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'Cowardly' unprovoked beating at Crown left man dead

'Cowardly' unprovoked beating at Crown left man dead

The family of a man beaten to death at Melbourne's Crown casino food court have expressed their heartache and confusion over why he was killed.

Mum's love and compassion help sons forgive her killer

Mum's love and compassion help sons forgive her killer

Mum's love and compassion help sons forgive her killer

Mum's love and compassion help sons forgive her killer

Brothers Luke and Adam Zecevic have held onto love and compassion in the wake of their mother Maud Steenbeek's bashing death.

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

Sexuality 'possible factor' in Sydney park killing

An inquiry into gay hate crimes has heard Sydney man Anthony Cawsey, who was fatally stabbed in 2009, may have been targeted because of his sexuality.

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'Distinct possibility' gay men murdered in hate crimes

'Distinct possibility' gay men murdered in hate crimes

The killers of Kenneth Brennan and James Meek remain unknown after the men where found murdered within months of each other in the 1990s in inner-city Sydney.

Man accused over baby's death released on bail

Man accused over baby's death released on bail

A Queensland man facing court over the death of his ex-partner's baby boy has been released on bail as murder charges are to be substituted with manslaughter.

Family of murdered mother stare down 'evil' husband

Family of murdered mother stare down 'evil' husband

The family of a woman strangled to death by her husband have stared down her "evil" killer in court, as it's revealed he took photos of her lifeless body.

Questions after rare Brazil conviction for Aust murder

Questions after rare Brazil conviction for Aust murder

A highly unusual trial carried out in Brazil over the murder of Cecilia Haddad in Sydney has concluded with the shock confession and sentence of her ex-partner.

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Red flags before woman's brutal killing by partner

Red flags before woman's brutal killing by partner

Red flags before woman's brutal killing by partner

Red flags before woman's brutal killing by partner

The period before Paul McDonough fatally beat his partner Bekkie-Rae Curren-Trinca, as she attempted to leave him, was full of red flags a judge says.

Something 'seriously wrong' with police case management

Something 'seriously wrong' with police case management

Something 'seriously wrong' with police case management

Something 'seriously wrong' with police case management

An inquiry looking at gay hate crimes has shined a damning light on the NSW Police Force with multiple cold case records lost and key evidence never tested.

Seven years' jail for men in lethal dose GHB killing

Seven years' jail for men in lethal dose GHB killing

Seven years' jail for men in lethal dose GHB killing

Seven years' jail for men in lethal dose GHB killing

Two men who ambushed a man in a remote Victorian forest where he died from ingesting a lethal amount of GHB have been jailed for his death.

Trial date set in accused camper killer's case

Trial date set in accused camper killer's case

Trial date set in accused camper killer's case

Trial date set in accused camper killer's case

Former airline pilot Greg Lynn is set to face trial in Victoria's Supreme Court in February for the murder of campers Russell Hill and Carole Clay

'No peace': Denyer victims' angst over parole law loss

'No peace': Denyer victims' angst over parole law loss

'No peace': Denyer victims' angst over parole law loss

'No peace': Denyer victims' angst over parole law loss

A bill to ban serial killer Paul Denyer from re-applying for parole has been defeated in the Victorian parliament, leading to dismay from victims' families.

Man admits murdering partner in their home

Man admits murdering partner in their home

Man admits murdering partner in their home

Man admits murdering partner in their home

Steven James Alan Dean, 37, has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner at their Perth home after she suffered serious injuries and died in hospital.

Families of serial killer victims sway parole reforms

Families of serial killer victims sway parole reforms

Families of serial killer victims sway parole reforms

Families of serial killer victims sway parole reforms

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has flagged parole law changes as he apologises for the handling of an application by serial killer Paul Denyer.

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Rot in hell: family tells drunk, high gatecrasher

The family of teenager Jason Langhans killed when an intoxicated gatecrasher at a party drove a screwdriver into his head have told a court of their grief.

Elderly man's death in Perth's south deemed suspicious

Detectives are searching for a tall man aged in his 20s after the suspicious death of a 70-year-old man in Perth's south more than two weeks ago.

Family's witness plea after grandfather's fatal bashing

Two serious assaults in Noosa, one of which left a 87-year-old grandfather dead, are being probed for links.

Elderly man dead after alleged tourist strip assault

An elderly man has died following an alleged early morning assault at Noosa Heads in Queensland, with another man taken into custody.

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Woman tells of partner's stabbing death 'horror movie'

A man who stabbed his neighbour after the two shared a ride home screamed and laughed while attempts were made to save the 33-year-old, a court has heard.

'No interaction' with officers before fatal gunfire

Bodycam video shows two police officers and a neighbour were shot without warning during a deadly firefight at a Queensland property, a coroner has been told.

Daughter calls out 'monster' who killed her father

The daughter of a man who was stabbed to death at a Melbourne home almost two years ago has called his killer "a monster" as she faced him in court.

Accused murderer tricked into confession, lawyer says

An "unsophisticated" man accused of the cold case murder of teenager Michelle Bright was induced to give false admissions to undercover police, his lawyer says.

Boyfriend's charges dropped over backpacker murder

Tobias Moran has had charges dropped after he was accused of murdering his girlfriend, German backpacker Simone Strobel, in 2005 in northern NSW.

Man admits manslaughter over bushland explosion

Jack Kinneen was four-wheel-driving with friends in bushland when he was killed in an explosion caused by a fire deliberately lit by Christopher Keith Fox.

Murder charge laid over western Sydney stabbing

A man will face a NSW court charged with murder after being extradited from Canberra over the stabbing death of a man in Sydney's west.

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