Prison guard footballer charged in Adelaide tobacco war case
A football player and corrections officer has faced court for allegedly attempting to blackmail the owner of a tobacco store – but his lawyer said it couldn’t have been him.
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One ‘cowardly’ thug goes free as three face fate in restaurant attack
Only one thug has escaped jail after a southern suburbs restaurant owner was set upon by a drugged-up group and hacked at with a knife.
‘He’s trying to kill me’: Good Samaritan run down by thug in horrific attack
A good Samaritan helping a terrified woman was run down by an “out of control” thug who then callously left him on the side of the road.
‘Disgraceful discrimination’: Singer’s call for national disability taxi scheme
Legally blind Adelaide singer Rachael Leahcar has lobbied for a national scheme after an interstate taxi driver refused her subsidy voucher and she was forced to pay full price.
‘Tragic for everyone’: Man walks free after killing drunk crash driver
The young man who mowed down a crashed, drunk driver on the Northern Expressway before fleeing the scene has has avoided jail, due to the unusual circumstances.
‘Your age won’t cut it anymore’: Coke addict’s $100k lucky break
A drug courier caught with over $100,000 of pills to clear his cocaine debt has been given a stern warning from a judge.
Thug’s ‘total loss of self-control’ leaves relative with catastrophic injury
A drunken thug has learned his fate after he attacked a relative in a sickening assault at an Adelaide community Centre.
Robber’s bizarre move after pulling syringe at teen worker
A man who brandished a syringe at a teenage Subway worker then rang police to dob himself in.
‘No reputation to lose’: Notorious monster savaged in legal bid
The Salt Creek monster has had a blow after his pleas to not pay costs for not complying with court rules because he was a poor prisoner were shut down.
‘Don’t jail him’: Family’s compassion to triple-killer driver
An Italian travel blogger killed three people in a “catastrophic” crash – but the gracious victims’ family don’t believe he should go to jail.
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