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Man kicked out of court as jury delivers murder verdict

Man kicked out of court as jury delivers murder verdict

A jury has found a Geelong man who fatally stabbed a 26-year-old and injured his brother guilty of murder.

Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness

Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness

Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness

Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness

A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.

Million-dollar reward to crack brutal cold-case murder

Million-dollar reward to crack brutal cold-case murder

Million-dollar reward to crack brutal cold-case murder

Million-dollar reward to crack brutal cold-case murder

A $1 million reward has been posted for information about the death of John Giannopoulos in inner-city Sydney more than 20 years ago.

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Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success

Murder accused walks from court after bail bid success

Murder-accused Peter John Wetzler, 65, has walked out of the Victorian Supreme Court with his wife and sister after he was granted bail.

Son's DNA linked man to cold-case killing, jury told

Son's DNA linked man to cold-case killing, jury told

An ex-taxi driver is on trial for the murder of a German national in his Sydney home after his semen was found in the deceased man's mouth, a court has heard.

Shot that killed prisoner needed to stop escape: lawyer

Shot that killed prisoner needed to stop escape: lawyer

A corrective services officer was only trying to prevent an escape when he shot a man in the back, his barrister has told a jury.

Teen charged with murder over inner-city shooting

Teen charged with murder over inner-city shooting

A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder following the shooting of Dejan "Danny" Radulovic in Sydney's inner west three months ago.

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Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

Shooting of escaping man was murder, jury told

A prison officer is defending a murder charge after shooting a shackled inmate who'd slipped a colleague's grip and run across a road.

Martial artist jailed for kick that killed 70yo man

Martial artist jailed for kick that killed 70yo man

Martial artist jailed for kick that killed 70yo man

Martial artist jailed for kick that killed 70yo man

Francois Joseph Ghassibe will spend at least three more years behind bars for the manslaughter of 70-year-old Brian Richardson in a road-rage incident.

Woodchipper death victim 'feared partner leaving him'

Woodchipper death victim 'feared partner leaving him'

Woodchipper death victim 'feared partner leaving him'

Woodchipper death victim 'feared partner leaving him'

The greatest fear of a man whose body was put into a woodchipper was that the woman accused of his murder would leave him, a court has heard.

Backpacker murder accused gets $190k for dropped charge

Backpacker murder accused gets $190k for dropped charge

Backpacker murder accused gets $190k for dropped charge

Backpacker murder accused gets $190k for dropped charge

Prosecutors have been ordered to pay $190,000 to the former boyfriend of German backpacker Simone Strobel after withdrawing charges over her death.

'Too late for sorry': family's anguish after killing

'Too late for sorry': family's anguish after killing

'Too late for sorry': family's anguish after killing

'Too late for sorry': family's anguish after killing

A 22-year-old man who choked another to death in what started as self-defence has been told by the victim's brother it's too late for apologies.

Woman said planned murder 'got to be done', court told

Woman said planned murder 'got to be done', court told

Woman said planned murder 'got to be done', court told

Woman said planned murder 'got to be done', court told

A woman in on trial accused of having two men kill her ex-partner and feeding his body into a woodchipper to make it look like an accident.

'I've just been shot': granny's words after hitman call

'I've just been shot': granny's words after hitman call

'I've just been shot': granny's words after hitman call

'I've just been shot': granny's words after hitman call

Alexandra Klimovitch has told a murder trial jury she was still holding her baby when she rushed to help her mother, who was shot after answering the door.

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Sydney rampage killer's sentence cut to 40 years

Mert Ney, who killed a young sex worker before rampaging through the streets of Sydney with a knife, has had his sentence reduced on appeal.

High Court dismisses appeal in socialite murder case

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by a man convicted twice for murdering a Brisbane socialite, but two judges said he should have another retrial.

Accused getaway driver on trial over ‘targeted murder’

Alleged getaway driver Stephen Garland is on trial for the murder of Stacey Klimovitch, 61, who was shot dead when she opened the door of her Newcastle home.

Seven men guilty of murdering bystander Jason De Ieso

Seven men linked to the Hells Angels have been convicted of murdering innocent man Jason De Ieso but a jury could not reach a verdict on an eighth accused man.

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Forensic advance reveals suspect in decades-old murder

An inquiry has uncovered a potential suspect in the frenzied killing of Sydney man Ernest Head in the 1970s, in what was believed to have been a gay hate crime.

Police probe deaths of two people in Sydney's south

An investigation is under way after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at a home in Sydney's southern suburbs.

Martial artist cleared of murder after kicking 70yo man

Francois Joseph Ghassibe, who killed 70-year-old Brian Richardson when he kicked him in the chin in a road rage incident, has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Hate inquiry claims absolute rubbish, says ex-top cop

A controversial interview by an ex-detective has been the focus of an inquiry into gay hate crimes as it examines the high-profile case of Scott Johnson.

Vigilante murderer may not have been shooter: lawyer

The man convicted of the vigilante murder of a Victorian father might not have been the shooter, despite others involved being acquitted, his lawyer claims.

Tearful apology over bashing death of teenager

Stacey Pale has apologised to the family of Jason Galleghan, as a court also heard her intellectual disability inhibits her telling right from wrong.

Johnson case detective stands by police investigation

A former detective who re-investigated the death of gay mathematician Scott Johnson has been grilled over police resistance to the possibility he was murdered.

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