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Man charged with murder over death at retirement unit

Man charged with murder over death at retirement unit

A man has been charged with murder following the discovery earlier this month of a woman's body at a retirement home unit in Rockhampton.

Two charged over fatal assault following body find

Two charged over fatal assault following body find

Two charged over fatal assault following body find

Two charged over fatal assault following body find

A man and a woman will face court charged with murder following a fatal assault in Melbourne's south-east.

Man who dumped girlfriend in bin jailed for 28 years

Man who dumped girlfriend in bin jailed for 28 years

Man who dumped girlfriend in bin jailed for 28 years

Man who dumped girlfriend in bin jailed for 28 years

Joon Seong Tan will spend up to 28 years behind bars for stabbing his girlfriend and covering up his crime by disposing of her body in a wheelie bin.

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Mum hopes for end with still no answer over son's death

Mum hopes for end with still no answer over son's death

Ross Houllis was murdered for a reason so trivial it has left his mother and a judge questioning how it could happen, as a second man awaits his sentence.

Mother warned accused toddler killer to put drugs away

Mother warned accused toddler killer to put drugs away

Months before her son would die with high levels of antidepressants in his blood, a mother warned Cecil Patrick Kennedy to move his drugs out of reach.

Man said friend 'faking it' after stabbing on ice binge

Man said friend 'faking it' after stabbing on ice binge

Samual Albert Campbell has been jailed after he slapped his murder victim and said he was "faking it", having stabbed him at the end of an ice binge.

Man appeals sentence for brother's 'protracted' killing

Man appeals sentence for brother's 'protracted' killing

Michel Francoise Theodoor Willemyns beat his brother to death over a number of hours due to delusions about being owed money.

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Couple appeal convictions for murdering ex-son-in-law

Couple appeal convictions for murdering ex-son-in-law

Couple appeal convictions for murdering ex-son-in-law

Couple appeal convictions for murdering ex-son-in-law

A Tasmanian husband and wife found guilty of murdering their former son-in-law in 2009 have lodged appeals against their convictions.

Man found guilty of toddler's murder

Man found guilty of toddler's murder

Man found guilty of toddler's murder

Man found guilty of toddler's murder

A Melbourne man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend's two-year-old son in the boy's bedroom almost four years ago.

Woman charged with murdering man in home

Woman charged with murdering man in home

Woman charged with murdering man in home

Woman charged with murdering man in home

Police have arrested and charged a woman with murder following the stabbing death of a man in a north Queensland home.

Couple 'killed in random attack before man shot dead'

Couple 'killed in random attack before man shot dead'

Couple 'killed in random attack before man shot dead'

Couple 'killed in random attack before man shot dead'

An elderly couple were likely killed in a random attack by Raghe Mohamed Abdi, who was later shot dead by police south of Brisbane, an inquest has heard.

Trial begins over toddler's death in neighbour's unit

Trial begins over toddler's death in neighbour's unit

Trial begins over toddler's death in neighbour's unit

Trial begins over toddler's death in neighbour's unit

A man is on trial accused of killing toddler Jordan Thompson in the NSW Hunter region after the 21-month-old was found unresponsive more than 18 years ago.

Man faces murder charge after siege in Adelaide suburb

Man faces murder charge after siege in Adelaide suburb

Man faces murder charge after siege in Adelaide suburb

Man faces murder charge after siege in Adelaide suburb

A 51-year-old local man will face court charged with murder after a woman died and another was injured after both were shot.

Family in shock as woman's ex-husband on murder charge

Family in shock as woman's ex-husband on murder charge

Family in shock as woman's ex-husband on murder charge

Family in shock as woman's ex-husband on murder charge

A man accused of murdering his "caring and humorous" former wife in a western Sydney home will also face charges of breaching bail and a restraining order.

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Wife sentenced for 'beloved' husband's murder

Dale Lee Vella has been sentenced to 24 years behind bars for the murder of her husband while he slept in 2021.

Group 'hunted down' 18-year-old before revenge killing

The family of an 18-year-old who was hunted down by three men and then stabbed to death have expressed their heartbreak over the young man's death.

Suspended jail term after woman fatally stabs partner

Liddel Tamika-Rose Ramsey, 28, has received a suspended jail term after fatally stabbing her partner outside their Brisbane home during an argument.

Murder probe after man found stabbed to death in house

Police in Queensland are investigating the death of a man following a stabbing at Townsville that has been linked to a debt.

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Woman on trial for murder of partner's elderly father

A woman has faced the first day of a murder trial, accused of killing her partner's father by assaulting him multiple times inside the elderly man's home.

Murderer should get shorter jail term, lawyer argues

Clive Whyte was found guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court of murdering his friend after a night of heavy drinking.

Man accused of DV crash murder 'extremely dangerous'

Troy Armstrong, accused of murdering his former wife by running her off the road, has been refused bail due to risk of further crimes.

Father jailed for 11 years after shaking, killing baby

A Victorian father has been jailed for up to 11 years for violently shaking his newborn son, leading to the baby's death from fatal brain damage.

Crooked cop 'person of interest' in $1m cold case

Police have put up a $1 million reward in a bid to solve the murder mystery of Robert "Jack" Richardson, whose case has deep underworld links.

Man jailed for six-and-a-half years for stabbing death

A man who stabbed another man to death after an argument, telling a neighbour "I'm going to jail for murder", has been jailed for at least six-and-a-half years.

Man pleads guilty over hotel hallway death

Connor Godfrey has had a murder charge dropped after prosecutors accepted his guilty plea for the manslaughter of Giuseppe Pagano in a Sydney CBD hotel in 2021.

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