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Latest news: Homicide
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.
Apr 30, 2026
'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.
Apr 30, 2026
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.
Apr 30, 2026
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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.
Apr 29, 2026
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.
Apr 29, 2026
'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.
Apr 29, 2026
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.
Apr 29, 2026
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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.
Apr 28, 2026
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.
Apr 28, 2026
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.
Apr 28, 2026
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.
Apr 27, 2026
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.
Apr 27, 2026
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.
Apr 24, 2026
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.
Apr 24, 2026
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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.
Apr 23, 2026
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.
Apr 23, 2026
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.
Apr 22, 2026
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.
Apr 22, 2026
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Labor figure's accused killer pleads guilty to assault
Tim Picton's accused killer has pleaded guilty to assaulting another man in the days before the incident involving the Labor strategist.
Apr 22, 2026
Teen locked up charged with widower's kidnapping murder
A 19-year-old man is facing months behind bars after being accused of supplying a weapon used in kidnapping elderly grandfather Chris Baghsarian.
Apr 22, 2026
Woman sent abusive texts after alleged fatal sparring
Two friends were sparring with boxing gloves and "mucking around like children" before things escalated, leaving one of them dead, a jury has heard.
Apr 20, 2026
Police did their all in teen terror tragedy, probe told
An inquest into the death of a state police employee and his Islamic State-driven shooter has been told nothing could have been done to avoid the tragedy.
Apr 20, 2026
Murder charge after clan feuding in remote community
Clan feuding in a remote island community has led to a suspected fatal stabbing amid violent confrontations and a 20-year-old man charged with murder.
Apr 20, 2026
Accused war criminal Roberts-Smith vows to clear name
Decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has made his first public statement since being charged with multiple war crimes, pledging to fight until the end.
Apr 19, 2026
'Texts deleted' before mum accused of smoothie murder
A woman asked her friend to delete their conversation history while she was changing her police statement to implicate her mother in a murder, a jury has heard.
Apr 17, 2026
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