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Soldier denies pool party punch after being 'punk'd'

Soldier denies pool party punch after being 'punk'd'

A magistrate has reserved her decision on an assault charge against former soldier Heston Russell after "quite conflicting evidence" was put before a court.

'Shock and fear': cop recalls threat over film spoiler

'Shock and fear': cop recalls threat over film spoiler

'Shock and fear': cop recalls threat over film spoiler

'Shock and fear': cop recalls threat over film spoiler

A former junior police officer has described his terror when a colleague pointed a gun at his head over a film spoiler.

Decade in jail for cop impersonator's bloody burglary

Decade in jail for cop impersonator's bloody burglary

Decade in jail for cop impersonator's bloody burglary

Decade in jail for cop impersonator's bloody burglary

Seven years after dressing up as a cop and beating two men with hammers, leaving them in a pool of blood, a man has been jailed for a decade for the crime.

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Newlywed father stabbed to death in romantic dispute

Newlywed father stabbed to death in romantic dispute

Dylan Bond's family have described the heartbreaking moment they found out the 26-year-old father had been murdered during an altercation at a Geelong home.

Neo-Nazi leaders admit hiker attack but claim innocence

Neo-Nazi leaders admit hiker attack but claim innocence

Neo-Nazi group leaders Jacob Hersant and Thomas Sewell pleaded guilty to an attack on a group of hikers, but now claim they're innocent.

Man kicked out of court as jury delivers murder verdict

Man kicked out of court as jury delivers murder verdict

A jury has found a Geelong man who fatally stabbed a 26-year-old and injured his brother guilty of murder.

Dragons player stood down after hammer attack verdict

Dragons player stood down after hammer attack verdict

Dragons player Junior Amone and his father have been found guilty of assault after attacking a tradesman with a hammer near their Wollongong home.

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Crash and burn: cop admits threat over Top Gun spoiler

Crash and burn: cop admits threat over Top Gun spoiler

Crash and burn: cop admits threat over Top Gun spoiler

Crash and burn: cop admits threat over Top Gun spoiler

A constable has pleaded guilty to improperly using his gun after pointing it at a colleague during an exchange about the movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Teen accused of schoolboy attack hit with new charges

Teen accused of schoolboy attack hit with new charges

Teen accused of schoolboy attack hit with new charges

Teen accused of schoolboy attack hit with new charges

Teenagers who allegedly left a schoolboy with life-altering injuries were involved in the robbery of a 13-year-old girl weeks before, a court has been told.

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

A Geelong man who fatally stabbed a 26-year-old and injured his brother was angry his girlfriend was talking to one of the victims, prosecutors say.

Court case continues for cop who tasered elderly woman

Court case continues for cop who tasered elderly woman

Court case continues for cop who tasered elderly woman

Court case continues for cop who tasered elderly woman

Prosecutors have confirmed a brief of evidence has been provided to lawyers for a police officer charged after tasering a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home.

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

A 19-year-old who was drunk and possibly high on drugs when he fatally stabbed a Victorian father cannot remember the attack, his barrister says.

Delay to bail decision for teen charged over abduction

Delay to bail decision for teen charged over abduction

Delay to bail decision for teen charged over abduction

Delay to bail decision for teen charged over abduction

A teen accused of attacking a school boy as he walked home, leaving him with life-altering injuries, will have to wait to hear if he is released on bail.

Man faces court over uni stabbings, frying pan assaults

Man faces court over uni stabbings, frying pan assaults

Man faces court over uni stabbings, frying pan assaults

Man faces court over uni stabbings, frying pan assaults

A man has faced court charged over the stabbing of two university students and assaults on two other people at the Australian National University.

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Machete group targeted vulnerable kids leaving school

One of three teens who abducted a 14-year-old on his way home from school has applied for bail, as a court hears the victim has suffered life-altering injuries.

Student in critical condition after campus stabbing

A 24-year-old is in custody after two students were stabbed and another man was assaulted at the Australian National University campus in Canberra.

Attacker admits charges after police dog dragged

A 36-year-old Victorian man has pleaded guilty to four charges after he beat a police officer with a baton and dragged a dog alongside a car.

Homicide squad called in after arrested man dies

Homicide squad detectives are investigating the death of a 58-year-old man who was arrested after a fight in Melbourne's northwest.

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Three charged after teen allegedly abducted and stabbed

Police have charged three people between the ages of 17 and 21 after a young man was allegedly abducted and stabbed in suburban Melbourne.

Man jailed after king-hitting woman in front of kids

A man has been jailed and is at risk of deportation after waiting for his ex-partner to turn away before king hitting her in front of their three children.

Second teen charged over attack on Melbourne student

Police have made a second arrest over the near-fatal armed robbery of a student as he walked home from school in Melbourne's southeast.

Tears as child taken from Tyrrell foster mum’s care

Missing toddler William Tyrrell's former foster mother told a child being removed from her care that it wasn't the youngster's fault, a court has heard.

Teen accused of violent attack behind bars

A teen allegedly involved in a violent attack on a school boy did not apply for bail as details of the allegations against him emerged.

Child 'scared' after Tyrrell foster dad's alleged abuse

A child formerly in the care of William Tyrrell's former foster parents sobbed and said she was scared after a police interview about abuse claims.

Gangster, 14, arrested over student abduction, attack

Police have pounced on a youth gang member who they suspect was the main culprit in a violent attack on a student as he walked home from school.

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