Former scout leader locked up again for child sex abuse
A dating app predator has been hit with a hefty jail term after he showed “superficial remorse” for sexually abusing a boy multiple times, including in a park.
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Have you seen Oscar and Felix? Huge search for missing SA children
Authorities are asking the public to help find two missing Adelaide brothers, believed to be travelling with a man known to them.
Woman, 21, arrested after two stabbed in home raid
A young woman has been charged with attempted murder after a violent altercation south of Adelaide resulted in two people sustaining stab wounds.
Man’s pedophile group chats ‘just for social interactions’, court hears
Having first encountered child abuse material while growing up in a refugee camp, this man has now been revealed in court to have participated in pedophile group chats ‘for the social aspects’.
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‘Vampire slayer’ detained again over superficial rehabilitation
For three decades, doctors have tried to help this killer overcome his mental illness – now he’s back behind bars, yet again, over his abuse of illicit drugs.
Police probe aged care nurse over elderly incidents
An Adelaide nurse is under investigation for incidents involving elderly patients in her care at a nursing home. She has denied any wrongdoing.
‘Disturbing’ taser-thrusting robbery at Rundle Mall supermarket
A man allegedly spat on and threatened an Adelaide CBD security guard with a taser after they busted him for stealing items.
‘No excuse’: Minister under fire as illicit SA tobacco stores filter in millions
The massive revenues generated by illicit tobacco stores have been exposed, as tougher new laws to combat the underground trade are set to be considered by state parliament next week.
Ex-sports star torches bushland in meth-fuelled snake freak out
A methed-up ex-junior sports star with cancer started a bushfire when he hallucinated a brown snake in a reserve on a hot day and tried to burn it to death.
‘Thought he was a log’: Woman sentenced for running over a dad
She was driving on an unfamiliar road late at night. He was lying in the middle of the road. Now, this mother has learned her fate for running over a person who “she thought was a log”.
‘We want your house’, government tells pedophile ex-teacher
This pedophile’s victim wants the state government to pay $500,000 compensation for his abuse. But first, bureaucrats want the criminal’s $405,000 seaside home.
Woman grabbed by straggly-haired man during morning run
One morning run for a woman turned into a nightmare after a man assaulted her near the city.
Betrayal in scrubs: Fake RAH nurse punished for baffling fraud
He stole scrubs to pose as a nurse – now this “narcissist” with no training who even treated a young woman is sentenced after infiltrating SA’s biggest hospital.
Bizarre 100km police chase ends with drug arrest in paddock
A man driving a black Commodore allegedly fled police more than 100km and through fields on the car’s rims before being captured in a paddock.
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