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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Mayor charged with domestic violence offences | Mind Blowing Facts

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Lockhart River Mayor Wayne Butcher was remanded in custody after appearing in a Cairns court. (HANDOUT/CHRISTINE HOWES)

A Queensland mayor is in custody after being charged with multiple domestic violence offences.

Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Wayne William Butcher was arrested following an alleged assault at a Lockhart River property, in the state's Cape York Peninsula, on Friday.

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