Alleged wife killer fails in court bid to change bail
Peter Dansie, accused of drowning his wife Helen, will remain in home detention until his October trial. The judge said the seriousness of the charge outweighed any good behaviour.
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No mercy for evil grandma who gave toddler to paedophile
She delivered her one-year-old granddaughter to a predator to satisfy his sick fantasies, then claimed her prison term was too harsh — but SA’s highest court says she deserves no mercy.
Australian Idols: All the SA honours recipients
Adelaide-born or raised public figures from Guy Sebastian to Natasha Stott Despoja — and others who quietly served their communities for years — have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Fallen executive jailed for stealing from charity
This executive claimed he stole $350,000 from a homeless youth charity to cover his debts — a judge says he was funding his “illusions of grandeur”, but has the potential to redeem himself.
Rapist’s jail sentence wins six-month cut to jail term
The man who raped a complete stranger in Victoria Park has won a slight reduction in his jail term.
Woman spared jail over dog’s ‘rockmelon-sized’ tumour
She said she could not afford to have her dog’s rockmelon-sized tumour treated and also feed her children. Today, she was spared jail for animal cruelty – because her children need her.
‘We will stand for Michelle,’ grieving family vows
The bashing murder of an Adelaide mother-of-two will go to trial in the Supreme Court — and her family say that, despite their heartbreak, they will stand for her until the long process ends.
Killer can seek release in 18 years
A man who bashed a woman to death with a 40kg concrete owl pedestal, because she tapped him on the head with a picture frame, can seek release from prison in 18 years.
Inexpensive, more pure: Ice now cheaper than booze
The ice crisis in regional SA is worsening, a peak law body says, as the purity of individual doses increases — all while the cost of the drug is dropping, making it cheaper to buy than alcohol.
Nowhere to hide: Capturing the Child Collector
Ruecha Tokputza has been unmasked as Australia’s worst child sex offender. His crimes are beyond revulsion. But the raid to capture him was postponed for the most unlikely of reasons — a herd of elephants.
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