Second man charged over Queensland murder
A second man has been charged with murder after a woman was killed at a home in Queensland.
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Police scrutiny over US school shooting
The actions - or more notably, the inaction - of police has become the centre of the investigation into this week's shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Man arrested after woman shot dead in Qld
Sunshine Coast police are questioning a man over a woman's death after she was dropped off at a Queensland hospital with a gunshot wound to her head.
NT triple murderer was ‘on rescue mission’
Benjamin Hoffmann believed he was on a rescue mission to free his ex-girlfriend from a pimp holding her hostage when he killed four people, a psychiatrist says.
Cleaner who murdered elderly client jailed
A Sydney cleaner who murdered her 92-year-old client in a ferocious bashing and stabbing attack has been jailed for at least 15 years.
Kumanjayi inquest to probe cop’s drug use
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will examine whether Northern Territory police constable Zachary Rolfe was using drugs.
Witness says Dawson slammed wife into door
A former babysitter has said she saw Chris Dawson grab his wife and swing her into a doorframe before she disappeared in 1982.
Life sentence for Qld Father’s Day murder
A man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a father-of-five at traffic lights at Gympie after an earlier altercation.
Teen death: dad says verdict wait terrible
The verdict in a trial of three teens accused of being in a fight that led to 17-year-old Jack Beasley's fatal stabbing may not be known for at least a month.
Daughter found guilty of murdering mother
Isabela Carolina Camelo-Gomez has been found guilty of murdering her mother two decades ago in her Sydney home after inventing a story about a robbery.
Dawson accused of molesting schoolgirl
Chris Dawson molested the schoolgirl who he eventually married after the disappearance of his first wife, a court has been told.
Stab trial teens ‘casual about violence’
Three teens accused of being in a fight that led to 17-year-old Jack Beasley's fatal stabbing have failed in their bid to have their charges dismissed.
Court sequel to body found in garage
A man charged with murder after a 48-year-old was found dead with significant head injuries at a house south of Brisbane has had his case mentioned in court.
Court told of Dawson’s poolside attack
Chris Dawson attacked his wife beside his Bayview, Sydney, home's pool and held her face in the mud, a court has been told.
Group targeted before stabbing, court told
Before 17-year-old Jack Beasley was fatally stabbed on the Gold Coast a group of teenagers were looking for someone to "roll for drugs", a court has heard.
Qld man stabbed after car park altercation
A southeast Queensland man has denied murdering a 31-year-old, but admits stabbing him after an altercation at a shopping centre on Father's Day 2019.
Lyn Dawson seen bruised before vanishing
Chris Dawson's wife Lynette was spotted with a bruised throat days before her disappearance, his Sydney murder trial has been told.
Qld cops seek witnesses to Logan killing
Queensland detectives want to speak to anyone who was on a quiet Logan street last weekend as part of a probe into the killing of local man Avzi Ejupi.
Dawson babysitter’s book ‘not revenge’
Murder trial witness JC has rejected the suggestion her claims she had been Chris Dawson's sex slave were a good way to sell her unpublished life story.
Ex-student says she was Dawson’s sex slave
A former student of Chris Dawson has rejected allegations she lied about him being violent and attempting to hire a hitman in a bid to destroy him.
Father’s Day stabbing ‘after junkie slur’
A Father's Day altercation outside a shopping centre ended with a 31-year-old dad stabbed on his way to see his five children, a court has been told.
Dawson called student ‘petal’, court hears
A court has heard how Chris Dawson called a student at his former high school "petal" and that he wooed her with secret love letters left in her schoolbag.
Man stabbed after Father’s Day altercation
A southeast Queensland man died from being stabbed after an altercation outside a shop when he took his dad to get groceries on Father's Day, a court has heard.
Witness believes Chris Dawson killed wife
Lynette Dawson's friend and The Teacher's Pet podcast creator Hedley Thomas talked about interest in the case from Hollywood stars including Hugh Jackman.
Qld man dies months after being shot
A Queensland man has died two months after being shot in the head in Toowoomba on March 15.
Court told pair fist bumped after stabbing
After 17-year-old Jack Beasley was stabbed in the heart in a fight, two teenagers fist bumped as they ran away, a Brisbane court has heard.
Wife ‘cowered’ by Dawson, trial told
Chris Dawson's murder trial has heard evidence from his former sister-in-law who says Lynette Dawson was in great distress before she vanished in 1982
Murderer denies role in fatal club attack
A man convicted of murdering a woman and her daughters has denied involvement in the fatal Whiskey Au Go Go attack, dismissing other evidence as lies.
Men jailed over fatal drug deal stabbing
Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to manslaughter after a 53-year-old was stabbed to death during a drug deal west of Brisbane.
Shooting getaway car owner hears of grief
A Queensland man who provided the getaway car for a 2018 Father's Day fatal shooting has received a suspended jail term in Brisbane Supreme Court.
Affair led Dawson to kill wife: Crown
Former rugby league player Chris Dawson killed his wife in 1982 to have an unfettered relationship with one of his students, a judge has heard.