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Murderer guides girl to find mother in shocking scene

Murderer guides girl to find mother in shocking scene

The loved ones of a woman killed by her husband have spoken of their devastation as a court heard details of his attempts to conceal the vicious murder.

'I was going to die': man defends knifing mum's partner

'I was going to die': man defends knifing mum's partner

'I was going to die': man defends knifing mum's partner

'I was going to die': man defends knifing mum's partner

A man charged with murder after stabbing his mother's boyfriend has told a jury he was acting in self-defence after being attacked with a table leg and choked.

'Part of me gone': mum's grief over $250 debt killing

'Part of me gone': mum's grief over $250 debt killing

'Part of me gone': mum's grief over $250 debt killing

'Part of me gone': mum's grief over $250 debt killing

The mother of a man killed over a drug debt says she has lost a part of her forever, as a man faces court for his role in the violent home invasion death.

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Killers of dad-to-be on night of violence are 'cowards'

Killers of dad-to-be on night of violence are 'cowards'

The devastated parents of a man shot dead in a case of mistaken identity have called his killers "cowards" as new footage revealed the night of violence.

Privilege and lies: the wasted life of girl's killer

Privilege and lies: the wasted life of girl's killer

After being raised among Sydney's elite, Charlise Mutten's killer lived a life of drug use and crime before receiving a life sentence for her murder.

Wife killer faces life in jail for bloody axe murder

Wife killer faces life in jail for bloody axe murder

A husband who hacked and stabbed his estranged wife to death with a knife and axe faces the prospect of life in jail after being found guilty of her murder.

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

Man charged with murder after two people found dead

A man is facing murder charges after allegedly supplying two friends with drugs then failing to call triple zero when they had an adverse reaction.

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Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Proving self-defence might be a struggle, a judge has told a woman while denying her bail ahead of a trial for allegedly stabbing her former partner to death.

Family seeks answers over 'amazing' man's creek death

Family seeks answers over 'amazing' man's creek death

Family seeks answers over 'amazing' man's creek death

Family seeks answers over 'amazing' man's creek death

The family of a man dragged dead from a creek is appealing for information about his suspicious death as police suggest he might have been in a local feud.

Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Gran's 'highly unusual' disappearance, death a mystery

Police are looking for a grandmother's car and phone after her skeletal remains were found hundreds of kilometres away from home and where she was last seen.

Teen's killer to be released despite past parole attack

Teen's killer to be released despite past parole attack

Teen's killer to be released despite past parole attack

Teen's killer to be released despite past parole attack

A killer who was sent back to jail after attempting to rape a woman while on parole will be released into the community a second time.

Accused gang leader wanted over foiled murder plot

Accused gang leader wanted over foiled murder plot

Accused gang leader wanted over foiled murder plot

Accused gang leader wanted over foiled murder plot

Arrest warrants have been issued for the accused leader of Sydney's Alameddine crime gang and an associate for a bungled alleged attempt to kill a rival.

Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten's killer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, with the murder labelled, "gravely reprehensible and extremely wicked".

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Drawing up a shortlist of suspects in the killing of an underworld figure is proving difficult because of the many people who wanted him dead, police say.

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$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

Authorities are pleading for information about the 2008 suspected murder of Laura Haworth, offering $500,000 for information that leads to a conviction.

Police appeal for information after fatal park stabbing

Detectives are investigating the seven hours before the death of a man found unconscious in a Melbourne park with what appeared to be stab wounds.

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Police have renewed calls for information in the cold case of a 20-year-old woman who went missing from a bus stop in 1969.

Knife found nine years after alleged serial killing

A knife was found near a home where accused serial killer Steven Hainsworth had lived, nine years after he allegedly murdered his neighbour, a judge has heard

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Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl's callous 'execution'

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten was killed by a man she trusted and called "Daddy", a court has been told during an emotional sentencing hearing for her murderer.

Man faces court charged with murdering his partner

A Warumungu and Arrernte man has faced court charged with murdering his partner in Darwin.

Alleged serial killer expressed sympathy to family

Accused serial killer Steven Hainsworth told a relative of an alleged victim that he had gone into the woman's yard to retrieve a ball, a court has been told.

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

A former parliamentary driver was stabbed to death at his own home by a man with a propensity for violence who was on bail for an earlier alleged wounding.

Man admits he hit wife with axe after she bit his thumb

A man who killed his wife has given evidence in his own murder trial where he claimed she came at him with a knife.

'Great pain' not enough to require help for dying girl

A woman accused of killing a young girl by withholding her insulin told police she would not have called an ambulance even if the girl was writhing in pain.

Another woman killed from suspected domestic violence

Police have arrested a man after a woman was killed in a suspected domestic violence incident.

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