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Supreme Court orders Douglas Brian Jackway should be released from prison

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A notorious Queensland pedophile who was once identified by police as a suspect in the murder of Daniel Morcombe should be released from prison, a court has ruled.

Douglas Brian Jackway has been behind bars for more than two decades for heinous sexual offences, including the violent abduction and rape of a Gladstone boy in 1995.

In a 35-page judgment, Justice Sue Brown ordered Jackway, 44, be released from custody and placed on a strict supervision order for 15 years.

Queensland’s Attorney-General opposed the release, saying even a moderate…



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