{"id":330245,"date":"2025-12-05T22:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/330245\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:06:31","slug":"former-nrl-star-josh-mcguire-charged-with-allegedly-strangling-a-five-year-old-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/330245\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NRL star Josh McGuire charged with allegedly strangling a five-year-old child"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queensland Police have confirmed they have charged former Brisbane Broncos<\/a> champion Josh McGuire for two alleged incidents against a five-year-old.<\/p>\n

McGuire, 35, is facing a charge of common assault after allegedly strangling a child.<\/p>\n

McGuire, who had a decorated career in the NRL, was taken to Brisbane Watchhouse on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The two charges have come after an investigation by the Gateway Child Protection and Investigation Unit.<\/p>\n

McGuire had stints at the Cowboys and St George Illawarra Dragons after playing 197 games for the Broncos.<\/p>\n

He also represented Australia and was part of the victorious World Cup team in 2017.<\/p>\n

He also featured for Queensland in State of Origin on 14 occasions.<\/p>\n

His time in the NRL ended in 2022 and he then played for the Warrington Wolves in England\u2019s Super League.<\/p>\n

He was back at the Broncos last year in a coaching capacity, working as an adviser of contact and wrestling.<\/p>\n

He has been an ambassador for Ronald McDonald House and also for Mates4Mates (who provide mental health support, among other things, for Defence Force veterans).<\/p>\n

He is now expected to appear at the Magistrates Court in Brisbane a week before Christmas.<\/p>\n

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