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Residents rattled as 'lovely' mum dies in alleged arson

Residents rattled as 'lovely' mum dies in alleged arson

Shock and devastation has gripped teary neighbours after a man allegedly murdered his wife and set fire to the family home.

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

'Justice done': dad sees daughter's killer go to jail

Cindy Crossthwaite's family and friends are relieved her killer Emil Petrov will spend at least 20 years behind bars for her murder.

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Police have charged another man over an alleged drive-by slaying of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar near a popular major city precinct.

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Accused mushroom triple-murderer fronts pre-trial court

Accused mushroom triple-murderer fronts pre-trial court

Erin Patterson has appeared in a Melbourne court as she prepares to face trial accused of killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms.

Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother

Trio of shooters in home attack that killed grandmother

A grandmother has been shot and killed after three people opened fire in what police describe as a targeted attack on her home on the city outskirts.

'Lucky he came, he saved you', teen murder trial told

'Lucky he came, he saved you', teen murder trial told

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury he found his co-accused standing over the bloodied boy after earlier spotting him with a pole.

Man in court accused of stabbing brother to death

Man in court accused of stabbing brother to death

Makuaj Anyuon, 29, has appeared in a Melbourne court for the first time after being charged with his brother's murder.

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Pilot 'manipulated' lawnmower death scene, judge told

Pilot 'manipulated' lawnmower death scene, judge told

Pilot 'manipulated' lawnmower death scene, judge told

Pilot 'manipulated' lawnmower death scene, judge told

A woman said she felt "very unsafe" before her husband strangled her and placed the body at the scene of a ride-on lawnmower accident, a prosecutor alleges.

Indigenous teen's alleged killers were 'mucking around'

Indigenous teen's alleged killers were 'mucking around'

Indigenous teen's alleged killers were 'mucking around'

Indigenous teen's alleged killers were 'mucking around'

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury he and his co-accused were mucking about, drinking and doing burnouts before the incident.

Deluded boy faces decade in custody for mum's murder

Deluded boy faces decade in custody for mum's murder

Deluded boy faces decade in custody for mum's murder

Deluded boy faces decade in custody for mum's murder

A teenager who murdered his caring mother in cold blood as part of a deluded plan to take over Australia will spend at least 10 years behind bars.

Accused blamed innocent man and mate for teen's murder

Accused blamed innocent man and mate for teen's murder

Accused blamed innocent man and mate for teen's murder

Accused blamed innocent man and mate for teen's murder

A man on trial for murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey tried to frame an innocent man for the alleged killing, a jury has been told.

Man accused of stabbing teen killer to fight charges

Man accused of stabbing teen killer to fight charges

Man accused of stabbing teen killer to fight charges

Man accused of stabbing teen killer to fight charges

A man accused of the courtroom stabbing of his brother's teenage killer will fight the charges, his defence solicitor told reporters.

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

The consequences for a police officer who shot his service Taser at a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home should be a warning to other cops, prosecutors argue.

Hackers delay US trial linked to Wieambilla shootings

Hackers delay US trial linked to Wieambilla shootings

Hackers delay US trial linked to Wieambilla shootings

Hackers delay US trial linked to Wieambilla shootings

The trial of a US man accused of links to the Wieambilla shootings in rural Queensland has been delayed after a ransomware attack on his lawyer's office.

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No bail for accused getaway driver in bikie 'execution'

A man accused of driving two gunmen to the fatal shooting of a former bikie has tattoos dedicating his life to an outlaw motorcycle gang, a judge heard.

Man accused of partner's hit-and-run murder denied bail

A man spoke about how he wanted his ex-partner "no longer on this earth" months before she was allegedly run over on purpose by an SUV, a judge has heard.

Killer's tears as jury finds him guilty of man's murder

A Supreme Court jury has found Malwal Aweng guilty of murdering another man during a violent altercation in a park.

Soldier unaware of anything planted on Afghan's body

A signal operator says he never heard of anything being planted on unlawfully killed Afghans around the time an SAS trooper allegedly committed a war crime.

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'Like doing my dog': man's alleged murder confession

Fatally beating a sleeping farmer over the head with a rubber mallet was the same as euthanising a dog, a farmhand allegedly said days after the man's death.

Questions swirl around SAS Afghan 'war crime' evidence

A claim an Afghan man was "evading" soldiers before his alleged murder came from higher up in the military and not from the SAS trooper who pulled the trigger.

Teen sentenced for murder after alleged court assault

A teenager who fatally stabbed his friend after he broke a phone containing drug dealing contacts has been sentenced for the "particularly heinous" murder.

Family 'shattered' after dad killed confronting thief

The wife of Paul Grapsas, who was stabbed to death confronting a thief, has shared her pain as the father-of-three's killer pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Teen's accused killers threatened each other, jury told

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen with a metal pole has denied turning up with a shotgun at the home of a mate he is blaming for the killing.

Stabbing murder accused in tears as family attend court

A young man accused of fatally stabbing a 39-year-old man at an inner-city apartment has spoken to his family through glass during his first court appearance.

Mall stabbing inquest to cover 'insensitive’ reporting

An inquest into a deadly stabbing rampage in a shopping centre has been expanded to the media coverage of the tragedy and its impact on the victims' families.

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