Police Arrest Man After Finding Body in Queensland

昆士蘭發現屍體，警方逮捕一名男子

Jul 12, 2026, 20:47
AustraliaSociety

Introduction

Police in Toowoomba arrested a 48-year-old man. He may have killed Jana Armstrong. Police found her body in the countryside.

圖溫巴警方逮捕了一名 48 歲男子。他可能殺害了 Jana Armstrong。警方在郊外發現了她的屍體。

Main Body

Jana Armstrong was 30 years old. She disappeared on July 7. Police found her white car on the road the next day. They found her baby son at home. Police talked to Dharminder Singh, but they let him go at first.

Jana Armstrong 當時 30 歲。她在 7 月 7 日失蹤。警方次日在路邊發現了她的白色轎車。她的幼兒兒子在家中被發現。警方曾與 Dharminder Singh 洽談，但起初將其釋放。

On Saturday, some people found a body in the woods. This was in a place where police did not look before. Police then went to a house in Harristown. They arrested Mr. Singh there.

週六，有人在森林中發現了一具屍體。這是在警方先前未曾搜索過的地方。隨後警方前往 Harristown 的一處住所，在那裡逮捕了 Singh 先生。

Police think Mr. Singh used Jana's car to move her body. They think she died between July 7 and July 8. Now, police want videos from cars and cameras on the highway to see the car.

警方認為 Singh 先生利用 Jana 的車輛搬運她的屍體。他們認為她死於 7 月 7 日至 8 日之間。目前，警方希望取得行車記錄器以及高速公路上的監視器畫面，以尋找該車輛的蹤跡。

Conclusion

The man will go to court in Toowoomba on Monday.

該名男子將於週一在圖溫巴出庭。

Vocabulary Learning

🕰️ The 'Past' Storytelling Tool

When we tell a story about something that already happened, we change the action word (verb). Look at how the words shift in this news story:

  • Find →\rightarrow Found (Police found her body)
  • Arrest →\rightarrow Arrested (Police arrested a man)
  • Disappear →\rightarrow Disappeared (She disappeared on July 7)

💡 Two Simple Rules:

  1. The Regular Way: Just add -ed to the end.

    • Talk →\rightarrow Talked
    • Use →\rightarrow Used

  2. The Special Way: Some words change completely. You just have to remember them!

    • Find →\rightarrow Found
    • Go →\rightarrow Went

📍 Quick Focus: "Was"

In the story, we see: "Jana Armstrong was 30 years old."

Use was when you talk about one person in the past.

  • He was... $
  • She was... $
  • It was...

Vocabulary Learning

arrested (v.)
When the police take someone away because they think they committed a crime.
Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
countryside (n.)
Land that is away from towns and cities.
Example:I love walking in the countryside because it is quiet.
disappeared (v.)
When someone or something goes away and cannot be found.
Example:The cat disappeared into the garden.
highway (n.)
A main road for fast travel between cities.
Example:The cars are driving very fast on the highway.
court (n.)
A place where a judge decides if someone is guilty of a crime.
Example:The man must go to court on Monday morning.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→
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