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Teen killer’s chilling last message before fatal brawl

Teen killer’s chilling last message before fatal brawl

A teenage killer sent an ominous final message to a group chat before she fatally stabbed a mother-of-two during a brawl between two groups of girls.

'Shortcomings' but camper trial not unfair, court told

'Shortcomings' but camper trial not unfair, court told

'Shortcomings' but camper trial not unfair, court told

'Shortcomings' but camper trial not unfair, court told

The director of public prosecutions has admitted there were some shortcomings in its case against camper murderer Greg Lynn, but said the trial was not unfair.

Strict secrecy over Snowtown killer's parole review

Strict secrecy over Snowtown killer's parole review

Strict secrecy over Snowtown killer's parole review

Strict secrecy over Snowtown killer's parole review

A hearing on a bid to stop the release of Snowtown killer James Vlassakis on parole will be held privately, the commissioner overseeing the process has ruled.

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Teen's alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out

Teen's alleged killer loses bid to have case thrown out

A man will stand trial over the murder of 19-year-old Isla Bell, whose body was found in a rubbish tip six weeks after her disappearance.

'You killed those two girls': Easey St interview aired

'You killed those two girls': Easey St interview aired

Audio from a detective grilling a suspect over the Easey St double murders nearly 50 years ago has been aired as a different man stands accused of the killings.

Baby killer was tired, frustrated before assaulting boy

Baby killer was tired, frustrated before assaulting boy

A man was seeking help for anger management issues at the time he inflicted a fatal assault on a three-month-old baby boy, a court has been told.

Blind date initially blamed for Easey Street murders

Blind date initially blamed for Easey Street murders

Defence lawyers have questioned a former murder suspect's movements as they claim their client has mistakenly been accused of killing two women in their home.

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Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks

Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks

Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks

Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks

An auto dealer has denied knowing a car supplied to a colleague would be used for murderous retaliation as a deadly gangland war raged on.

Accused murderer's 'self-serving' lies after ex's death

Accused murderer's 'self-serving' lies after ex's death

Accused murderer's 'self-serving' lies after ex's death

Accused murderer's 'self-serving' lies after ex's death

A builder accused of murdering his ex-partner during a rage-filled argument tried to cover up his heinous crime through a series of lies, a jury has heard.

Hannah McGuire's killer 'motivated by male entitlement'

Hannah McGuire's killer 'motivated by male entitlement'

Hannah McGuire's killer 'motivated by male entitlement'

Hannah McGuire's killer 'motivated by male entitlement'

Murderer Lachlan Young could not accept his former girlfriend wanted to leave him before he killed her in her own home, prosecutors have argued.

Son jailed for 28 years over father's 'callous' killing

Son jailed for 28 years over father's 'callous' killing

Son jailed for 28 years over father's 'callous' killing

Son jailed for 28 years over father's 'callous' killing

A violent man who murdered his father with "considerable ferocity", bashing him in the head with a baseball bat, has been jailed for at least 23 years.

Mum vows never to forgive man who killed her daughter

Mum vows never to forgive man who killed her daughter

Mum vows never to forgive man who killed her daughter

Mum vows never to forgive man who killed her daughter

The mother of a young woman strangled to death by her former boyfriend in her own home has come face-to-face with her daughter's killer.

Teen girls make shock admission over mum's brawl death

Teen girls make shock admission over mum's brawl death

Teen girls make shock admission over mum's brawl death

Teen girls make shock admission over mum's brawl death

Four teenage girls have made a last-minute admission to killing a mother-of-two during a vicious brawl outside a suburban home.

Killer violently attacked victim 'to follow' duo's plan

Killer violently attacked victim 'to follow' duo's plan

Killer violently attacked victim 'to follow' duo's plan

Killer violently attacked victim 'to follow' duo's plan

Three people guilty of a violent manslaughter will have to wait to find out how long they will have to stay behind bars.

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Inferno survivor charged with triple murder, arson

Police have charged a woman with three counts of murder after she was injured in the same house fire that killed a woman and two children.

Major shift in manhunt for fugitive Dezi Freeman

A new task force will take the helm in the search for wanted fugitive Dezi Freeman, two months after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers.

‘Absolute hell’: slain woman’s troubling texts about ex

A woman who was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner described being strangled, spat on and attacked in harrowing messages to a friend.

Brother weeps as little Cheryl's suspected killer named

The family of Cheryl Grimmer, a young girl abducted more than 50 years ago, hopes the naming of a suspect in parliament brings out the truth.

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Coroner's call to prevent 'senseless' youth knife crime

Reliance on law and order in response to escalating youth knife crime will create further harm, a coroner says as she recommends community-based action "now".

Teen killed by molotov cocktail in neighbourhood row

A 13-year-old boy became the victim of an ugly neighbourhood dispute when a molotov cocktail was thrown into a house where he was having a sleepover.

Plea deal for US man linked to Wieambilla shootings

Linked to the shocking Wieambilla shootings, a conspiracy theorist has pleaded guilty to a watered down charge under a plea deal in the United States.

Battle for documents in killer's parole challenge

Lawyers for Susan Neill-Fraser, who served more than a decade behind bars for murdering her partner, are chasing documents as part of a parole challenge.

Life sentence for tenant who brutally murdered landlady

An evicted tenant who murdered his helpless elderly landlady in a sudden and violent rampage will spend the next 20 years in prison.

Accused killer 'washed blood off in swimming pool'

A man was behind on rent and being evicted before allegedly murdering his elderly landlady and washing off her blood in a swimming pool, a jury has heard.

Child heard woman cry for help before finding her dead

A man accused of killing his ex-partner was "fake crying" when police arrived to find her body, a child has told a court.

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