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Latest news: Assault
'I was going to die': man defends knifing mum's partner
A man charged with murder after stabbing his mother's boyfriend has told a jury he was acting in self-defence after being attacked with a table leg and choked.
Sep 04, 2024
DV culprits face organised-crime measures in crackdown
The NSW government wants courts to put proactive obligations on offenders to protect women as part of reforms to lower soaring domestic violence rates.
Sep 02, 2024
Baby found with life-threatening injuries outside home
Police have appealed for information after discovering a newborn baby with life threatening injuries outside an address in Melbourne.
Aug 30, 2024
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Police charge boxer's brother over post-fight brawl
A post-bout brawl in the ring between the brother of an Australian boxer and his opponent's trainer has ended with police laying an assault charge.
Aug 29, 2024
Family seeks answers over 'amazing' man's creek death
The family of a man dragged dead from a creek is appealing for information about his suspicious death as police suggest he might have been in a local feud.
Aug 29, 2024
Home Affairs refuses apology to detainee over treatment
An immigration detainee held on Christmas Island was subject to unjustified force by security officers, but the Australian government will not apologise.
Aug 27, 2024
Accused knifeman identified after stabbing rampage
A 58-year-old man accused of stabbing his partner and then allegedly attacking those who came to her aid has been charged with attempted murder and denied bail.
Aug 26, 2024
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DV link to 'quite frightening' Sydney stabbing rampage
Four people including a police officer have been wounded after a man allegedly stabbed his partner while driving, before crashing and attacking the others.
Aug 25, 2024
Ex-NBL star feels like 'nothing' after one-punch attack
Former Brisbane Bullets player Harry Froling has told a court his career was ended by a single punch as his attacker was jailed for the brutal crime.
Aug 23, 2024
'I'm sorry': ex-councillor speaks after vicious attack
A disgraced lawyer elected as councillor in Sydney's wealthy east was addicted to prescription drugs when he brutally attacked a family friend in her home.
Aug 22, 2024
Ex-cricket star Michael Slater remains behind bars
Former cricket star and TV commentator Michael Slater who is accused of more than a dozen offences including choking has had a second bail application refused.
Aug 20, 2024
Ex-soap star jailed then bailed for assault on woman
A former Australian soap star is on bail to appeal his jail sentence over violent assaults on a woman including repeatedly kicking and stomping on her.
Aug 16, 2024
Former Liberal MP settles bitter lawsuit with ex-lover
Ex-Liberal minister Craig Laundy, his wife and daughter have almost settled a lawsuit by his ex-lover who claimed she was threatened, lied about and harassed.
Aug 16, 2024
Eels NRLW player to fight neighbour assault charge
Parramatta Eels player Kate Fallon will deny allegations she assaulted a teenager over a food-delivery order shortly before the NRLW season launch.
Aug 14, 2024
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Violent carjacking leaves woman afraid to leave home
The victim of a violent carjacking has been left so traumatised she now fears leaving home as police hunt the suspected culprit who fled from the scene.
Aug 09, 2024
Senior official arrested over alleged student assaults
A senior official at a prominent Northern Territory school for Indigenous children has been arrested over alleged historical aggravated assaults.
Aug 08, 2024
Son of slain mother recalls father chasing him with axe
The son of a man on trial for killing his estranged wife has recalled how his father chased and attacked him with an axe when he tried to run for help.
Aug 08, 2024
Axed NRL star accused of spitting on woman in pub
Banned NRL player Talatau Junior Amone has been held in custody overnight after allegedly spitting on a woman during an argument at a pub.
Aug 05, 2024
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Disgraced TV star appeals domestic violence conviction
Lawyers for former TV host Andrew O'Keefe have taken aim at the credibility of a woman he was found guilty of assaulting, in a bid to overturn his conviction.
Jul 31, 2024
Guilty plea over severed leg on highway, hammer attack
A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after another man was run down by a ute, reportedly cutting off his leg, and attacked with a hammer.
Jul 30, 2024
Officer to fight allegation he assaulted elderly man
A senior constable charged over the alleged assault of a 92-year-old man at a home southwest of Sydney plans to plead not guilty.
Jul 30, 2024
Oztag referee a victim of player's 'blind explosion'
An Oztag player who punched a referee in the jaw, leaving him with a brain bleed, has apologised to his victim in court after pleading guilty to the assault.
Jul 25, 2024
State appeals teen sentences over bloody home invasion
A state attorney-general will challenge the "inadequate" jail sentences two teenagers over a home invasion of a former Australian rugby player.
Jul 24, 2024
Eels NRLW player facing neighbour assault charge
A Parramatta NRLW player has been charged with assault that police say stemmed from a food delivery order.
Jul 24, 2024
Judge accused of partner assault 'broken' after split
A judge was a "broken man" after splitting up with a woman he allegedly struck several times and pushed into a mantelpiece, a magistrate has heard.
Jul 23, 2024
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