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Queensland man Daniel Shields found guilty of attempted murder of love rival with machete
A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a love rival with a machete after a four-day Supreme Court trial in Rockhampton in central Queensland.
Key points:
- Daniel John Shields had pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and grievous bodily harm
- The jury found Shields guilty after deliberating for just over an hour
- Shields hung his head as the guilty verdict was read out
The trial heard Daniel John Shields, 49, went to Raymond Jarvis’s home at Gracemere near Rockhampton on February 6, 2019, and attacked the victim with a machete.
Shields had maintained Mr Jarvis attacked him first with a plank of wood.
Mr Jarvis suffered several blows to the top of his head and a serious wound under his armpit, while Shields had a large wound to…
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