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Search continues for mum after riverside discovery

Search continues for mum after riverside discovery

The concerning discovery of a placenta and umbilical cord by a Sydney river have prompted urgent calls for the unidentified mother to attend hospital.

'You're not in trouble': plea to mum over baby mystery

'You're not in trouble': plea to mum over baby mystery

'You're not in trouble': plea to mum over baby mystery

'You're not in trouble': plea to mum over baby mystery

A placenta and umbilical cord will undergo forensic testing to determine how they ended up beside a river as a search goes on for a missing mum and baby.

'Are you serious?' teary mum denies killing daughter

'Are you serious?' teary mum denies killing daughter

'Are you serious?' teary mum denies killing daughter

'Are you serious?' teary mum denies killing daughter

The mother of slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten has broken down in the witness stand as she rejected suggestions she shot her daughter behind a chicken shed.

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Alleged killer vowed to 'go to war' to find girl: mum

Alleged killer vowed to 'go to war' to find girl: mum

Charlise Mutten's mother says her daughter's alleged killer told her he was "going to war" with former criminal associates to find the missing nine-year-old.

Schoolgirl 'still alive' when shot twice in back, face

Schoolgirl 'still alive' when shot twice in back, face

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten was likely shot twice, in the lower back and then the face before her body was dumped in barrel, a murder trial has been told.

Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

Facial reconstruction in mystery bushland remains case

A facial reconstruction has been released by police as they try to identify skeletal remains discovered by a farmer in Tasmania.

Possible charges stalled in Tyrrell disappearance probe

Possible charges stalled in Tyrrell disappearance probe

Police have asked prosecutors to pause their review of evidence that William Tyrrell's foster mother might have been involved in his disappearance.

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Cold case family face 'most traumatic kind of loss'

Cold case family face 'most traumatic kind of loss'

Cold case family face 'most traumatic kind of loss'

Cold case family face 'most traumatic kind of loss'

Unable to find answers for a family caught up in a 38-year-old cold case mystery, a coroner says it means they experience "the most traumatic kind of loss".

Alleged schoolgirl killer blamed lies to cops on mum

Alleged schoolgirl killer blamed lies to cops on mum

Alleged schoolgirl killer blamed lies to cops on mum

Alleged schoolgirl killer blamed lies to cops on mum

On the same day Charlise Mutten's mother reported her missing, fiance Justin Stein told police it was her who had taken the schoolgirl.

Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death

Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death

Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death

Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death

A jury has been shown video of the moment police asked Justin Stein if he had anything to do with the death of nine-year-old schoolgirl Charlise Mutten.

Schoolgirl's alleged murderer threatened to 'kill' mum

Schoolgirl's alleged murderer threatened to 'kill' mum

Schoolgirl's alleged murderer threatened to 'kill' mum

Schoolgirl's alleged murderer threatened to 'kill' mum

Threatening voicemails by Charlise Mutten's alleged killer to her mother the morning after he is accused of shooting the girl dead have been played to a court.

Coroner calls for witnesses to teen's final movements

Coroner calls for witnesses to teen's final movements

Coroner calls for witnesses to teen's final movements

Coroner calls for witnesses to teen's final movements

A coroner is appealing for witnesses who saw a missing teenager in the weeks before his body was found on a river bank.

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Slain schoolgirl 'really liked' her alleged murderer

Charlise Mutten never knew her biological father and once asked if her alleged killer Justin Stein would make a good dad, a murder trial has been told.

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

Accused killer says mum pulled the trigger on her girl

A man on trial for murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten allegedly told her mother he was searching for the girl, while attempting to dispose of her body.

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Mexico 'deeply regrets' death of Aussie brothers

Mexico has offered its condolences after three bodies were identified as missing Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend.

Surfers confirmed dead amid probe of 'horrific ordeal'

Bodies found at the bottom of a well in Mexico have been identified as missing Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Carter Rhoad.

Far north search for missing man called off

Police have suspended a week-long search for a man missing in Western Australia's north.

Tents, ute linked to missing Australian brothers

Officials say all lines of investigation remain open in the search for Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who are missing on a Mexican surfing trip.

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Mum's plea as brothers disappear on Mexican surf trip

An Australian mother is appealing for help on social media to find her two sons who have disappeared on a surfing trip in Mexico.

Bush search for woman who vanished after pub lift

Homicide detectives are scouring bush for signs of Jessica Zrinski, who was last seen getting into a car at a Sydney pub in 2022.

Woman's body found after slip from waterfall edge

Police say the body of a missing woman who slipped off a ledge at a waterfall has been found after a three-day, multi-agency search.

Search for man from 'unknown vessel' in remote WA

Police in WA are searching for a man separated from a group believed to have landed in the remote Kimberley region on an '"unknown vessel".

Australians missing as Taiwan quake death toll hits 12

Two Australians are missing in Taiwan as rescuers continue to search for survivors following a massive earthquake that's killed at least 12 people.

The many faces of community trauma

Communities faced with trauma and tragedy can be a beacon of support and resilience, but shortfalls in psychological support could delay their chance to heal.

Body found after search for missing bushwalker

A 57-year-old man's body has been found in bushland following a mutli-agency search for a missing bushwalker.

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