Boys jailed for teenager’s stabbing murder
After high fiving over the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy north of Brisbane, two teens have been sentenced for murder in Brisbane Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Elite NT cop surprised to find teen’s body
The NT policeman who led an elite unit into a remote community after a constable shot an Indigenous teen dead has detailed the uneasy scene he found.
NT cops’ actions probed at teen’s inquest
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman has heard more concerning evidence about the behaviour of officers on the job.
Murder charge after Qld woman found dead
A Queensland man has been charged with the murder of a young woman after her body was found in bushland near the Sunshine Coast.
Guilty verdict in woodchipper murder trial
Gregory Lee Roser has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering Bruce Saunders whose body was fed into a woodchipper north of Brisbane.
Walker arrest team ‘randomly’ picked
An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the team picked to arrest the 19-year-old was randomly chosen.
NT cop warned not to trust other police
An NT policeman was warned his colleagues were snakes he shouldn't trust after he shot an Indigenous teen dead during a bungled arrest, an inquest has heard.
Escapee shot within 11 seconds, trial told
The shooting death of an escaping inmate by a prison officer outside a northern NSW hospital was murder, a jury has been told.
New reward in probe of Qld woman’s death
Police are hopeful a new reward will help them identify other people involved in a 61-year-old woman's alleged murder, after making their first arrest in March.
NT killer cop banned from Qld police force
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a NT policeman has heard the officer was banned from the Queensland police for 10 years over a violence fine.
Qld man jailed for cold case killing
Almost 50 years after repeatedly hitting Rex Kable Keen because he feared a homosexual advance, Benjamin Jansen has been jailed for manslaughter.
Daughter stabbed violent dad in the heart
Maddison Hickson is on trial for murder but is claiming it was self-defence when she stabbed her violent criminal father twice in the chest, piercing his heart.
Qld cops charge man, probe woman’s death
Brisbane detectives have charged a man with contravening a domestic violence order as part of a probe into a woman's suspicious death.
Chipper murder accused evoked dead mum
The prosecutor in a murder trial has adopted a line from Oscar Wilde: "To lose one friend through a woodchipper is unfortunate, to lose two is incredible".
Man accused of lying about chipper death
Peter Koenig lied to "save his own skin" when he blamed Gregory Lee Roser for Bruce Saunders' woodchipper death, a Brisbane Supreme Court jury has heard.
Previous kill claim in chipper murder case
Accused killer Gregory Lee Roser told his murder trial Peter Koenig boasted of killing another man with a meat grinder before Bruce Saunders' woodchipper death.
NT cop incorrectly briefed team on teen
An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard the policeman who pulled the trigger incorrectly briefed his team before the bungled arrest.
‘Nasty’ woman blamed for chipper death
Gregory Lee Roser has denied being the killer in a woodchipper death, pointing the finger at a "murderous" woman and a man allegedly with Mafia connections.
Woman who chopped up partner seeks parole
The Queensland Parole Board will hear a parole application by Lindy Yvonne Williams, jailed in 2018 for murdering her partner.
Little consultation over NT clinic closure
A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting has been told consultation on a move to withdraw health staff from the town was inadequate.
Life with no parole for NT triple murderer
Ben Hoffmann will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting rampage across Darwin.
Two more charged over Brisbane shooting
A man and a woman are the third and fourth people charged with the murder of a man who was shot dead last week in southwest Brisbane.
NT nurses stoned after cops forgot them
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard a nurse used by police to deceive community members was later pelted with rocks and injured.
Man ‘disgusted’ by woodchipper death plan
A member of an alleged "love quadrangle" has been recalled to give evidence at a woodchipper murder trial after new phone records were obtained.
Mum takes aim at Qld teen murderers
Angus Beaumont's mother has delivered a heartbreaking victim impact statement at the sentencing of two boys who fatally stabbed the 15 year old in March 2020.
NT nurses shouldn’t have fled community
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has been told health workers evacuated from his remote Northern Territory community shouldn't have left.
Perth woman lured to death at dog park
Four people have been arrested and charged over the murder of a woman at a Perth dog park before allegedly burying her at another location.
NT medicos scared off before Walker death
An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death was told nurses should have considered the risk to community members before they fled over safety fears.
Second murder charge over Bris shooting
A 26-year-old man is the second person to be charged with murder as investigations continue into the shooting death of a 38-year-old man in suburban Brisbane.
Third person arrested over fatal shooting
Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting in southwest Brisbane, with a third person arrested and two male suspects still on the run.
Perre gets life for ‘barbaric’ NCA bombing
The South Australian Supreme Court has jailed National Crime Authority bomber Domenic Perre for life with no prospect of parole until he is in his mid-90s.