Charges Against Queensland Mayor Dropped

Topic is Courts

Wayne Butcher is no longer facing domestic violence allegations

Prosecutors dropped domestic violence charges against a Queensland mayor

The mayor had been accused of seven domestic violence offences from 2022 and 2024

The case was dismissed at a brief hearing in the Cairns Magistrates Court

Mr Butcher has been the mayor of Lockhart River since 2012

He has been asked for comment

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