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Murder of Andrew Dingwall
Patrick Joseph Platts (right) accompanied by Detective Senior Sergeant Harry Gilbert Cook entering Mount Morgan Court of Petty Sessions on 1 April 1954
Date
22 March 1954 (1954-03-22)
Time
c. 3:00 am
Location
Mount Morgan, Queensland
Cause
stabbing
Deaths
Andrew Dingwall
Burial
Toowong, Queensland
Suspects
Patrick Joseph Platts
Charges
wilful murder
Verdict
guilty
On 22 March 1954, Andrew Dingwall, a 50-year-old newsagent was murdered by 19-year-old Patrick Joseph Platts who violently stabbed Dingwall 17 times and slashed his throat during a bungled robbery of Dingwall's newsagency in Mount Morgan, Queensland.[1][2]
Dingwall had attempted to confront Platts after he caught him trespassing on his premises before Platts used a sheath knife to fatally stab Dingwall in a frenzied attack before escaping in a taxi to Rockhampton and throwing the weapon into the river from the Fitzroy Bridge.[3][2]
On 19 May 1954, Platts was convicted by a jury of wilful murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour at Stuart Creek Gaol near Townsville.[2]
On 11 June 1955, Platts escaped from the gaol with fellow inmate Stanley Gordon Taylor, prompting a widespread search.[4] They were both eventually recaptured, but their escape prompted an inquiry into the administration of Stuart Creek Gaol.[5]
^"Mt Morgan man murdered: 18 knife wounds". The Morning Bulletin. 23 March 1954. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ abc"Platts guilty: Life sentence for wilful murder". The Morning Bulletin. 20 May 1954. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^"Plea of not guilty at murder trial". The Morning Bulletin. 19 May 1954. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^"Platts and Taylor in northern gaol break". The Central Queensland Herald. 16 June 1955. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^"Inquiry into Stuart gaol". The Central Queensland Herald. 30 June 1955. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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