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Adrian Torrens’ wife Michelle says he threatened to kill her the night he murdered 19-year-old Audrey Griffin. She recalls a night of terror and fear.

‘The fear was in me’: Wife of Audrey Griffin’s killer recounts night of terror

For more than a year, Michelle Torrens had been living in fear of her violent estranged husband, half-expecting him to appear at any moment.

  • Harriet Alexander

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One thousand women and supporters marched in Gosford this morning against male violence against women.

‘Stop killing women’: Hundreds rally in protest after Audrey Griffin’s tragic death

Attendees carried signs reading “stop killing women” and “girls just wanna be safe” to protest violence against women and demand action.

  • Amber Schultz and Clare Sibthorpe
Kathleen Kirby says her daughter Audrey Griffin had “the world at her feet”.

Mother reveals her final message to daughter before alleged murder

The death of athlete and UTS student Audrey Griffin, 19, was initially dismissed by police as non-suspicious. A man has now been charged with her murder.

  • Riley Walter and Amber Schultz
Drew Dowsley was struck by a train in September, just hours after he was turned away from Gosford Hospital in a state of psychosis. He miraculously survived, and now his family is launching campaign with his mother Helen Dowsley to ensure the tragedy does not happen to anyone else. Helen and Drew looking at old photos of Drew as a child, at their home in Mittagong, Tuesday 4th of February 2025. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

Drew was in crisis when he was hit by a train. His family want answers

Five months after Drew Dowsley’s miracle survival, his mother Helen still doesn’t understand why he was allowed to leave a NSW hospital in his darkest hour.

  • Angus Thomson
Doctors say women are waiting more than a year to see a gynaecologist or obstetrician at Gosford Hospital.

This hospital will soon have 12 births a day. Women in labour may be raced down a highway

Women giving birth could be loaded into ambulances and raced 100km down the M1 from Monday because of a critical staffing shortage.

  • Kate Aubusson
NSW Police have released an image of a man they believe to be involved in several explosions and a fire at legal offices in Gosford.

Police release CCTV image of man they believe can assist investigators following Gosford legal office attacks

The Legal Aid office and a law firm in Gosford are believed to have been targeted in the attacks.

  • Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
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Mandy Burgess believes her daughter’s killer should still be supervised by community corrections.

Tania was stabbed 48 times. Her killer walks free despite his ‘unacceptable’ risk

The NSW attorney-general’s decision to drop an application for extended supervision for a man who murdered a 15-year-old girl and may “pose an ongoing risk of serious violence” has devastated the victim’s mother.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
House values have fallen by double digits since July last year, Corelogic data shows.

Property owners object to months-old valuations as prices plunge

Some believe the valuations are too high and could push up land tax bills and council rates despite price falls of 20 per cent in some suburbs.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Craig Thomson is released on bail from Gosford Police Station.

Craig Thomson granted bail over alleged COVID-19 grant fraud

The former federal Labor MP appeared via video link in Gosford Local Court accused of COVID-19 grant fraud and breaching an apprehended violence order.

  • Sarah McPhee

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