Darryl Young: Queensland farmer found guilty of shooting murders

A farmer has been found guilty of luring his neighbours to their death over a livestock dispute. A jury on Friday found North Queensland farmer Darryl Valroy Young, 63, guilty of the shooting murders of Mervyn Schwarz, 71, his wife Maree, 59, and her son Graham Tighe, 35, at a property in Bogie, near Bowen, on August 4, 2022. Young, who was labelled the “Beast of Bogie”, was also charged with attempting to kill Tighe’s brother Ross Tighe. The jury is still deliberating on that charge. The trial heard Young, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, had accused his neighbours of stealing cattle. Prosecutors told the court he again accused them of stealing cattle before going to his car and saying something like: “I’ll end this once and for all.” He then retrieved a rifle and started firing, killing three people, the court was told. - More to come . . .