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Manslaughter accused on bail after shooting Booie robber

Gavin Pates faced Murgon Magistrates Court on 3 April to answer for one charge each of manslaughter and insecure storage of a weapon. Pates allegedly shot 21-year-old Blayde Barber, who fled during an attempted robbery on Pates's Booie property on 21 March. Picture: Julian Lehnert

A 38-year-old Kingaroy man has been allowed bail after he was charged with manslaughter following an alleged midnight robbery on […]

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