Trial witness opts to testify to avoid murder charge
A witness in the murder trial of a suburban mum says he agreed to testify in his friend's trial so his own murder charge could be dropped.
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Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail
A man accused of assisting in the murder of Isla Bell should have known the teen's body was in a fridge he transported across the city, a court has been told.
Ex-Jetstar pilot to fight murder conviction on appeal
Ex-Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has filed appeal paperwork to challenge his conviction and sentence for the murder of a missing Victorian grandmother.
Case of double-murder accused ex-cop delayed until 2025
The case of a former cop accused of killing a Sydney couple has been further delayed as his new taxpayer-funded legal team scrambles to get across the evidence.
Woman ‘dead before tractor accident with husband’
A woman recorded a video hours before her body was found near machinery saying that if she was killed it would be because of her husband, a judge has heard.
Inquest probes failings in violent dad and baby tragedy
Systemic failings allowed a violent, mentally ill man to gain access to his infant daughter and leap to their deaths from a dam wall, an inquest has been told.
Jury verdict still to come for cop who tasered 95yo
A jury has gone home for the day after three hours of deliberations failed to produce a verdict for a police officer who tasered an elderly woman.
Alleged killer in court as teen’s remains found at tip
A man has fronted court charged with the murder of a Melbourne teenager after human remains were found in a waste management facility.
Car found after gran’s mysterious disappearance, death
A car belonging to a Queensland grandmother has been found by police after she was inexplicably found dead hundreds of kilometres from her hometown.
Jury still considering verdict for cop who tasered 95yo
After its first full day of deliberations, a jury has not decided if a police officer who tasered a 95-year-old will be convicted or acquitted of manslaughter.
Cop ‘not the type of person’ to taser 95yo unlawfully
A police officer on trial over the tasering death of an aged-care resident swore an oath to God to be truthful about why he fired his weapon, a jury has heard.
Cop who tasered elderly woman should have ‘evaluated’
Police should aim to use the least amount of force necessary when conducting their duties, a trial over the tasering death of an elderly woman has been told.
Mother’s pain as daughter’s killer awaits sentence
The family of murdered woman Maryam Hamka have faced her killer Toby Loughnane in court as fronted a pre-sentence hearing.
Man accused of woman’s fatal brain injury denied bail
A man has sought bail after being charged with the manslaughter of his girlfriend following a podcast and inquest held in the eight years since her death.
‘I needed to’: cop defends tasering aged-care resident
A police officer told a colleague he had to taser a 95-year-old woman armed with a steak knife to prevent violence in an aged-care home, a jury has heard.
Ex-boyfriend ‘lied’ to police about missing backpacker
Efforts to reignite the cold case of German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was found in 2005, have again mainly focused on her former partner.
Family court shock at horrific concrete burial details
The family of a man who was killed and buried in concrete gasped in court when the full details of the attempted disposal of his body were read out.
‘Got her’: cop yells after tasering great-grandmother
An aged-care resident armed with a steak knife was told she was "going to get tased" before a police officer fired his weapon on her.
Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart
Some of the men accused of a teenager's murder have admitted being at a park where he was stabbed but denied attacking anybody with knives and baseball bats.
Backpacker’s boyfriend most probable killer: detective
A detective tasked with solving Simone Strobel's death says her boyfriend was most likely to blame, despite a murder charge against him being dropped.
Nurse’s alarm as cop tasered 95-year-old great-gran
A nurse's curiosity when a police officer pulled out his Taser turned to concern when he used it on an elderly woman holding a knife, a court has been told.
Backpacker’s body found in ‘dangerous’ area: lawyer
The area where backpacker Simone Strobel's body was found had a history of sexual attacks on young women, a coroner has heard.
Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner
The family of a murdered woman have welcomed a coroner's recommendations, saying those changes could protect other women from their violent partners.
Teen collapsed after ‘shock’ armed attack in park
A group of young people were "just chilling" in a park before being left bleeding and in shock by an armed attack that claimed a teen's life, a judge has heard.
Murder trial awaits Samantha Murphy’s accused killer
The 23-year-old son of an ex-AFL player will stand trial charged with the murder of missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy.
‘You make me sick’: paramedic’s family slams killer
The "vicious" stabbing of paramedic Steven Tougher left his mother haunted by the terror of his final moments, a court has heard as she confronted his killer.
Sentence for killing two sex workers ‘unjust’: advocate
The life of a migrant sex worker is treated as less valuable than others, advocates say, as a man was jailed for at least nine years for killing two women.
Anguish over paramedic killer’s ‘tragic’ case verdict
The man who brutally stabbed paramedic Steven Tougher to death has been cleared of his murder on mental health grounds, leaving a family searching for answers.
‘A life for a life’: family anguish as killer sentenced
Ricardo Barbaro could be released from custody in 17 years for what a judge called the "vicious and entirely merciless" murder of Melbourne mother Ellie Price.
‘Stop stabbing me mate’: paramedic’s words to killer
Chilling details have been revealed into the stabbing death of paramedic Steven Tougher as his killer pleaded not guilty on grounds of mental illness.
Dozen murder accused plead not guilty to park killing
A dozen men have pleaded not guilty to murdering a teenager and not guilty to injuring 10 other people, including with bats and knives, near a soccer club.