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Man charged with murder after rooftop stand-off

Man charged with murder after rooftop stand-off

A man will face court on allegations he murdered a friend after being taken to hospital with injuries from a rooftop stand-off with police.

Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off

Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off

Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off

Probe into alleged murder after tense rooftop stand-off

Police are investigating the motive behind a man who allegedly murdered his friend before engaging in a tense stand-off with police on top of a two-storey roof.

Man in cuffs for 'savage' murder a day after $500k lure

Man in cuffs for 'savage' murder a day after $500k lure

Man in cuffs for 'savage' murder a day after $500k lure

Man in cuffs for 'savage' murder a day after $500k lure

A reward of $500,000 for information about a year-old killing has triggered nearly immediate results, leading to new evidence and a murder charge.

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'Is he okay?': murder trial told of similar teen attack

'Is he okay?': murder trial told of similar teen attack

A witness has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial about Facebook messages she received from one of the people accused of killing the Indigenous teen.

'Invisible' link to alleged police station murder plot

'Invisible' link to alleged police station murder plot

An accused senior member of a crime syndicate has been denied bail over an alleged plot to murder a rival gang member outside a major police station.

Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died while serving life sentences for slaying a judge, a judge's wife and a church-goer in acts of revenge.

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

As they await their sentences for killing a girl, members of a church group have been told by her sister that God would eventually judge them for taking a life.

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Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt

A drug dealer chasing a $1500 debt who shot his victim twice at close-range with a shotgun did not mean to murder him during a home invasion, a judge has heard.

'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

The family of a murdered woman are happy her killer will not be eligible for parole for at least 20 years.

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

A witness has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial the alleged killers were drunk and armed themselves with metal poles and knuckle dusters before the incident.

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

A former bikie boss accidentally overdosed on a heroin cocktail, a court has accepted, despite family members saying he detested the drug.

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

The wait for a 14-strong religious group to be sentenced for killing an eight-year-old girl after withholding her medication continues after a court review.

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

Cassius Turvey's alleged murderer was "hunting for kids" when chased the teen down and struck him in the head with a metal pole, a court was told.

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

Murder trial begins over teen stabbing death

The trial over the stabbing death of a talented 18-year-old motocross rider has begun, but lawyers contest the crucial the moments before his death.

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Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

A man who killed his mother after an argument in her home is facing a maximum prison term of eight years behind bars after accepting a sentence indication.

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.

Killer attacked after woman knocked back his advances

A convicted killer told police he regretted changing his mind and not taking the life of a young woman after assaulting her for turning down his advances.

Gangster's prison life revealed after drug verdict

An ex-gang leader convicted of selling drugs from jail now spends up to 20 hours a day alone in a cell smaller than a car parking space, a court has been told.

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Woman with sleep disorder cleared of husband's murder

A woman accused of killing her husband will no longer face a murder charge after prosecutors discontinued their case against her.

'They're gone': panic after men swept away by flood

Triple-zero calls by a man shortly after his friends were swept away by floodwaters have been played to a court as he stands trial for manslaughter.

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

It took several days to find the bodies of two men who drowned in floodwaters, prompting manslaughter charges for driver of the vehicle.

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

A father stood between his wife's belief in shunning medicine and his daughter's need for life-saving insulin before his resolve crumbled amid a family crisis.

'Justice' after man jailed for killing wife at resort

A daughter has welcomed the jail term for her mother's killer, saying he had taken a loving and caring woman from their lives in "horrific" circumstances.

Second getaway car twist in hunt for gangland killers

An underworld figure's execution could inflame conflict between warring illicit tobacco groups, as detectives discover a suspected second getaway car.

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

The system "failed to protect" a diabetic girl killed by her parents and a small religious group who withheld her medication for days, the victim's sister says.

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