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Robber who killed school teacher gets reduced sentence

Robber who killed school teacher gets reduced sentence

A man who murdered an elderly school teacher, who was stabbed and left for dead during a home robbery, has had his sentenced reduced on appeal.

Man accused of murdering teenager appears in court

Man accused of murdering teenager appears in court

Man accused of murdering teenager appears in court

Man accused of murdering teenager appears in court

A Tasmanian man accused of murdering 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, whose remains were found near a bush track, has appeared in court.

Candlelight vigil to shine a light on plight of women

Candlelight vigil to shine a light on plight of women

Candlelight vigil to shine a light on plight of women

Candlelight vigil to shine a light on plight of women

Tiffany Woodley's family has invited the public to a candlelight vigil to honour her memory and shine a light on violence against Indigenous women.

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Killer guilty over postmaster's servo assault, death

Killer guilty over postmaster's servo assault, death

A Victorian man has been found guilty of manslaughter after fatally assaulting a beloved country postmaster in a random service station attack in August 2021.

Funeral held for Tassie teen found dead in bushland

Funeral held for Tassie teen found dead in bushland

Emotional tributes have been paid at a funeral for 14 year old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, whose body was found along a bush track in northern Tasmania weeks ago.

Murder-accused behind bars after deaths of wife, baby

Murder-accused behind bars after deaths of wife, baby

Matthew James Cox, 31, sought mental health treatment about a year before the bodies of his wife and baby daughter were found in a central Queensland home.

WA man pleads guilty to Vic woman's 1992 murder

WA man pleads guilty to Vic woman's 1992 murder

West Australian man Darren John Chalmers has pleaded guilty to the murder of Victorian woman Annette Steward in Geelong in March 1992.

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Station wagon link in unsolved tourist beach murder

Station wagon link in unsolved tourist beach murder

Station wagon link in unsolved tourist beach murder

Station wagon link in unsolved tourist beach murder

Police have renewed calls for information about the unsolved murder of 20-year-old Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso at a Tasmanian beach.

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Homicide probe after man dies in beach car park

Western Australia police have launched a homicide investigation after a man in his fifties died in a car park.

Frenzied stabber did not know killing was wrong

Frenzied stabber did not know killing was wrong

Frenzied stabber did not know killing was wrong

Frenzied stabber did not know killing was wrong

A man who stabbed a 67-year-old woman over one hundred times in an unprovoked psychotic attack did not know what he was doing was morally wrong.

Bikies jailed for decades for grocer's mistaken murder

Bikies jailed for decades for grocer's mistaken murder

Bikies jailed for decades for grocer's mistaken murder

Bikies jailed for decades for grocer's mistaken murder

Two Mongols bikies who murdered Melbourne grocer Paul Virgona in a case of mistaken identity have been jailed nearly four years after the November 2019 crime.

Man guilty of manslaughter after Christmas Day stabbing

Man guilty of manslaughter after Christmas Day stabbing

Man guilty of manslaughter after Christmas Day stabbing

Man guilty of manslaughter after Christmas Day stabbing

Garth Michael Reid, 35, has been found guilty of manslaughter after being accused of fatally stabbing his partner's father on Christmas Day 2020.

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Family blast murderer who tried to profit from death

Joanne Howell's devastated family have discovered at a pre-sentence court hearing that her killer applied for victim's compensation after the murder.

Murder charge dropped against former police officer

Murder charge dropped against former police officer

Murder charge dropped against former police officer

Murder charge dropped against former police officer

A former Victorian police officer who was accused of killing Christopher Jarvis 17 years ago has had his murder charge withdrawn by prosecutors.

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Murder charge over regional Victorian house fire

A man will stay behind bars after appearing in court charged with murder over a house fire that killed a woman in regional Victoria.

Father killed not intended shooting target, jury hears

A man is on trial charged with murder over a pool hall shooting where the person who was killed may not have been the intended target, a jury has been told.

No jail for wife who stabbed abusive husband's neck

After 17 years of verbal and physical abuse from her husband, a Sydney woman did not know that fatally stabbing him in the neck as he slept was morally wrong.

Accused murderer wanted to attend victim's funeral

A man was advised not to attend the funeral of a former bikie he is now on trial for murdering after the victim's body was found decomposing in a sports car.

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Man fatally stabbed brother over disputed $600 debt

A man accused of killing his brother over a $600 debt has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a Melbourne court.

Body of missing Melbourne woman found in bushland

It's believed human remains found in bushland at Cape Schanck on the Mornington Peninsula belong to Maryam Hamka, who has been missing for more than two years.

Michelle Bright's murderer jailed for at least 24 years

Craig Rumsby has been jailed at least 24 years for murdering NSW teenager Michelle Bright and a violent attack on another girl, two decades after the crimes.

Homicide probe suspected mushroom poisoning in Victoria

Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of three people with mushroom poisoning following a meal at a private home.

Underworld links probed in fatal street shooting

Police are investigating possible organised crime links in the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old man, reported to be bikie Mohammed Keshtiar.

'Adult store murderer' to be deported to New Zealand

Convicted killer Tara Gilbert will be sent to New Zealand upon his release from jail after serving 15 years of a life sentence.

Mum of slain teen lives with 'gaping hole' in her heart

The family of murdered teenager Michelle Bright have confronted her killer in the NSW Supreme Court, calling him a "monster" who tore their lives apart.

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