Farmer accused of triple murder would 'spy' and 'linger', court hears
A court has heard a Queensland farmer accused of murdering three people would allegedly "spy" on his neighbour.
Darryl Valroy Young, a 63-year-old Queensland cattle farmer, is on trial for the triple murder of three people and attempted murder of a fourth at his Bogie cattle station on August 4, 2022. According to witnesses, Young was seen lingering around his buggy near neighbours Graham Tighe's Sutherland Station the day before the shooting.
On the fateful morning, Young allegedly shot Graham Tighe, his mother Maree Schwarz, and his stepfather Mervyn Schwarz. Young's son Derek testified that he asked his father to allow wind farm workers to enter Shannonvale Station, and later joined Young and stepmother at the meeting point for the wind farm crew. The group was later arrested after being informed of the shooting.
The defence lawyer challenged a witness's account of overhearing Young threatening to meet Tighe, his brother, and the victims, claiming that the statement never occurred.
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