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'Own demons' killed man - not mum's smoothie, jury told

'Own demons' killed man - not mum's smoothie, jury told

A violent and troubled man died of a deliberate or accidental overdose rather than being murdered by his mother with a drug-laced smoothie, a jury has heard.

Accused triple murderer 'troubled person': friend

Accused triple murderer 'troubled person': friend

Accused triple murderer 'troubled person': friend

Accused triple murderer 'troubled person': friend

A family torn apart by an alleged triple murder has been remembered as perfect neighbours who lived quietly and caused no trouble in their pocket of suburbia.

Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Police have made more arrests over rioting in an outback town as elders call for calm after charges were laid against the man accused of killing a local girl.

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Tension simmers as man charged with 'horrific' murder

Tension simmers as man charged with 'horrific' murder

The alleged murder of a five-year-old girl has left Alice Springs torn between deep grief, unrest and demands for action.

Family calls for calm after riot over accused murderer

Family calls for calm after riot over accused murderer

An alcohol ban has been enforced and rioters are being targeted in an outback town after violence erupted over an accused child murderer's arrest.

Accused gunman 'not experienced' for gangland shooting

Accused gunman 'not experienced' for gangland shooting

Gangland figure Gavin Preston was a serious and dangerous man so only an experienced hitman could have taken him out, a barrister has argued.

NT town camps in spotlight after child death and riots

NT town camps in spotlight after child death and riots

A fresh political debate has erupted over the state of some Northern Territory Indigenous communities after the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby.

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Accused underworld killer says police have wrong man

Accused underworld killer says police have wrong man

Accused underworld killer says police have wrong man

Accused underworld killer says police have wrong man

A man charged over the planned underworld execution of Gavin Preston has claimed he was not one of the gunmen who shot dead the gangland figure.

'Snapped': man to stand trial for cold case murder

'Snapped': man to stand trial for cold case murder

'Snapped': man to stand trial for cold case murder

'Snapped': man to stand trial for cold case murder

Decades after Meaghan Louise Rose's body was discovered, a 73-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for murder following a committal hearing.

Accused killer cop's mum to remain behind bars for days

Accused killer cop's mum to remain behind bars for days

Accused killer cop's mum to remain behind bars for days

Accused killer cop's mum to remain behind bars for days

Having been charged with perverting the course of justice, Beau Lamarre-Condon's mother did not apply for bail in court and will remain in custody.

Alleged killer cop's mum accused of perverting justice

Alleged killer cop's mum accused of perverting justice

Alleged killer cop's mum accused of perverting justice

Alleged killer cop's mum accused of perverting justice

A women has been charged with perverting the course of justice after allegedly attempting to influence a witness in her son's high-profile double murder trial.

Woman sobs as she awaits fate for killing ex with car

Woman sobs as she awaits fate for killing ex with car

Woman sobs as she awaits fate for killing ex with car

Woman sobs as she awaits fate for killing ex with car

A woman who claims to have suffered extreme provocation and mental illness prior to killing her ex-husband with a car has cried during a sentence hearing.

'Scared for years': child of cold-case murder accused

'Scared for years': child of cold-case murder accused

'Scared for years': child of cold-case murder accused

'Scared for years': child of cold-case murder accused

The child of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend decades ago claimed she was pressured to lie and support her father's alibi, a magistrate has heard.

Man accused of killing Labor strategist to fight charge

Man accused of killing Labor strategist to fight charge

Man accused of killing Labor strategist to fight charge

Man accused of killing Labor strategist to fight charge

A young man accused of the one-punch killing of political strategist Tim Picton near a nightclub in the early hours has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.

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Murder accused took bedroom snaps of 'deceased' partner

A violent man took photos of his partner lying partly off his bed after allegedly holding her down and murdering her in a brutal assault, a judge has heard.

Immigration detainee denies killing news photographer

A freed immigration detainee will stand trial for murder and intentionally causing injury charges after he allegedly fatally assaulted a photographer.

Stabber who claimed self-defence guilty of murder

A Supreme Court jury has found a man guilty of murder despite his claims he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed another man to death.

Aboriginal life expectancy a factor in murder sentence

A man will spend at least another 11 years in prison after he was sentenced over the grisly murder of a 72-year-old man in his home.

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Family's 'life sentence' after carer murdered by friend

The family of a much-loved carer who was murdered by his friend and patient say they have been handed a life sentence following his brutal death.

Murder charge over missing brother of football great

Police have made a major breakthrough in a 14-year missing persons case involving the fraudster brother of a former elite footballer.

Sniper who gunned down bikie boss unmasked by court

The name of a former army reservist who killed a Rebels bikie kingpin with a 365-metre shot fired from a sniper rifle has been revealed in court.

Man in court months after mental health hospital death

Detectives are continuing to sift through forensic evidence after a psychiatric patient allegedly murdered another man in a mental health hospital.

Ben Roberts-Smith 'never planned' to flee overseas

Ben Roberts-Smith's partner says while they took steps towards a new life overseas before his arrest, the war veteran always wanted to return if he was charged.

Teen's killer avoids extra time after prison assault

A woman who murdered a teenager over a pair of headphones has not been handed any more jail time for biting a prison officer on the arm.

Ex-paramedic sues after witnessing bikie's murder

A former paramedic claims a state ambulance service did not offer adequate assistance after she and a colleague saw a bikie killed metres from where they stood.

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