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Leah SmithMessenger reporter

Leah Smith is a reporter with The Advertiser and The Messenger. She covers general news with a specialisation in search and trends, as well as courts and councils in the northern suburbs. She began her career in 2023 after graduating from the University of South Australia.

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Police are investigating an incident at Gulfview Heights where two people were stabbed. Police collecting evidence at the property, including removing a machete from the rear of the house. 9 October 2024. Picture Dean Martin

20yo pleads not guilty to horror home invasion stabbing

The man accused of allegedly stabbing three people in a violent home invasion at Gulfview Heights will stand trial.

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8/11/23. Brenda Loveday runs the food blog Freaky Feeds which has 24k followers. She has recently opened a restaurant called Nina. pH 0423 914 314Picture: Keryn Stevens

‘I see you, I believe you’: DV victim speaks after abuse by chef

A food content creator has spoken out after her celebrity chef ex-boyfriend admitted to abusing her.

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Kye Rowden has been jailed for stealing a jumper from the Colonnades Shopping Centre and threatening to stab staff who intervened. Picture: 7NEWS

Serial Colonnades thief jailed for knifepoint robbery

A man who has robbed from the Colonnades Shopping Centre more than 13 times has been jailed for a knifepoint jumper theft.

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CAREERS: Le Cordon Bleu commercial cookery graduate Leonardo Loureiro is working at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

Celeb chef assaulted partner – but did not choke her

A well known Adelaide chef has admitted to assaulting his former partner – but prosecutors have withdrawn allegations he choked her.

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Two men injured after their Holden slammed into a tree in an early morning Good Friday crash at Blewitt Springs. Picture: 7NEWS

Driver and passenger injured in Good Friday crash

A serious early-morning crash on Good Friday has seen a young driver hospitalised and a passenger injured, as a major highway reopens following a tragic smash on Thursday.

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Murder Victim William Brassil. Confirmed by neighbour. Picture: Facebook

Good Samaritan’s alleged killer’s identity revealed in court

The man who allegedly threw a TV at a good Samaritan attempting to help his partner during a violent argument can finally be revealed.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos August 29, 2023: Putu ÃGinoÃ Pacino, the 19-year-old owner of a Gawler barber shop, has faced court charged with aggravated assault. Picture: NCA NewsWire

‘Sexiest crim’ cocaine dealer flaunts $290k dream garage

A court recently heard he was “hardly a man” and shouldn’t be jailed – but now Adelaide’s self-proclaimed “sexiest crim” is flaunting his recent acquisitions to his garage.

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Most wanted? ‘Sexiest crim’ tells court he’s ‘hardly a man’

A man who described himself online as Adelaide’s “sexiest criminal” has come clean about his coke habit – but asked to be spared jail for a surprising reason.

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Milica Stamenkovic has faced court for the first time charged over the razor blade stabbing of a security guard at the Elizabeth City Centre on October 23. Picture: Facebook

‘Stab your throat’: Woman weeps in court after security guard attack

A court has heard disturbing new allegations against a woman accused of slashing an Adelaide security guard after allegedly shoplifting Lego.

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Cops bashed in wild footage of beach arrest

Video of the moment a man assaults two police officers and hurls a scooter at one has been released by a court. See the footage.

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