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'Why won't you die': accused's hour-long choke claim

'Why won't you die': accused's hour-long choke claim

A man told police he hit his flatmate in the head and choked her just before her death, nearly 10 months before her body was found hidden in a box on a balcony.

'Stronger manslaughter case' at teen's murder trial

'Stronger manslaughter case' at teen's murder trial

'Stronger manslaughter case' at teen's murder trial

'Stronger manslaughter case' at teen's murder trial

A lawyer for one of the four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teenager says he won't argue against a manslaughter finding.

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

An unmedicated, mentally ill man was not targeting people but stabbing anyone in his way in a mass stabbing at a busy shopping mall, a lead investigator says.

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Woman 'in constant fear' before being stabbed 78 times

Woman 'in constant fear' before being stabbed 78 times

Mackenzie Anderson's murder by her recently paroled abusive ex-partner was like "death in slow motion" as the system failed her, her mother has told a court.

Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

A mother whose teenage daughter was allegedly murdered on a night out has called on the community to unite against gendered violence.

Family grieves mother killed by son in 'act of greed'

Family grieves mother killed by son in 'act of greed'

The sister of an 82-year-old woman killed by her drug-addicted son has told a court her only sibling was taken in an "act of greed".

Urgent bail reform after store owner's fatal stabbing

Urgent bail reform after store owner's fatal stabbing

Urgent bail reforms are set to be introduced after a teenager handed himself in to police following the fatal stabbing of a store owner.

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Killer not under threat before he set man alight: judge

Killer not under threat before he set man alight: judge

Killer not under threat before he set man alight: judge

Killer not under threat before he set man alight: judge

A murderer did not genuinely believe his victim was threatening his life before he carried out a terrifying fire attack, a Victorian Supreme Court justice says.

Victim's family calls for end to 'rampant' knife crime

Victim's family calls for end to 'rampant' knife crime

Victim's family calls for end to 'rampant' knife crime

Victim's family calls for end to 'rampant' knife crime

The heartbroken family of a man stabbed to death inside an elevator have called for stronger laws to end "rampant" youth knife crime.

Killer admits dousing man in petrol, setting him alight

Killer admits dousing man in petrol, setting him alight

Killer admits dousing man in petrol, setting him alight

Killer admits dousing man in petrol, setting him alight

A man has pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to murdering another man by dousing him in petrol and setting him on fire.

Tip-off led to arrest of teenager's accused murderer

Tip-off led to arrest of teenager's accused murderer

Tip-off led to arrest of teenager's accused murderer

Tip-off led to arrest of teenager's accused murderer

The accused killer of a teenage woman with "the kindest soul" was arrested after police received significant information that blew the case wide open.

Innocent mum's brutal murder linked to organised crime

Innocent mum's brutal murder linked to organised crime

Innocent mum's brutal murder linked to organised crime

Innocent mum's brutal murder linked to organised crime

Police have landed on a likely motive for a woman's brutal kidnapping and murder that also left her young son with life changing head injuries.

Man killed 'within hours' of palliative care meeting

Man killed 'within hours' of palliative care meeting

Man killed 'within hours' of palliative care meeting

Man killed 'within hours' of palliative care meeting

A woman made repeated attempts to give her terminally ill husband a lethal overdose because she "could not take" his delay to assisted dying, prosecutors claim.

Missing one km stretch may solve mum's murder mystery

Missing one km stretch may solve mum's murder mystery

Missing one km stretch may solve mum's murder mystery

Missing one km stretch may solve mum's murder mystery

Detectives are appealing for information on the alleged murder of a 49-year-old woman with a focus on a one kilometre gap between her last known locations.

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Probe into motive after mum's body burnt, son assaulted

A group of men are on the run after a woman and her eight-year-old son were assaulted in their home before she was kidnapped and found dead in a burnt-out car.

Teen found 'lying covered in blood', murder trial told

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen says he found the boy covered in blood after a co-accused allegedly struck him, but denies stomping on him.

Botched hunt for $1m bounty lands killer behind bars

Days after learning about a fight at Chris Habiyakare's house, armed intruders staged a home invasion to steal the rapper's rumoured $1 million in cash.

Hail of bullets: widow describes husband's ambush death

A woman who helped her husband steal two rented vehicles as revenge has described how she watched his fatal shooting at their home.

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Dismembered neighbour buried under kids' cubbyhouse

A killer who dismembered her elderly neighbour has revealed details of her horrendous crime in a failed bid to have her sentence reduced.

Second drive-by as police seek gran's cowardly killers

Two suburban drive-by shootings in as many days are under investigation, with officers still searching for whoever gunned down a 65-year-old grandmother.

Sobs as father's killer could walk free in a few years

A young man who stabbed a father to death after being confronted over a car break-in will be eligible for parole after only five years.

Residents rattled as 'lovely' mum dies in alleged arson

Shock and devastation has gripped teary neighbours after a man allegedly murdered his wife and set fire to the family home.

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

Cindy Crossthwaite's family and friends are relieved her killer Emil Petrov will spend at least 20 years behind bars for her murder.

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Police have charged another man over an alleged drive-by slaying of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar near a popular major city precinct.

Accused mushroom triple-murderer fronts pre-trial court

Erin Patterson has appeared in a Melbourne court as she prepares to face trial accused of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms.

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