August 13, 2026 — 12:17pm

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A former NRL star accused of strangling and assaulting a child has been committed to stand trial, with a magistrate describing the allegations as “extremely serious”.

Joshua McGuire, a former Queensland Maroons star who has played for several Queensland and NSW rugby league clubs, was charged in December over the alleged strangulation of a five-year-old.

Supporters packed a Brisbane courtroom on Thursday, with McGuire staring straight ahead for most of the committal hearing.

The mother of the child, a witness to…

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