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Perry Duffin is a crime reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Man who attacked hero officer whisked out back prison gate after appeal abandoned

Man who attacked hero officer whisked out back prison gate after appeal abandoned

The drug addict who bashed Samantha Barlow has been quietly released from jail to avoid the awaiting media, after the NSW government was advised it could not win a challenge to his release.

  • by Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney

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Bombshell evidence about Bondi Westfield killer revealed at hearing

Bombshell evidence about Bondi Westfield killer revealed at hearing

The first hearing into the stabbing rampage, in which Joel Cauchi killed six people before being shot dead by police, has been held in Sydney.

  • by Perry Duffin
Students mourn alleged murder victim as police test for drugs

Students mourn alleged murder victim as police test for drugs

A Sydney school is grieving the loss of young life for the second time in two years as police investigate whether a 15-year-old boy who died was affected by drugs.

  • by Perry Duffin
‘Chop your hand off’: Slashed teen asked chef for lift home, court told
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‘Chop your hand off’: Slashed teen asked chef for lift home, court told

Jacob Greig, 32, who calls himself “Harry Potter” on social media, faced court accused of murdering a teenager in Sydney bushland.

  • by Perry Duffin and Sarah McPhee
Sexual abuse, drugs, guns, emails: Family implodes in court battle
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Sexual abuse, drugs, guns, emails: Family implodes in court battle

A Sydney businessman is dragging his siblings through legal proceedings over a barrage of explosive messages.

  • by Perry Duffin
NRL, Wallabies legend Wendell Sailor charged over bar assaults

NRL, Wallabies legend Wendell Sailor charged over bar assaults

Sailor allegedly assaulted two men and intimated another in a Sydney CBD bar. He is also the subject of an apprehended domestic violence order.

  • by Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
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Overhaul pledged after shock parole in hero policewoman’s case

Overhaul pledged after shock parole in hero policewoman’s case

Premier Chris Minns has apologised to former police officer Samantha Barlow and flagged a possible appeal after her attacker was granted parole.

  • by Michael McGowan and Perry Duffin
Shock parole decision in Samantha Barlow case

Shock parole decision in Samantha Barlow case

Police sergeant Samantha Barlow was repeatedly bashed in the head with a brick and left for dead while she walked through Kings Cross on her way to work.

  • by Perry Duffin
‘No right to any form of freedom’: Hero cop faces attacker for first time in 15 years

‘No right to any form of freedom’: Hero cop faces attacker for first time in 15 years

Samantha Barlow locked eyes with Roderick Holohan – who bashed her with a brick and left her for dead – as he dialled in to his parole hearing from Long Bay prison.

  • by Perry Duffin and Michael McGowan
Bashed and left for dead, Samantha now feels betrayed by a cruel loophole
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Bashed and left for dead, Samantha now feels betrayed by a cruel loophole

Samantha Barlow fought hard to rebuild her life until she received a devastating phone call about her attacker.

  • by Perry Duffin
The Bondi ‘torture’ nanny and the grieving families
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The Bondi ‘torture’ nanny and the grieving families

While Adriana Rivas cared for children in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, the families of her alleged victims endured years of sorrow.

  • by Perry Duffin

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