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Family 'broken' by teen killer's sentence reduction

Family 'broken' by teen killer's sentence reduction

One of the judges asked to consider a teenage murderer's appeal found his jail term was not "manifestly excessive" but a majority of his colleagues disagreed.

Accused killer walks from court in successful bail bid

Accused killer walks from court in successful bail bid

Accused killer walks from court in successful bail bid

Accused killer walks from court in successful bail bid

Accused murderer Steven Johnson has been released on bail after a Supreme Court judge ruled he had exceptional circumstances.

Man pleads not guilty to Boxing Day stabbing of wife

Man pleads not guilty to Boxing Day stabbing of wife

Man pleads not guilty to Boxing Day stabbing of wife

Man pleads not guilty to Boxing Day stabbing of wife

A man accused of murdering his wife on Boxing Day has pleaded not guilty and had his case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court.

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The wait goes on for family of alleged DV murder victim

The wait goes on for family of alleged DV murder victim

The family of the slain childcare educator have gathered in court, only for the case against the man accused of her domestic violence murder to be delayed.

Children face accused murderer 31 years after mum died

Children face accused murderer 31 years after mum died

A man has faced court charged with the murder of a young mother three decades ago, with her children saying they are grateful someone has been charged.

Accused wife killer to answer curfew-breach charge

Accused wife killer to answer curfew-breach charge

Family members of a woman allegedly murdered by her husband, then placed at the scene to fake a lawnmower accident, did not get to see the accused man in court.

Key witness's credibility attacked in cold case murder

Key witness's credibility attacked in cold case murder

A barrister for an accused cold case murderer has slammed the prosecution case as being weak and readily defensible.

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Man admits he killed teacher who was found in a bin

Man admits he killed teacher who was found in a bin

Man admits he killed teacher who was found in a bin

Man admits he killed teacher who was found in a bin

A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 67-year-old Annette Brennan, whose body was put inside a wheelie bin.

Locals reel as man accused of killing expecting couple

Locals reel as man accused of killing expecting couple

Locals reel as man accused of killing expecting couple

Locals reel as man accused of killing expecting couple

A homeless man has faced court over the alleged murders of a pregnant woman and her partner, whose deaths have shocked locals in the usually quiet area.

Political hiatus keeps media gag on killer granny

Political hiatus keeps media gag on killer granny

Political hiatus keeps media gag on killer granny

Political hiatus keeps media gag on killer granny

A grandmother who was convicted of murdering her partner on their yacht wants to overturn a parole condition preventing her from speaking to the media.

Wheelchair user walked naked before stabbing woman

Wheelchair user walked naked before stabbing woman

Wheelchair user walked naked before stabbing woman

Wheelchair user walked naked before stabbing woman

A man accused of stabbing a woman to death was covered in blood and had some of his organs hanging out of his torso, a witness has told a murder trial.

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Three young friends left for an outback motorcycle trip almost 47 years ago only to be later found dead in remote bushland from gunshot wounds.

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

A Supreme Court judge has released his pre-trial rulings more than a month after mushroom cook Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder.

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

An accused murderer claims he was not in control of his actions when he stabbed a woman to death after taking an illicit drug to manage pain.

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Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Erin Patterson's estranged husband feared she was poisoning him on several camping trips in the years before she murdered his loved ones.

Longer term urged for brutal killer to send DV message

A young woman's death in a frenzied domestic violence-related attack should result in a sentence that sends a message to other offenders, a court has been told.

Mushroom cook's lies to police exposed on film

Erin Patterson's lies to police and claims she loved her estranged husband's family after killing them can be viewed as a court released her police interview.

Penchant for poison: what the mushroom jury didn't hear

Another trip to the tip, poison documents and an allegedly fake cat: what the jury did not hear in killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson's trial.

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Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon did not go to a toxic mushroom lunch at her home as he believed she'd been trying to poison him, it can be revealed.

Bail for murder-accused man after wife’s kayak death

A man accused of drowning his wife on a kayak trip has been granted bail after a judge found he did not have the financial means to flee overseas long term.

Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail

A man accused of murdering his wife joked about killing her and moving overseas before she drowned in a kayak trip and he relocated to Thailand, a judge heard.

From jealousy to jail over love-triangle shotgun murder

A young woman involved in a high-speed shotgun murder inflamed by infidelity, could be released on parole next year after a judge recognised her immaturity.

Murderer won't get more jail time for ex-partner attack

The Court of Appeal has knocked back a prosecution push to have convicted murderer James William Pualic's "lenient" jail sentence extended.

Accused murderer remains on bail without monitoring

Prosecutors have failed in a bid to place an alleged murderer back on remand after a state government outlawed private ankle bracelets for those on bail.

‘Frantic’ calls before gang figure's city execution

A mystery man was behaving frantically and making phone calls when a major crime figure was gunned down outside a restaurant, a jury has heard.

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