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Hitman and getaway driver jailed over grandma’s murder

Hitman and getaway driver jailed over grandma’s murder

A judge has described the shooting of a grandmother at her home as a “premeditated assassination”, when jailing the hitman who did it and his getaway driver.

Slain boy's father hugs prosecutor after guilty verdict

Slain boy's father hugs prosecutor after guilty verdict

Slain boy's father hugs prosecutor after guilty verdict

Slain boy's father hugs prosecutor after guilty verdict

Declan Cutler's father, who missed the judge handing down a guilty verdict for four of his son's killers, hugged the prosecutor who later gave him the news.

Man faces court over child homicide after baby's death

Man faces court over child homicide after baby's death

Man faces court over child homicide after baby's death

Man faces court over child homicide after baby's death

A 29-year-old Melbourne man has faced court after being charged with child homicide and murder over the death of a baby boy in January.

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Man on murder charge after baby death

Man on murder charge after baby death

A man is due in a Melbourne court on child homicide and murder charges over the death of an infant in January.

Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children

Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children

A woman charged with murdering two of her children has been released on bail with a judge saying there are significant shortcomings in the prosecution's cases.

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

Parents charged over two-year-old girl's death

A Queensland man and woman have been charged with murder after allegedly denying their sick toddler medical treatment.

Fresh details emerge on Colombian man's alleged murder

Fresh details emerge on Colombian man's alleged murder

New details have emerged about how police allege a Colombian man was murdered, as two of his accused killers faced court.

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Murder charge for boy, girl traumatised after stabbing

Murder charge for boy, girl traumatised after stabbing

Murder charge for boy, girl traumatised after stabbing

Murder charge for boy, girl traumatised after stabbing

A boy has been charged with murder and a six-year-old girl has been left traumatised after a 70-year-old woman was fatally stabbed outside a shopping centre.

Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum

A jury has been discharged in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her 26-year-old son by giving him an overdose of prescription drugs in a fruit smoothie.

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

A senior Comanchero bikie and his brother have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a 2014 gang shooting after murder charges against them were dropped.

Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Letter key to murder probe as police post $1m reward

Police have posted a $1 million reward for information leading them to the people responsible for the murder of 33-year-old Melbourne woman Penny Galanopoulos.

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

Man admits murdering both parents in Brisbane home

A man has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder nearly four years after his parents were found dead in their home in Brisbane's north in May 2020.

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

A Brisbane man has been arrested at Melbourne Airport and charged with the murder of a Colombian man who went missing from Victoria more than four months ago.

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Man charged with murder of mother and son found in home

Police have charged a man with murder after the bodies of a 76-year-old woman and her 55-year-old son were found at their home in Adelaide's west.

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Dispute involving PlayStation sparked deadly melee

A chaotic melee which left one man dead and two others badly wounded has landed a 20-year-old hairdresser in jail for at least half a decade.

Group faces court after Hobart waterfront drowning

Several young people have appeared in court after being charged following the drowning of a 27-year-old man at Hobart's waterfront in an alleged robbery.

Man pleads not guilty over alleged house fire murder

A 40-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson charges after the body of a woman was found following a house fire in Hobart.

Lawyer argues killer shouldn't receive a life sentence

A three-day hearing for "savage" murderer Luay Sako has concluded, with a Supreme Court justice left to decide on an appropriate sentence.

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Murder charge over missing Colombian man

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder over the disappearance of a Colombian national in Victoria.

Man pleads not guilty to murdering Tasmanian teenager

A man accused of murdering teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, whose body was discovered in Tasmanian bushland, has pleaded not guilty.

Killer faked psychosis during mental fitness tests

Murderer Luay Sako pretended he was going through psychosis when he killed Celeste Manno in her Melbourne home, a psychiatrist has told a court.

Serbian 'political power struggle' key to 1985 murder

The murder of a prominent member of Sydney’s Serbian community almost 40 years ago may have been politically motivated as police probe a car trip to Canberra.

Man charged with murder after woman's body found

A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 30-year-old woman's body was found in a home north of Brisbane.

Mother confronts man who stabbed her daughter to death

A forensic specialist has contradicted the claims of a murderer, that some of the 23 stab wounds suffered by Celeste Manno were caused by breaking glass.

Film hero's namesake nabbed in gangland execution probe

Detectives believe they have nabbed all suspects who had key roles in Alen Moradian's brazen murder after the arrest of an alleged executioner's getaway driver.

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