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Wife charged with murder made promise to dying husband

Wife charged with murder made promise to dying husband

A "devoted" wife who fed her terminally ill husband with a cocktail of medications to help end his life is seeking bail after being charged with murder.

Killer mum's chilling searches before slaying kids

Killer mum's chilling searches before slaying kids

Killer mum's chilling searches before slaying kids

Killer mum's chilling searches before slaying kids

A mother adopting a mental health defence after stabbing her two children to death googled arteries dozens of times and penned a note asking for forgiveness.

Murder trial aborted after one day due to misconduct

Murder trial aborted after one day due to misconduct

Murder trial aborted after one day due to misconduct

Murder trial aborted after one day due to misconduct

A murder trial will restart after a jury was dismissed on the second day of proceedings due to a member's misconduct.

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One of teen's accused killers denied bail amid gang war

One of teen's accused killers denied bail amid gang war

A man charged over the murder of a teenage boy walking with a friend has had his bail refused due to the risk he will continue to associate with a youth gang.

National security delays Ben Roberts-Smith prosecution

National security delays Ben Roberts-Smith prosecution

Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will have to wait months to see the full case against him as national security concerns loom large.

'Urgent' trench dug after woman went missing, jury told

'Urgent' trench dug after woman went missing, jury told

After a US woman vanished, her partner Mark Waden organised for a trench to be dug and may have later dropped her body off at a rubbish tip, a court was told.

Relief as woman's brutal petrol attacker refused parole

Relief as woman's brutal petrol attacker refused parole

More than 20 years after the gruesome bashing of Lauren Huxley her family are relieved after her unrepentant attacker was denied parole.

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Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

Teens ate ice cream before stabbing boy, jury told

A young boy was stabbed 30 times as he walked along a suburban street with his friends, a jury has been told as an accused murderer stands trial.

Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Killer jailed for longer after 'inadequate' sentence

Prosecutors have successfully appealed the manifestly inadequate jail term of a man who admitted killing two sex workers in their own homes.

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

Guilty verdict decades after love triangle murder

After days of jury deliberations, a man has been found guilty of violently killing his romantic rival and throwing his body in a river.

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

Mother charged with young daughter's murder

A mother has been charged with murder after her young daughter was found dead in a "terribly confronting" scene west of Brisbane, devastating a local community.

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

Jury road trip planned to alleged mower murder scene

A former RAAF pilot accused of staging his wife’s death as a ride-on mower accident has returned to court as he prepares to go on trial later in the year.

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

$1 million offered for 'missing piece' in double murder

A million-dollar reward is being offered for information about a decades-old double murder of two women, as police insist the case is solvable.

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One-punch killer escapes further monitoring out of jail

While Kieran Loveridge will not be subject to extra monitoring at the end of his sentence for a one-punch killing, an attempt to suppress his identity failed.

Mental health finding stalls Molly Ticehurst case

The man who murdered the childcare educator had a depressive illness at the time of the killing, raising a possible new defence, a court has been told.

'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

The shooting murder of an experienced community police officer on a routine job at a isolated property was akin to an execution, a court has been told.

Killer left ex's apartment 'covered in blood': witness

A witness has described seeing his friend bloody and panicked returning from a post-break-up errand to retrieve belongings.

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Last movements of woman revealed before alleged murder

Police have released photos and footage of the last-known movements of a woman before she was allegedly murdered by a man she lived with.

PM's message after Kumanjayi Little Baby family meeting

The prime minister has met the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby and shared a message with the hundreds of workers and volunteers who searched for her.

Gunmen on run after one killed in brazen mass shooting

Police are investigating a targeted shooting with ties to organised crime after four men were seriously injured and one was killed in a residential home.

Brag by nation's youngest murderer led to shocking find

A boast by a convicted teen killer about breaching strict supervision weeks after being freed had him thrown back behind bars for a third time.

Snowtown killer's identity unmasked after decades

A long-standing suppression order on images of Snowtown killer James Vlassakis has been lifted by a Court of Appeal, as he fights to be freed on parole.

Mother's 'life sentence' after daughter's brutal murder

A mother has confronted her daughter's killer in court after he admitted stabbing his wife to death in a 10-second attack.

Options aplenty for Taser cop, gran's inquest told

An inquest into the death of a 95-year-old grandmother tasered by police has laid out a host of alternatives available instead of pulling the trigger.

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