Motel manager stole to fund $2K-a-week gambling habit
A court says this motel manager and chronic gambler’s confessions to six of 265 fraud charges is a “solid” sign of remorse — until police revealed their reasons for disagreeing.
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Man dodges jail for vicious attack
It’s Adelaide’s premier nightclub strip but, 18 months ago, it was the scene of two simultaneous acts of drunken violence. One man died, another was affected forever — and this man has avoided jail.
‘I blame myself — he took my spot’
Mark Boyce was beaten to death by three men looking for someone else. The fatal ambush’s intended target has told a court he blames himself, every day, for his best friend’s brutal death.
Don’t let my sister’s killer rapist back on the streets
Anne-Marie Culleton was raped and murdered by Jonathon Bakewell more than three decades ago. Now he is on the cusp of parole — despite high drug use — and her sister wants urgent action.
Dead men face no charges
One was an alleged hit-run driver who kept getting behind the wheel, another a husband who allegedly tried to murder his wife for her insurance. Now their cases are over, because they’re dead.
Man admits to traumatic assault on utter stranger
He pushed a man to the ground, causing brain injuries, as — just 42m away — Jack Hanley sustained a punch that killed him. Today, this man confessed to assaulting a stranger on Hindley St.
‘My son was worth more than that sentence’
The mother of a young man killed in a regional car crash says a court has placed more value on the meth-fuelled killer’s future than her son’s lost life and stolen potential.
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.
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.
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