Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Assault

Man jailed over 'unremitting' bashing murder of own mum

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.

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

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

Accused Taser cop fronts grandmother's loved ones

Accused Taser cop fronts grandmother's loved ones

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.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Judge accused of assault 'struck, tracked' victim

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

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

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

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.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Anti-vax bus driver jailed before cop assault sentence

Anti-vax bus driver jailed before cop assault sentence

Anti-vax bus driver jailed before cop assault sentence

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.

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

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

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.

Newlywed father stabbed to death in romantic dispute

Newlywed father stabbed to death in romantic dispute

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 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

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.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

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.

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

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

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.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

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

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

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

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

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.

1 … 12 13 14 15

Topics

Politics Crime, Law and Justice New South Wales Victoria Rugby League Health Police Homicide Death Tasmania Children Animal Australian Capital Territory Assault Prison Parent and Child Vaccines Real Estate Theft Judge

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here