Boys accused of trespassing ‘assaulted, tied up by men’

Laine Clark | January 4, 2024

Two men have been charged after being accused of tying up three boys allegedly caught trespassing.

Police said the men – aged 36 and 27 – chased the boys before assaulting and restraining them in “makeshift handcuffs”.

Officers responded to reports of the three boys – aged 12 to 14 – trespassing on a Mareeba property in far north Queensland about 5pm on December 23.

Police said officers located the two men before releasing the boys from the restraints and escorting them home.

Both men have been charged with three counts of common assault and deprivation of liberty.

They are due to appear in Mareeba Magistrates Court on January 22.

Anyone with information should contact police.