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Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

William Tyrrell's foster mum told a friend that if she disposed of the three-year-old's body, she would have come forward and taken responsibility.

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

A truckie has told a court about the cars he saw when William Tyrrell disappeared, but his evidence doesn't support a police theory about the child's body.

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

A coroner has issued a stern warning over the abuse of William Tyrrell's foster mum after a theory that she hid the boy's body was outlined to an inquest.

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Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Allegations William Tyrrell's foster mother hid his body after he accidentally died at a coastal property 10 years ago are being examined by a coroner.

'We didn't do it': man denies rumours over teen's death

'We didn't do it': man denies rumours over teen's death

A man has rejected "fanciful" rumours that he and his brother were involved in the death of teenager Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks in 1988.

Inquest confirms crooked cop Rogerson's final moments

Inquest confirms crooked cop Rogerson's final moments

Australia's most notorious corrupt cop spent his final moments bedridden and lapsing in and out of consciousness, an inquest into his death has been told.

'It was rumours': boxer denied role in teen's death

'It was rumours': boxer denied role in teen's death

A coroner has heard rumours a boxer was involved in the death of a teenager, whose body was found on train tracks in country NSW more than three decades ago.

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Cyclist death due to blind spots and traffic light flaw

Cyclist death due to blind spots and traffic light flaw

Cyclist death due to blind spots and traffic light flaw

Cyclist death due to blind spots and traffic light flaw

A coroner has recommended changes to more than a thousand buses and potentially hundreds of "dangerous" intersections following the death of a young cyclist.

Reward offered as mystery of woman's bush death remains

Reward offered as mystery of woman's bush death remains

Reward offered as mystery of woman's bush death remains

Reward offered as mystery of woman's bush death remains

Police are offering $500,000 for details about a singer whose body was found in a remote Sydney dam after a coroner did not rule out misadventure or foul play.

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

The family of an Indigenous man missing for years in remote Queensland has vowed to bring him home after a coroner found he is likely deceased.

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

A coroner has found officers followed procedure when they shot an armed man but called for more research into people who seek out fatal encounters with police.

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

A Victorian coroner will investigate the circumstances of the death of Aboriginal man Marley Wright while he was in custody.

Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

A decorated doctor says the death of 17-year-old boy from a severe allergic reaction could have been prevented if doctors had administered adrenaline earlier.

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

A coroner has recommended additional reforms to quad bike laws after a 14-year-old girl died in a rollover on a property in Tasmania.

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Calls for fish pond fencing after toddler drowns

The drowning death of a 23-month-old boy has prompted fresh calls for tighter safety requirements around residential fish ponds.

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

Doctors missed multiple opportunities to catch a brain bleed caused by hits to the head in a 18-year-old boxer for months before his death, an inquest found.

Woman's 'awful' ex was threatening, abusive: witness

Arguments between Elizabeth Britton and her former partner were frequent but may not have occurred the day before she was fatally injured, a coroner has heard.

Woman may have identified attacker before death

A woman found with catastrophic head injuries had a violent and controlling relationship with her former partner, a coroner has heard.

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'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

The killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupingu and Kumarn Rubuntja are “truly shocking”, according to submissions to the NT coroner.

Police should have searched for missing skier earlier

The search for a skier who died in Kosciuszko National Park took too long to start after he was reported missing, the NSW state coroner has found.

Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman

Family and friends have cried in court as a coroner released her findings into the deaths of five transgender and gender diverse people.

Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting 'open'

The Wieambilla shootings remain an “open terrorism investigation” in Queensland that includes a US man closely associated with the killers, a coroner has heard.

Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored

An anguished mother has sobbed in court as she detailed being "ignored" by hospital staff as she pleaded for them to help her sick daughter before she died.

Prosecution rests in church trial over child's death

After weeks of hearings, prosecutors in the trial of 14 church group members accused of killing a girl by withholding insulin have finished presenting evidence.

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

A former parliamentary driver was stabbed to death at his own home by a man with a propensity for violence who was on bail for an earlier alleged wounding.

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