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Accused murderer of teen 'motivated by sexual interest'

Accused murderer of teen 'motivated by sexual interest'

A crown prosecutor has asked a jury to find Craig Rumsby guilty of murdering Michelle Bright in 1999 and attempting to rape another teen.

Car thief acquitted because of corrupt undercover cop

Car thief acquitted because of corrupt undercover cop

Car thief acquitted because of corrupt undercover cop

Car thief acquitted because of corrupt undercover cop

A judge said he quashed an accused car thief's convictions due to "reprehensible conduct" during an undercover operation more than 30 years ago.

Murdered woman wanted to leave her partner, jury told

Murdered woman wanted to leave her partner, jury told

Murdered woman wanted to leave her partner, jury told

Murdered woman wanted to leave her partner, jury told

Paul Ross Charlton is on trial in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the murder of his partner Joanne Howell.

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Judge wrong to award 'excessive' $1.5m to Bill Spedding

Judge wrong to award 'excessive' $1.5m to Bill Spedding

A judge allegedly erred in granting Bill Spedding $1.5 million after being maliciously prosecuted during an investigation into William Tyrrell's disappearance.

No firm inquest findings on WWII vet's disappearance

No firm inquest findings on WWII vet's disappearance

Thirty years after Leslie Ralph Ball disappeared, a coroner says there is insufficient evidence to say what happened to him but his daughter is not convinced.

Judge weighs timing of Dawson's sex with teen student

Judge weighs timing of Dawson's sex with teen student

Convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson's trial for alleged sexual activity with one of his students has closed as a judge considers when the activity first began.

Child groomer pleads guilty but says it was all a joke

Child groomer pleads guilty but says it was all a joke

A man arrested after a trip to Vietnam has pleaded guilty to grooming a person to make it easier to engage in sexual activity with a child outside Victoria.

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Judge labels rape of intruder 'cruel and barbaric'

Judge labels rape of intruder 'cruel and barbaric'

Judge labels rape of intruder 'cruel and barbaric'

Judge labels rape of intruder 'cruel and barbaric'

The rape of a man who broke into a home in Melbourne's west has been described by a judge as cruel and barbaric.

Fatal bus crash driver stays silent as he walks on bail

Fatal bus crash driver stays silent as he walks on bail

Fatal bus crash driver stays silent as he walks on bail

Fatal bus crash driver stays silent as he walks on bail

A bus driver told passengers to fasten their seatbelts moments before the fast-moving vehicle crashed on a bend, killing 10 people, a magistrate has heard.

Murder charge for man accused of running over constable

Murder charge for man accused of running over constable

Murder charge for man accused of running over constable

Murder charge for man accused of running over constable

Reagan Ainsley Chown, 23, has fronted a Perth court charged with the murder of a West Australian police officer who was run over and pinned under a car.

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder after his father was found dead in the backyard of a property south of Brisbane.

Parents thankful potential suspects referred to DPP

Parents thankful potential suspects referred to DPP

Parents thankful potential suspects referred to DPP

Parents thankful potential suspects referred to DPP

Jeffrey Lawrence Brooks was shot in 1996 by accident or by persons unknown, a coroner has ruled while referring evidence to Queensland prosecutors.

Dreyfus backflip ends court limbo for Plutus architect

Dreyfus backflip ends court limbo for Plutus architect

Dreyfus backflip ends court limbo for Plutus architect

Dreyfus backflip ends court limbo for Plutus architect

A decision by the attorney-general to provide legal aid funding to Adam Cranston means sentencing can proceed for the architect of the Plutus Payroll tax fraud.

JPMorgan reach $A430m settlement with Epstein victims

JPMorgan reach $A430m settlement with Epstein victims

JPMorgan reach $A430m settlement with Epstein victims

JPMorgan reach $A430m settlement with Epstein victims

After months of embarrassing disclosures JPMorgan ignored internal warnings about their client Jeffrey Epstein, the bank settled a class action out of court.

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Scottish leader won't suspend Sturgeon after arrest

Scotland's former leader will not be suspended from her party, despite being arrested in connection to a campaign finance probe, her successor says.

Man shot dead in targeted attack in Sydney's west

Police are investigating possible links to organised crime after a man was fatally shot in the western Sydney suburb of Granville.

Agency 'didn't fully know' of McLeod's mental state

A child safety investigation into Charmaine McLeod found she was able to care for her four children months before she and her children died in a car crash.

Murder charge looms after young constable dies on duty

Police expect to lay a murder charge against the Perth driver accused of running over Constable Anthony Woods, who succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

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AFL player Marlion Pickett bailed on burglary charges

Richmond Football Club player Marlion Pickett has been granted bail after facing a Perth court on allegations he was involved in several commercial burglaries.

Trump allies cite Clinton in classified records case

If former US president Donald Trump retained classified documents, he could face multiple acts under the Espionage Act, his former attorney general says.

Imprisoned pilot's human rights breached, family claims

The operator of a NSW prison denies it is holding former US military pilot Dan Duggan in solitary confinement as alleged by his family.

Fatal crash investigated as domestic-related incident

Police are treating a car crash that killed a woman and left a man with critical injuries in NSW's central west as a domestic violence-related incident.

AFL player Marlion Pickett in custody over burglaries

The Richmond Football Club says it will continue to support Marlion Pickett, who was remanded in Perth over a series of burglaries.

Trump blasts charges as a baseless witch-hunt

Former US president Donald Trump is blasting his federal indictment as 'ridiculous' and 'baseless' as he tries to turn his legal peril to political advantage.

French stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder

A Syrian man accused of stabbing four children and two adults in a French Alps park has appeared in court in the lakeside town of Annecy.

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