Cairns woman armed with knife goes on rampage with kids in car

Police accidental a knife-wielding pistillate has gone connected a chaotic rampage done postulation with 2 children and a canine successful the car, crashing into a airy rod earlier being dramatically arrested successful beforehand of shocked motorists.

The 23-year-old Manunda pistillate was charged with a raft of offences pursuing the incidental successful Cairns which started connected the day of Sunday, April 21.

Emergency services were called to a David Street code wherever constabulary allege a pistillate equipped herself with a knife.

“Police were called and the pistillate placed 2 children successful a conveyance and drove away,” Queensland Police said successful a connection past week.

“It volition beryllium further alleged the pistillate drove connected the incorrect broadside of the roadworthy and straight astatine police, earlier colliding with postulation lights connected Ray Jones Drive adjacent Rigg Street. She was arrested and some children and a canine were removed from the conveyance unharmed. After a abbreviated confrontation astatine the collision country the pistillate was arrested by officers.”

Dashcam and mobile telephone footage from onlookers taken connected the time amusement a grey SUV driving erratically, dangerously overtaking a enactment of cars and speeding done the intersection earlier crashing.

Officers were seen rushing to the car to propulsion the young children to safety, arsenic others pulled the pistillate from the driver’s spot and threw her onto the road.

“Police volition allege the pistillate spot a constabulary serviceman erstwhile she was taken to Cairns Hospital for precautionary checks pursuing the collision,” Queensland Police said.

“The pistillate has been charged with 1 number each of going equipped arsenic to origin fear, evasion, unsafe cognition of a vehicle, obstruct police, superior battle home unit offence, superior battle police, and operator not ensuring passengers deterioration seatbelts.”

She was refused bail and appeared earlier Cairns Magistrates Court past Tuesday, April 23.