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Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Lynn jury deliberates after queries on murder verdicts

Deliberations continue in the murder trial of Greg Lynn after the jury returned to court with questions about verdicts over the deaths of two Victorian campers.

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

Tributes for victim as fatal road-rage accused charged

A man has been charged over an alleged road-rage incident when police say a 27-year-old driver was dragged 100m down a street before dying at the scene.

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

Serial rapist in Balding abduction back behind bars

A man convicted over the shocking gang rape of Janine Balding in the 1980s is back in custody less than two weeks after he was released from prison.

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Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Police are not treating the deaths of a man and woman on a coastal walking track as suspicious, as they prepare a report for the coroner.

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

Pair killed 'surrogate mother' for her baby, judge told

After a man impregnated an intellectually-disabled teenager, he formed a plan with his wife to kill the young woman and keep the baby, a court has been told.

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

Double-murder deliberations set to enter second week

A jury deciding whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers will return to the court next week to continue deliberating.

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Robert Rickerby will spend up to 15-and-a-half years behind bars after admitting to killing his partner in their Melbourne home.

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Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Driver dragged and killed after road-rage confrontation

Police are searching for the driver of a white ute they believe was involved in a fatal road-rage incident on a suburban street.

'I love you, being stabbed': slain worker's text to mum

'I love you, being stabbed': slain worker's text to mum

'I love you, being stabbed': slain worker's text to mum

'I love you, being stabbed': slain worker's text to mum

A man has been convicted of the stabbing murder of Declan Laverty, a young bottle shop worker who texted his mother while dying in the back room of the store.

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer held in high-risk jail

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer held in high-risk jail

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer held in high-risk jail

Molly Ticehurst's accused killer held in high-risk jail

Daniel Billings has appeared in court two months after being charged with the domestic violence murder of childcare worker Molly Ticehurst.

Man murdered fiancee's daughter, dumped body in barrel

Man murdered fiancee's daughter, dumped body in barrel

Man murdered fiancee's daughter, dumped body in barrel

Man murdered fiancee's daughter, dumped body in barrel

Justin Stein has been found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten, shooting her twice at close range before dumping her body in a barrel by a river.

Greg Lynn jury asks to watch video of his evidence

Greg Lynn jury asks to watch video of his evidence

Greg Lynn jury asks to watch video of his evidence

Greg Lynn jury asks to watch video of his evidence

Jurors deliberating on whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty or innocent of the murder of two campers have asked for videos of the accused giving evidence.

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

'Crime of passion' motive behind 2004 murder mystery

A loving husband and father was killed and dumped in a river 20 years ago by an obsessed man who wanted to continue an affair with his wife, police allege.

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

A father has been found not guilty of violently assaulting his 24-day-old son in a moment of frustration before the baby died in hospital.

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Fresh insight into Australia's family violence killings

Research into a decade of sentencing judgements reveals the criminal pasts of many men who killed a current or former partner in Australia.

Man killed granny believing she was his abusive stepdad

A young man slaughtered his grandmother during an episode of drug-induced psychosis where he believed she was his abusive stepfather, a court has been told.

Case to be locked in as ex-cop accused of double murder

Prosecutors hope to soon finalise their case against ex-senior constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon who allegedly murdered two men, including his former partner.

'No body, no parole' questioned by wrongfully convicted

Lawyers and wrongfully convicted people - including Kathleen Folbigg and Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton - have signed a letter opposing 'no body, no parole laws'.

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Jury begins to consider verdicts in camper murder trial

A Supreme Court jury will start poring over evidence to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder.

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

The alleged killer of a well-known Sydney surfer is due to face court after police arrested and charged the 41-year-old following a three-month investigation.

Jury sent away to deliberate on campers murder trial

A Supreme Court jury have been sent out to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder over the deaths of two campers.

Sons make $1m plea to solve mother's bookshop murder

Maria James was brutally murdered four decades ago and her sons believe the killer's identity is being covered up by people keen to protect the Catholic Church.

Sydney surfer likely killed by someone he knew

The person behind the mysterious death of beloved Sydney surfer Guy "Creature" Haymes might have been known to him, according to police.

No miscarriage of justice for jailed wife-killer Dawson

Three appeal judges have unanimously upheld Chris Dawson's conviction for murdering his wife, finding there was no credible evidence to show he was innocent.

Man sentenced to nine years in prison over manslaughter

A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of another man inside a public housing unit when an argument over a drug debt turned violent.

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