A Mount father says his family has been through a "weekend from hell" after his son suffered a serious neck injury in a secondary school rugby game.

Teenage girl bruised in struggle with attacker.

Campbell Paterson and the man accused of murdering him were both addicted to ice or methamphetamine, a court has been told.

A group of men who took to a 21-year-old got more than they bargained for when the ex-German Army member fought back.

A man charged with the murder of Napier man Campbell Paterson in Far North Queensland 19 months stands trial today.