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One dead in 'random' triple stabbing on high street

One dead in 'random' triple stabbing on high street

A man is dead and two others are fighting for their lives after a stabbing outside a suburban train station.

Alleged murder victim given 'promise' to end suffering

Alleged murder victim given 'promise' to end suffering

Alleged murder victim given 'promise' to end suffering

Alleged murder victim given 'promise' to end suffering

Two sons of an alleged murder victim have testified how their father had wanted to die if his incurable brain disease reached a certain debilitating point.

'I had to': killer's curse claim before nurse stabbed

'I had to': killer's curse claim before nurse stabbed

'I had to': killer's curse claim before nurse stabbed

'I had to': killer's curse claim before nurse stabbed

A man who raved about witchcraft during a heated dispute about designer bags is claiming he killed his childhood friend's partner during a psychotic episode.

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Search for missing boy resumes in major-crime probe

Search for missing boy resumes in major-crime probe

After declaring the disappearance of a four-year-old boy a major crime, police have returned to a remote property to resume the search.

Bondi shooter speaks as 'onerous conditions' outlined

Bondi shooter speaks as 'onerous conditions' outlined

The surviving gunman from the Bondi Beach terror attack has faced court for the first time on 15 murder charges, uttering his first public words.

Bail bid for Labor figure's alleged killer fails

Bail bid for Labor figure's alleged killer fails

Details about what happened in a nightclub before a young man allegedly fatally "coward punched" Tim Picton have been revealed to a court during a bail hearing.

Famed legal name found to be paranoid killer

Famed legal name found to be paranoid killer

An agitated man accused of a violent stabbing murder denied raping or touching kids and claimed he heard voices when police arrived to make their arrest.

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US man jailed over links to police shooting deaths

US man jailed over links to police shooting deaths

US man jailed over links to police shooting deaths

US man jailed over links to police shooting deaths

Months before an Australian family fatally shot two police officers and a neighbour, investigators found they chatted online to a US man about extreme views.

Slain man's head cut off 'to fit in car', court told

Slain man's head cut off 'to fit in car', court told

Slain man's head cut off 'to fit in car', court told

Slain man's head cut off 'to fit in car', court told

Surveillance captured an accused killer explaining how he used a hacksaw to dismember his alleged victim, a court has been told.

Allegations in grisly 'wheelie-bin murder' laid bare

Allegations in grisly 'wheelie-bin murder' laid bare

Allegations in grisly 'wheelie-bin murder' laid bare

Allegations in grisly 'wheelie-bin murder' laid bare

An accused killer recruited two men to violently attack her partner, but ultimately resorted to a "covert" method of murder, a court has been told.

'Dilemma': inmate's wish caused healthcare problems

'Dilemma': inmate's wish caused healthcare problems

'Dilemma': inmate's wish caused healthcare problems

'Dilemma': inmate's wish caused healthcare problems

Notorious killer Martin Leach's demand that he receive no life-saving medical treatment created a dilemma for prison health staff, a coroner has found.

'Be sensitive': Bondi stabbings a wake-up call to media

'Be sensitive': Bondi stabbings a wake-up call to media

'Be sensitive': Bondi stabbings a wake-up call to media

'Be sensitive': Bondi stabbings a wake-up call to media

Changes in the way newsrooms report on mass casualties have been proposed after the loved ones of victims of a stabbing spree were re-traumatised by coverage.

Grandparents shocked missing boy case declared a crime

Grandparents shocked missing boy case declared a crime

Grandparents shocked missing boy case declared a crime

Grandparents shocked missing boy case declared a crime

Police declaring the disappearance of a four-year-old boy is being treated as a major crime, with a family member a suspect, has shocked his grandparents.

Couple holiday after allegedly murdering woman's ex

Couple holiday after allegedly murdering woman's ex

Couple holiday after allegedly murdering woman's ex

Couple holiday after allegedly murdering woman's ex

A woman's body was found five days after allegedly being stabbed to death by her ex-partner and another accused, both of whom lived next door.

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Systemic changes urged after mass stabbing revelations

Almost two years after six victims died in a horrifying mass stabbing, the pressure is on the government and others to make changes and prevent further deaths.

Emergency services learn quick lessons from stabbing

A lack of communication between police and paramedics during the Bondi Junction mass stabbing was a "near miss" but improvements have already been fruitful.

Hope out of tragedy as mass stabbing lessons laid bare

The husband of a woman killed in a shopping mall stabbing spree says lives will be saved by improvements suggested after an inquest into the mass killing.

Grandma accused of killing boys waiting on psych report

Lawyers are waiting for a mental health report assessing a woman accused of murdering her two young grandsons, with her case briefly mentioned in court.

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Dogged Dezi search in dense bush fails to find fugitive

Search crews are wading through dense bushland as they continue to look for fugitive Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot dead two police officers.

Cops slammed as sister seeks truth about model's death

The sister of an escort who vanished more than 30 years ago has criticised an "indifferent" police force's failures to do a proper initial investigation.

Call for calm as police probe suspected murder-suicide

As debate rages over the level of NDIS support for victims of a suspected murder-suicide, a premier has called for calm so police can investigate the tragedy.

Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

A crime-troubled territory is introducing Australia's strongest sentencing laws for domestic violence murders, with a mandatory non-parole period of 25 years.

Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

A notorious killer of a mother and her two daughters used a prison issue item to take his own life in a secure unit, a coroner has found.

Weary locals await closure as cops say Dezi likely dead

A small town's residents hope the long hunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman is near its end after a detective said he believes the fugitive is dead.

Police probe reported sighting of accused triple killer

Fugitive Julian Ingram, who allegedly shot and killed three people, was reportedly sighted in the days after the shooting but remains on the run.

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