A woman has been charged after two bomb hoaxes triggered fear at a childcare centre and high school.
Police allege threatening messages were sent to a Redland Bay childcare centre and Runcorn State High School in Brisbane, Queensland, on July 24 and 25.
Detectives from the Bayside Criminal Investigation Branch charged the 50-year-old woman on July 25 with two counts of making a bomb hoax, claiming a bomb was present when it wasn’t.
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Authorities confirmed the threats were false and there was never any risk to children or the wider community.
Police said the woman has no connection to either location, and her motive remains unclear.

She was remanded in custody and is due to reappear before the Cleveland Magistrates Court on July 28.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
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