Woman jailed for killing violent partner
Jean Louise Herholdt pleaded guilty to stabbing her husband during an argument at their property north of Brisbane in August 2020.
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Man denies intent to kill in Deception Bay shooting
A Brisbane jury has heard Justin John Meale admit to a fatal shooting on Father's Day in 2018 while insisting he meant to only wound the victim.
Murderer sentenced after father stabbed
Benjamin Suttie's only mistake was saying hello to a passing group before he was fatally stabbed in front of his son, a Brisbane court has heard.
‘Love obsessed’ daughter jailed for murder
A Sydney woman whose misguided romantic obsession for a greedy, violent man led them to murder her mother has been jailed until at least 2036.
Cop refuses to answer at NT’s teen inquest
The Northern Territory policeman who shot dead Kumanjayi Walker has claimed privilege and refused to answer questions at an inquest into the teen's death.
Fatal stabbing audio played in Qld court
The moment a Queensland woman fatally stabbed her violent husband amid screams has been captured in confronting audio played in a Brisbane court.
Call for NT cop’s blood over teen shooting
A remote Indigenous community says the Northern Territory policeman who shot a teenager dead should face payback to help it finish grieving.
South Brisbane man found guilty of stabbing murder
Harley David Wegener has been found guilty of murder after Benjamin Suttie's throat was cut in a late night altercation between two groups south of Brisbane.
Man shot like ‘something from Wild West’
Justin John Meale is on trial for murder after Clinton Pollock was shot dead on Father's Day in scenes reminiscent of the Wild West, a court has heard.
Folbigg’s DNA variant ‘exceptionally rare’
A rare genetic variant affecting the heart is the focus of a second inquiry into the conviction of Kathleen Folbigg, three years on from the first inquiry.
Folbigg gene a ‘bad variant’, inquiry told
The rare genetic variant affecting an essential building block of life was discovered nine years after Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her children.
Coroner visits NT town where cop shot teen
The coroner in an inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has been welcomed with song and sorrow to the remote community where he died.
Son tried to help dad after park stabbing
Zac Elder took his shirt off in a desperate bid to stop blood pumping out of his father's throat after a stabbing south of Brisbane, a court has heard.
Family devastated by Hayes arson sentence
The family of a young couple and baby who died in a house fire say they are devastated after Jenny Hayes was handed an eight-year minimum sentence.
Stab victim may have ‘led group to danger’
A defence barrister says a heavily intoxicated Benjamin Suttie may have led his group toward danger in an error of judgment before being fatally stabbed.
Judge mulling jail time for Chris Dawson
A judge is now considering how long Chris Dawson will spend behind bars for murdering his wife in Sydney's northern beaches in 1982.
Murder accused ‘felt safe’ carrying knife
A Brisbane man accused of a fatal stabbing has told a court that he carried around a knife to make him feel safe but he never intended to harm anyone.
Chris Dawson a ‘conniving monster’
Former schoolteacher Chris Dawson has been called a "conniving monster" who betrayed the ones he loved when he murdered his wife 40 years ago.
Qld couple in court on baby murder charge
A couple charged with murder and torture over the death of a seven-month-old boy have had their matters heard in a Brisbane court.
Triple shooting murder accused in court
The man accused of the shooting deaths of three people on a Bogie cattle station in north Queensland has appeared in court by video link.
Man’s throat cut by ‘scalpel-like’ blade
Harley David Wegener is on trial accused of slashing Benjamin Suttie's throat in a chance encounter years after, as a child, he stabbed the same man.
Man found guilty of killing pregnant teen
A retrial jury in Brisbane has found Rodney Wayne Williams, 68, guilty of murdering pregnant teen Tiffany Taylor decades after committing his first murder.
John Bowie guilty of cold case murder
Ex-ambulance officer John Douglas Bowie has been found guilty of murdering his wife 40 years ago with a NSW jury taking less than five hours to reach a verdict.
‘Ruse necessary’ after Walker death
A senior NT police officer says he still believes it was necessary at the time to keep an Indigenous community in the dark about a fatal police shooting.
Truckie boss manslaughter charges dropped
Manslaughter charges have been withdrawn against Eastern Freeway truckie boss Simiona Tuteru, days after his trial was due to begin over four police deaths.
Jury deliberating in teen murder trial
A jury in the Brisbane trial of the man accused of killing pregnant 16-year-old Tiffany Taylor in 2015 has retired to consider its verdict.
Accused killer ‘drove with dead teen’
A Brisbane court has been told toll booth photos indicate Rodney Wayne Williams drove down a highway with the body of a pregnant teenager in the passenger seat.
Fiancee ‘not surprised’ NT cop killed teen
The former fiancee of an NT policeman who killed an Indigenous teenager has told an inquest the officer talked about killing before the incident.
I stabbed Dad, daughter tells murder trial
A young woman says she stabbed her angry father and then ran from the home out of fear he would keep attacking her but prosecutors say it wasn't self-defence.
Qld man denies murdering pregnant teen
Footage of a police interview in which a Queensland man agrees that he has not been honest about the last time he saw a missing pregnant teen has been shown.
Doctor refused to fly as NT teen lay dying
An inquest for an Indigenous teenager fatally shot by an NT policeman has been told the RFDS refused to fly to his remote community before he died.