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Latest news: Homicide
Man 'didn't intend' to murder wife when he stabbed her
Lawyers for a man on trial over his wife's stabbing death say he admits he killed her but he did not intend to murder the mother of five, a jury has been told.
Nov 19, 2025
Accused storms out after negligent manslaughter ruling
A man charged over a woman's death has been ordered to stand trial on the charge of negligent manslaughter.
Nov 19, 2025
Teenager denies alleged waterfront stabbing murder
A 17-year-old boy charged with the murder of a young man in a car park at a tourist hotspot has pleaded not guilty in court.
Nov 19, 2025
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Man in court over first birthday party alleged murders
Murder charges have been laid over the deaths of two men at a first birthday party, as the accused man's lawyer told a court he was withdrawing from drugs.
Nov 19, 2025
Murder charges after stabbing at child's first birthday
Ten months after a child's first birthday ended in the tragedy with two men stabbed to death, police have arrested and charged a man with murder.
Nov 18, 2025
Elderly man's dead body 'carved into' with box cutter
A woman allegedly boasted to a covert police officer that her accused killing of an old man was "the biggest rush ever" and "only the start of my fantasies".
Nov 18, 2025
Callous killer jailed for ex-girlfriend's brutal murder
More than 80 of Hannah McGuire's family and friends have stared down her killer as he was jailed for close to three decades for murder.
Nov 18, 2025
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'If I end up dead': Molly knew brutal ex would kill her
Molly Ticehurst told police her former boyfriend had threatened to break into her house and kill her just weeks before he carried out that exact plan.
Nov 14, 2025
Woman charged with DV murder of 84-year-old
A woman will appear before court after being charged with domestic violence-related murder following the death of an elderly woman.
Nov 13, 2025
'Gutted': family's outrage over teen killer's sentence
A murdered grandmother's loved ones have had their lives shattered after her teen killer received a sentence that means he will likely be free before he is 26.
Nov 13, 2025
Killer who threw dead teacher in bin gets 10 years jail
A man who killed his housemate and left her body in a bin outside another property has been locked up for 10 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
Nov 13, 2025
Remorseless killer jailed for attacking vulnerable baby
A man has gritted his teeth as he learnt he will spend up to 13 years behind bars for killing a defenceless infant.
Nov 13, 2025
No bail for man after revenge hit on meth cook's wife
A man accused of luring an innocent women to be tied up, kidnapped and murdered over her husband's alleged meth theft has lost a court bid for bail.
Nov 12, 2025
Kyle, Jackie O avoid charges over mushroom trial remark
Two of Australia's most prominent radio personalities have been spared contempt charges after they made comments during the mushroom murder trial.
Nov 12, 2025
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'Part of me is gone': grief over teen's murder of gran
Heartbreaking victim impact statements have been heard in court at a teenager's sentencing over a grandmother's fatal stabbing that sparked law reforms.
Nov 12, 2025
Alleged plumber killer linked to rising criminal gang
A third man has been charged with the murder of a young plumber in what police suspect is a case of mistaken identity.
Nov 11, 2025
Gasps as message sent over 'extreme' road rage death
A killer driver who dragged another man alongside his moving vehicle before running over him will spend years in jail as a warning to others.
Nov 10, 2025
Victim's family pleads for help on 'senseless' stabbing
The devastated family of a stabbing victim have described the moment they got the phone call and switching off his life support as police search for answers.
Nov 10, 2025
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'I took his soul': teen's poem of Easter show killing
A teenager has admitted stabbing a young worker at an Easter show but denies intent to kill despite claims he was fighting a war with a rival gang.
Nov 10, 2025
'Guns for hire' likely behind daytime laneway attack
A multi-state police investigation is probing the brazen daylight shooting of a man who was himself a suspect in the gunning down of a high-profile figure.
Nov 07, 2025
Two charged over role in underworld figure's murder
Four years after an underworld figure was gunned down in a well-planned murder, police have laid their first charges in the case.
Nov 06, 2025
German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive
A new motive has been offered in the decades-old case of a German backpacker found killed in regional Australia but the victim's family still lacks answers.
Nov 06, 2025
'Trying to kill me': call played after murder verdict
Some of the last words spoken by a woman violently killed in a domestic argument have been made public after a jury passed verdict against her ex-partner.
Nov 06, 2025
Beefed-up security for murder trial after family fracas
Security measures will be enhanced for a murder trial after a confrontation between the alleged victim's family and relatives of his accused killer.
Nov 06, 2025
'Never forgive you': family's anguish over GP's killing
The family of a slain GP say their lives have been shattered and they will never forgive his teenaged killer, as a prosecution calls for a lengthy sentence.
Nov 06, 2025
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