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'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.

Mushroom cook's husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall

Mushroom cook's husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall

Mushroom cook's husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall

Mushroom cook's husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall

The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt says they had an "up and down" marriage before separating permanently.

‘Horrific’ triple-zero calls mounted during mass attack

‘Horrific’ triple-zero calls mounted during mass attack

‘Horrific’ triple-zero calls mounted during mass attack

‘Horrific’ triple-zero calls mounted during mass attack

Ambulance officers responded to up to 4000 calls for assistance on the day of a horror mass stabbing attack in the Bondi Junction shopping centre.

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'Happy birthday': accused killer's texts to woman's mum

'Happy birthday': accused killer's texts to woman's mum

A man accused of murdering his flatmate told police it would have been "disrespectful" to dispose of her body, which was found in a toolbox 10 months later.

Mushroom cook's 'lies, panic' revealed in murders trial

Mushroom cook's 'lies, panic' revealed in murders trial

Erin Patterson lied about having cancer and about being sick from the meal she made for three people who died from mushroom poisoning, a jury has heard.

Self-defence floated at Indigenous teen's murder trial

Self-defence floated at Indigenous teen's murder trial

A lawyer for one of the people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury it could find that his client acted in self-defence when he hit the boy.

'Lost opportunity' to treat ill man before fatal attack

'Lost opportunity' to treat ill man before fatal attack

A coroner has delivered findings over a woman bashed to death in a random attack by a mentally ill man, released from prison 41 days earlier.

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Killer who stabbed ex-partner 78 times 'not psychotic'

Killer who stabbed ex-partner 78 times 'not psychotic'

Killer who stabbed ex-partner 78 times 'not psychotic'

Killer who stabbed ex-partner 78 times 'not psychotic'

Tyrone Thompson was diagnosed with two mental disorders but had no psychosis when he brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, a judge has heard.

Alleged murder victim's mother in tears over fake video

Alleged murder victim's mother in tears over fake video

Alleged murder victim's mother in tears over fake video

Alleged murder victim's mother in tears over fake video

A man is accused of murdering a woman and then sending messages from her phone, including a video of her cat to ease her mother's concerns, a jury has heard.

Long-awaited triple murder mushroom trial begins

Long-awaited triple murder mushroom trial begins

Long-awaited triple murder mushroom trial begins

Long-awaited triple murder mushroom trial begins

The highly anticipated triple murder trial of alleged poisonous mushroom cook Erin Patterson has begun, with 15 jurors selected.

Killer finally 'sorry' for stabbing ex-lover 78 times

Killer finally 'sorry' for stabbing ex-lover 78 times

Killer finally 'sorry' for stabbing ex-lover 78 times

Killer finally 'sorry' for stabbing ex-lover 78 times

A judge has welcomed the first sign of remorse from a man who used two kitchen knives to murder his former girlfriend more than three years ago.

Cop felt she was 'going to die' pursuing mass killer

Cop felt she was 'going to die' pursuing mass killer

Cop felt she was 'going to die' pursuing mass killer

Cop felt she was 'going to die' pursuing mass killer

A senior police officer defeated her fears and kept cool as she faced down a knife-wielding man during a shopping mall stabbing rampage.

Not enough: sister's grief at killer's 11-year sentence

Not enough: sister's grief at killer's 11-year sentence

Not enough: sister's grief at killer's 11-year sentence

Not enough: sister's grief at killer's 11-year sentence

A man who admitted killing a defenceless and unarmed stranger in an elevator could walk free from jail in just over six years.

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

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

'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.

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'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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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