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Teen collapsed after 'shock' armed attack in park

Teen collapsed after 'shock' armed attack in park

A group of young people were "just chilling" in a park before being left bleeding and in shock by an armed attack that claimed a teen's life, a judge has heard.

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

The family of a murdered woman have welcomed a coroner's recommendations, saying those changes could protect other women from their violent partners.

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

'Deep-seated hatred' for estranged wife led to killing

A "deep" hatred for his estranged wife and a bitter divorce battle over property are motives for a man's alleged murder almost 20 years ago, prosecutors allege.

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Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

A detective tasked with solving Simone Strobel's death says her boyfriend was most likely to blame, despite a murder charge against him being dropped.

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

'Got her': cop yells after tasering great-grandmother

An aged-care resident armed with a steak knife was told she was "going to get tased" before a police officer fired his weapon on her.

Murder charge laid after woman's body found in hotel

Murder charge laid after woman's body found in hotel

A 53-year-old man found in a Sydney hotel room with a woman's body and cuts to his arms has been charged with murder.

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Murder accused deny park attack roles at trial restart

Some of the men accused of a teenager's murder have admitted being at a park where he was stabbed but denied attacking anybody with knives and baseball bats.

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Woman found guilty of 'savage' murder of elderly man

Woman found guilty of 'savage' murder of elderly man

Woman found guilty of 'savage' murder of elderly man

Woman found guilty of 'savage' murder of elderly man

A woman has been found guilty of murder by a jury after facing two trials for bashing her father-in-law to death.

Family court shock at horrific concrete burial details

Family court shock at horrific concrete burial details

Family court shock at horrific concrete burial details

Family court shock at horrific concrete burial details

The family of a man who was killed and buried in concrete gasped in court when the full details of the attempted disposal of his body were read out.

Ex-boyfriend 'lied' to police about missing backpacker

Ex-boyfriend 'lied' to police about missing backpacker

Ex-boyfriend 'lied' to police about missing backpacker

Ex-boyfriend 'lied' to police about missing backpacker

Efforts to reignite the cold case of German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was found in 2005, have again mainly focused on her former partner.

'I needed to': cop defends tasering aged-care resident

'I needed to': cop defends tasering aged-care resident

'I needed to': cop defends tasering aged-care resident

'I needed to': cop defends tasering aged-care resident

A police officer told a colleague he had to taser a 95-year-old woman armed with a steak knife to prevent violence in an aged-care home, a jury has heard.

Accused murder faces court over teenager's death

Accused murder faces court over teenager's death

Accused murder faces court over teenager's death

Accused murder faces court over teenager's death

A 32-year-old chef has been refused bail after facing a Sydney court charged with the stabbing murder of a teenager found in bushland.

Alleged taxi getaway after kebab shop stabbing attack

Alleged taxi getaway after kebab shop stabbing attack

Alleged taxi getaway after kebab shop stabbing attack

Alleged taxi getaway after kebab shop stabbing attack

A man has faced court accused of repeatedly stabbing another man in a Sydney kebab shop before fleeing in a taxi.

Father dies after alleged Cup day one-punch attack

Father dies after alleged Cup day one-punch attack

Father dies after alleged Cup day one-punch attack

Father dies after alleged Cup day one-punch attack

Tributes flow for a father who died after an alleged one-punch attack at a pub on Melbourne Cup day as his accused assailant faces court.

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Anguish over paramedic killer's 'tragic' case verdict

The man who brutally stabbed paramedic Steven Tougher to death has been cleared of his murder on mental health grounds, leaving a family searching for answers.

Tinder-date robbers jailed after man died in mum's arms

Three people have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms after a home invasion that left a 29-year-old man with a fatal stab wound.

Sentence for killing two sex workers 'unjust': advocate

The life of a migrant sex worker is treated as less valuable than others, advocates say, as a man was jailed for at least nine years for killing two women.

Dad's 'aggravating' act to daughter after killing wife

A husband who led his daughter to find her mother's bloodied body in their home's garage has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.

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Double axe murderer denied bid to overturn parole ban

A man who attacked a couple with an axe while they slept in an "exceptionally violent and brutal" double murder will remain banned from applying for parole.

Taxpayer-backed defence for ex-cop on murder charges

A late change in legal representation by former police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon has been described as "regrettable" by a magistrate.

Frying pan killer found not guilty of murder

A man who admitted killing his 71-year-old father with a frypan and a knife has been found not guilty of murder due to mental impairment.

Dozen murder accused plead not guilty to park killing

A dozen men have pleaded not guilty to murdering a teenager and not guilty to injuring 10 other people, including with bats and knives, near a soccer club.

'Stop stabbing me mate': paramedic's words to killer

Chilling details have been revealed into the stabbing death of paramedic Steven Tougher as his killer pleaded not guilty on grounds of mental illness.

Husband killed wife, staged death scene: coroner

A coroner has found a 43-year-old nurse and mother-of-three, whose death was initially ruled a suicide, was killed by her husband.

'A life for a life': family anguish as killer sentenced

Ricardo Barbaro could be released from custody in 17 years for what a judge called the "vicious and entirely merciless" murder of Melbourne mother Ellie Price.

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