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Call for top cop dismissal after assault charge at demo

Call for top cop dismissal after assault charge at demo

Pressure is mounting on the police force after an officer was charged with assaulting an ex-Greens candidate at a pro-Gaza protest that quickly turned violent.

AFL great Winmar accused of dragging woman by the hair

AFL great Winmar accused of dragging woman by the hair

AFL great Winmar accused of dragging woman by the hair

AFL great Winmar accused of dragging woman by the hair

Former AFL player and anti-racism advocate Nicky Winmar is facing multiple assault charges over two separate incidents.

Pressure mounts to end the bloodshed after boys killed

Pressure mounts to end the bloodshed after boys killed

Pressure mounts to end the bloodshed after boys killed

Pressure mounts to end the bloodshed after boys killed

A state government is under growing pressure to address youth crime after the deaths of two boys, with some parents taking drastic measures to protect kids.

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Cops told 'throw the book' at violent beach protesters

Cops told 'throw the book' at violent beach protesters

Police have been urged to "throw the book" at rival protesters who turned violent on the nation's best-known beach, but they'll have to find them first.

AFL legend fronts court on assault, choking charges

AFL legend fronts court on assault, choking charges

Former AFL player and anti-racism advocate Nicky Winmar has ignored questions from reporters after facing court on assault charges.

Cardi B testifies she didn't scratch security guard

Cardi B testifies she didn't scratch security guard

Cardi B has told a Los Angeles court she did not attack a security guard who is suing her for assault.

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Almost a year after an attack that shocked a nation, the mother of a baby badly burnt by a stranger's coffee is still seeking justice for her recovering son.

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'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

'Targeted' fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt

Homicide detectives are combing for clues after a man with stab wounds was witnessed collapsing outside a service station before he died at the scene.

'Disgraceful': cops who beat up naked woman jailed

'Disgraceful': cops who beat up naked woman jailed

'Disgraceful': cops who beat up naked woman jailed

'Disgraceful': cops who beat up naked woman jailed

Two former police officers who assaulted and pepper sprayed a naked woman while doing a welfare check have been jailed for three years.

'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails

'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails

'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails

'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails

A man who argued he should be given credit for calling an ambulance after subjecting a woman to weeks of torture will continue to serve multiple life sentences.

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

Police believe they have identified all the suspects involved in the alleged kidnapping and torture of a trio after charging two people with murder.

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

A former police officer convicted of manslaughter for tasering an elderly woman will not be jailed after a court dismissed a sentence appeal by prosecutors.

AFL legend Nicky Winmar accused of choking, assaults

AFL legend Nicky Winmar accused of choking, assaults

AFL legend Nicky Winmar accused of choking, assaults

AFL legend Nicky Winmar accused of choking, assaults

Former AFL star Nicky Winmar has been charged with intentionally choke, strangle or suffocate, court documents reveal after he faced a brief hearing.

Nephew allegedly murdered elderly man in home invasion

Nephew allegedly murdered elderly man in home invasion

Nephew allegedly murdered elderly man in home invasion

Nephew allegedly murdered elderly man in home invasion

An elderly man was murdered and his wife bashed in a midnight home invasion by two extended family members on the prowl for cash, a jury has been told.

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'Didn't do this': NBL player's DV charges withdrawn

Former Cairns Taipans player Jackson Makoi has been cleared of assaulting and choking a woman after the charges against him were withdrawn at the 11th hour.

Cops say they beat up naked woman out of 'frustration'

Two ex-police officers who punched, kicked and pepper sprayed a naked woman having a mental health episode have denied their actions were driven by cruelty.

'God, please': sobs as cops beat naked woman

Shocking video footage has been played in court of two police officers kicking, wrestling and pepper spraying a naked woman having a psychotic episode.

Man's 'irrational blame' before killing partner

A woman died behind a Salvation Army store where her partner bashed her, after the pair became homeless following devastating floods.

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‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault in UK

American R&B singer Chris Brown has faced court in Britain and pleaded not guilty to attacking a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub.

Rapist appeals life sentence for 'incredible cruelty'

Appeal judges have raised doubts about whether a man who abused and disfigured a woman should receive a lesser sentence for his decision to call an ambulance.

State MP accused of assaulting wife to seek re-election

An independent MP charged with three counts of assaulting his wife has appeared in court and also confirmed that he plans to seek re-election in 2026.

Second boy charged over 'unprovoked' stabbing, assault

Police have charged a second teen over the violent assaults and stabbing of two people after arresting a 19-year-old man.

One-punch killer jailed for hospital and prison assault

A man convicted of killing a grandfather in a one-punch attack has received an additional jail sentence for assaulting hospital security and a fellow inmate.

Cop who left bashed victim in fear spared further jail

A police officer has been made eligible for parole on the day of his sentence after he bashed a woman and used his position to deter her from complaining.

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