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Toddler's death painted as tragic mystery, not murder

Toddler's death painted as tragic mystery, not murder

There is no evidence a man ever assaulted a two-year-old boy, let alone inflicted a fatal blow in the middle of the night, his lawyer says.

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

More than a decade after a young tradie was found lying dead in a pool of blood in a resort town, a coroner has ruled he was likely killed with a weapon.

Blood-stained shirt pivotal in toddler murder trial

Blood-stained shirt pivotal in toddler murder trial

Blood-stained shirt pivotal in toddler murder trial

Blood-stained shirt pivotal in toddler murder trial

Despite only knowing his partner and her children for two months, a man is alleged to have escalated household discipline against her two-year-old to murder.

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'Poisoned': daughter accused of killing elderly parents

'Poisoned': daughter accused of killing elderly parents

A woman accused of killing her parents may have been motivated by the "misplaced idea" she could spare them from a nursing home, a court has been told.

'Senseless': note found after bodies pulled from river

'Senseless': note found after bodies pulled from river

A six-year-old girl whose body was recovered from a river over the weekend may have been deliberately thrown in the water by her father, who also died.

Killers learn fate after man dies in botched burglary

Killers learn fate after man dies in botched burglary

Two would-be burglars turned killers, one of whom fatally stomped on a kind-hearted man during a drug-fuelled home invasion, have been jailed.

Murderers jailed for 58 years after bikie gunned down

Murderers jailed for 58 years after bikie gunned down

Two men who helped pepper an underworld figure with a hail of bullets as his wife took cover in a car park have been jailed for decades over the brazen crime.

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Alleged murder victim could still be alive, jury told

Alleged murder victim could still be alive, jury told

Alleged murder victim could still be alive, jury told

Alleged murder victim could still be alive, jury told

A man's lies after his girlfriend went missing show his intent to kill her, prosecutors have told a jury but his defence argued she could still be alive.

Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

Mother vouches for 'kind' gunman behind gangland hit

A murderer's mother has taken the unusual step of reading her character reference in court while under oath as the victim's family watched on.

Body found eight years after mum allegedly murdered

Body found eight years after mum allegedly murdered

Body found eight years after mum allegedly murdered

Body found eight years after mum allegedly murdered

Police believe they have found the remains of a mother who went missing almost a decade ago.

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Loved ones of murdered and missing people have decried a lack of interest from police in finding those responsible for the unsolved crimes.

Murder charges laid after 'cheeky' man stabbed to death

Murder charges laid after 'cheeky' man stabbed to death

Murder charges laid after 'cheeky' man stabbed to death

Murder charges laid after 'cheeky' man stabbed to death

Two people have been charged with the murder a young man who has been remembered as cheeky and mischievous by his family.

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

Murder accused 'lied' about girlfriend being deported

A man accused of murdering his missing American girlfriend admitted to police he lied to her friends because he was hurt by their break-up, a jury has heard.

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

Murderer's self-defence case rejected in one hour

A man has been found guilty in next to no time of stabbing his ex-partner's new beau to death.

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New charges for Bondi accused in 'unprecedented' case

The case against the surviving Bondi Beach gunman is still in its legal infancy after he was hit with a mountain of fresh charges.

Three charged with murder after man dies in hospital

A man whose head was stomped on during an attack at a bus interchange has died in hospital, prompting murder charges against three men.

Ex-boxer's son accused of murder after death behind pub

The 37-year-old son of a former Australian super featherweight boxer has fronted court after being charged with murder.

'Thrill' seeking driver awaits fatal boy crash penalty

A man faces up to 20 years in jail over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and injured his dad in front of their family as they were riding e-bikes.

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Bail for wife accused of killing terminally ill husband

A woman who gave a lethal cocktail of medication to her husband who was dying from motor neurone disease has been granted bail after being charged with murder.

'Where's Priscilla?' murder accused quizzed by friends

A man accused of murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body was asked by several people about her whereabouts when she missed gym classes, a jury has heard.

New suspect emerges in widower's murder investigation

Police have released an image of a man they are trying to identify as part of the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Chris Baghsarian.

'Betrayal': Aussie teacher allegedly murdered in India

An Australian school teacher who went missing in India is being remembered for his "heart of gold" as police allege he was murdered by his brother.

'He was a grub': woodchipper murderer launches appeal

A woman found guilty of murder following the grisly woodchipper death of her ex-partner has appealed years after her conviction.

US woman self-harmed before vanishing, court told

A US woman was dependent on others for financial support and self-harmed before she disappeared, a murder trial has been told.

Diary of a vanished beauty queen at murder trial

Ex‑beauty queen Priscilla Brooten wrote she was “thankful to be alive” before she vanished, as her partner stands accused of her murder in the Supreme Court.

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