Man acquitted of murder seeks $5.5 million from police
A man acquitted of a murder for which he spent years in jail has filed a lawsuit claiming police detectives ignored evidence and engaged in misconduct.
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Woman charged after elderly man dies of stab wounds
An 80-year-old man has died of multiple stab wounds in far north Queensland, with a 58-year-old woman charged with murder by police.
Butterfly fingernails used to pin child with murder
A 12-year-old girl accused of murder allegedly dragged a woman's body through an apartment and told a neighbour she had killed herself, a court has heard.
Second person charged with murder after body discovered
A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder along with a 19-year-old man after a father-of-three's body was found in a home west of Brisbane.
Bikie links suspected in couple’s cold case murders
A trickle of information has sparked hopes that the 2008 murder of a NSW couple can finally be solved.
Alleged gunman charged with Bondi murder of drug lord
Police have charged an alleged gunman with the daylight shooting murder of a convicted drug kingpin in a Sydney car park.
Accused 12-year-old killer threatens to ‘burn’ facility
A 12-year-old girl charged with murdering a woman in her 30s has had her bail extended despite a state department fighting to revoke it.
Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas
Jacinta Davila is no longer accused of murdering top Adelaide doctor Michael Yung with her partner Kerem Aydin but still faces charges of assisting an offender.
Stabbing murder accused’s blood to be tested for drugs
A court has granted an urgent forensic order for police to obtain blood samples from a woman charged with murder to test for the presence of drugs.
Mother likely suffered ‘violent’ death, coroner finds
A coroner has found Tina Louise Greer, who disappeared in 2012, was likely killed violently by her bikie boyfriend who later died in a car crash.
Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids
Kathleen Folbigg's long-held hope of having her name cleared over the deaths of her four children has been answered with an appeal court decision.
Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor
The young parents of an infant child broke into the home of top doctor Michael Yung, murdered him and tried to hide the evidence, a court has heard.
Mother, son jailed for Stuart Highway fatal hit-and-run
A young man and his mother have been jailed after he fatally struck a pedestrian and she helped load the woman's body into a ute and bury it in bushland.
Jail for life over stabbing murder of young mother
A man has been jailed for life over the stabbing murder of a young Queensland woman at her friend's home in Tasmania.
Police pause to reflect a year on from ‘evil’ killings
Queensland police officers have marked the first anniversary of the shooting deaths of their colleagues Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow.
Mother of boy found dead in pool charged with murder
More than two years after Tarrin-Macen O'Sullivan was found dead in a pool, his mother has been charged with the four-year-old's murder in north Queensland.
Reward offered to help solve body in wall murder case
Twelve months after Tanya Lee Glover's body was discovered, Queensland authorities are offering $500,000 for information to solve her suspected murder.
Two men charged with murder over alleged inmate bashing
Two men have been charged with murder over the death of Benn Schinkel after a suspected bashing in a central Queensland prison last year.
High Court backs jury over ‘unreliable’ murder witness
A man jailed for life for murder claimed a jury was told to be prejudiced against a witness whose testimony could have proved him not guilty.
Committal hearing for women accused over cop death
Two women charged with murder over the death of a police officer who was allegedly struck by a stolen car will face a committal hearing.
Man to stand trial over alleged kidnapping turned fatal
A man has been committed to stand trial for the manslaughter of his 69-year-old father, who died of a heart attack 11 months after allegedly being abducted.
Teens weren’t ‘scared little boys’ during fatal robbery
Two teenagers accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy have been described by the prosecution as armed robbers who were prepared to use violence to obtain drugs.
Heinous, chilling vigilante killer jailed for life
Albert Thorn has been jailed for life for the heinous and chilling kidnapping, assault and vigilante murder of Victorian dad Bradley Lyons.
Long wait for justice ends as singer’s killer jailed
Paul Charlton has been sentenced to jail for the 2007 murder of girlfriend Joanne Howell in what the judge described as an extreme act of domestic violence.
Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life
Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.
Teens spared jail for filming videos of manslaughter
Two teenage girls joined in the torture and assaults that led to a man falling to his death while trying to escape and later posted the footage on social media.
Murder accused granted bail due to DNA testing delays
A young man accused of playing a part in a stabbing murder has been released on bail due to Queensland's forensic laboratory's DNA testing backlog.
‘I have to kill my kids’ father to survive’: Setka’s ex
Union heavyweight John Setka's estranged wife said, in video played to court, she wanted to get a firearm because she had to kill him "to survive".
Car could hold answers in shooting death investigation
Police have revealed the identity of a man shot dead in central Queensland as they appeal for information about a car seen near where his body was found.
Police ‘family’ in shock after officer shot dead
A South Australian police officer has died and the alleged shooter is in hospital after a violent confrontation near the state's border with Victoria.
Four to stand trial over missing man’s murder
Four men have been committed to stand trial for the murder of a 35-year-old, last seen nearly two years ago, whose remains have not been found.