm. The woman's alleged fourth and final victim was stabbed in the shoulder, as their paths crossed while she headed towards Bairnsdale Train Station. All men were rushed to hospital, and with the exception of the first victim who remains in a serious condition, were treated for minor injuries and have since been released. The woman was swiftly arrested by police and charged with intentionally cause injury and recklessly cause injury. She will appear before Bairnsdale Magistrates' Court on Friday. Anyone who witnessed the event or with footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
