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Cop to face trial after 95-year-old patient tasered

Cop to face trial after 95-year-old patient tasered

A police officer charged with manslaughter will face trial in the NSW Supreme Court, accused of fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a nursing home.

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

The domestic violence policy for NSW Police has not been reviewed for years and includes no mention of coercive control offences that will soon be introduced.

No return to Labor for banished MP cleared of assault

No return to Labor for banished MP cleared of assault

No return to Labor for banished MP cleared of assault

No return to Labor for banished MP cleared of assault

Victoria's sexual crimes squad has closed its case into Victorian MP Will Fowles, with police saying he won't face charges over a serious assault allegation.

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North Melbourne player attacked before Ziebell bashing

North Melbourne player attacked before Ziebell bashing

Two men have faced court over an attack on former North Melbourne player Jack Ziebell and a brawl inside a bar where teammates were celebrating his retirement.

No jail for cop who assaulted woman and lied about it

No jail for cop who assaulted woman and lied about it

Ex-officer Mark Anthony Follington has been given a reprieve from a prison sentence despite throwing a woman into an ATM and lying about the incident.

'Peering' ex-constable pleads guilty to stalking woman

'Peering' ex-constable pleads guilty to stalking woman

A former police officer has admitted smashing a woman's phone, tracking her location without consent and stalking her by peering over a fence near her work.

Friends spared jail over 'spontaneous' housemate attack

Friends spared jail over 'spontaneous' housemate attack

Two men went on a search for their housemate and assaulted him after he was accused of insulting one of their partners.

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Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Loggers assaulted environmentalists in NSW forest

Environmentalists who were attacked by logging contractors in a NSW forest say police and the government-owned Forestry Corporation have questions to answer.

Graphic video shown of cop's pub assault on woman

Graphic video shown of cop's pub assault on woman

Graphic video shown of cop's pub assault on woman

Graphic video shown of cop's pub assault on woman

A senior constable jailed for the violent arrest of a young woman is appealing findings he assaulted her and then falsified evidence about what happened.

Conviction tossed for man who intervened in gay attack

Conviction tossed for man who intervened in gay attack

Conviction tossed for man who intervened in gay attack

Conviction tossed for man who intervened in gay attack

A fashion consultant has successfully appealed his affray conviction after stepping in to stop a "gay hate crime" during the Sydney WorldPride festival.

Police investigate Summernats brawl involving security

Police investigate Summernats brawl involving security

Police investigate Summernats brawl involving security

Police investigate Summernats brawl involving security

Social media footage showing what appears to be a brawl involving security guards and punters at car festival Summernats has prompted a police investigation.

'Horrific' speed camera operator attack sparks manhunt

'Horrific' speed camera operator attack sparks manhunt

'Horrific' speed camera operator attack sparks manhunt

'Horrific' speed camera operator attack sparks manhunt

A mobile speed camera car with an operator inside has been attacked by masked men in the second such assault in several weeks.

S.Korean opposition leader stabbed by autograph-seeker

S.Korean opposition leader stabbed by autograph-seeker

S.Korean opposition leader stabbed by autograph-seeker

S.Korean opposition leader stabbed by autograph-seeker

An unknown attacker has stabbed South Korea's opposition leader in the neck as he was visiting the site of a proposed airport.

'Chopper' Read's son jailed after string of crimes

'Chopper' Read's son jailed after string of crimes

'Chopper' Read's son jailed after string of crimes

'Chopper' Read's son jailed after string of crimes

Charles Vincent Read, the son of late underworld figure Mark 'Chopper' Read has been sentenced to 15 months' jail for crimes including burglary and assault.

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How smart speakers 'could detect domestic violence'

Researchers are investigating whether Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri or Google Home speakers should be used to detect violence in homes.

Sports journalist found not guilty of assault, choking

Daily Telegraph senior writer and Fox Sports presenter Paul Kent has been found not guilty of assault and choking after evidence was found to be inconclusive.

Move to suspend judge could be unconstitutional

Lawyers for a Supreme Court judge accused of assault and emotional abuse have argued a parliamentary move to suspend him is not constitutional.

Man jailed over 'unremitting' bashing murder of own mum

Tia Minhinnick will spend at least 15 years behind bars for the murder of mother-of-five Angela Huata in Melbourne's southeast in February 2022.

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Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Two men who helped torture a man in the lead-up to his shooting murder in remote eastern Victoria have been sentenced to jail time.

Accused Taser cop fronts grandmother's loved ones

A policeman accused of fatally tasering a woman at a nursing home in NSW has faced a tense courtroom for the first time since being charged with manslaughter.

Judge accused of assault 'struck, tracked' victim

A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge accused of emotional abuse and assault allegedly struck and shook a person and tracked their movements.

Tyrrell foster father argues 'lawful' force on child

William Tyrrell's foster parents have claimed that force and allegedly intimidatory statements to another child were lawfully made as punishment.

Samurai sword-attacking realtor spared more jail time

A man will serve a two year and three month sentence in the community under strict conditions after a drug-fuelled attack on two women.

Man who fought extradition convicted for bashing woman

A British man who seriously injured a woman in a domestic-violence incident will be released in February after earlier battling his return to Australia.

Anti-vax bus driver jailed before cop assault sentence

A bus driver who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and threw glass bottles and rocks at cops during a protest has been locked up ahead of his sentence.

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