Courts
Botched hunt for $1m bounty lands killer behind bars
Days after learning about a fight at Chris Habiyakare’s house, armed intruders staged a home invasion to steal the rapper’s rumoured $1 million in cash.
- William Ton
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‘He will never know his son’: Sobs as stranger who killed father could walk free in a few years
A man who killed a 40-year-old father who caught him trying to break into his car could be out of jail within five years.
- Tara Cosoleto
State of Melbourne funeral home ‘disgraceful, appalling’, experts tell court
The embalmer at a funeral home at the centre of a defamation case has rejected suggestions her preparation room was below standard after a court was shown images of bodies stacked on trays.
- Erin Pearson
‘Justice done’: Father sees daughter’s killer jailed nearly two decades after her murder
Cindy Crossthwaite was murdered by her estranged husband, Emil Petrov, at her Melton South home in 2007.
- Tara Cosoleto
Financial planner who gambled away $4.5m of family money jailed for seven years
A judge has lashed online betting agencies for actively feeding the 32-year-old’s addiction after he defrauded millions from his partner, cousins and close friends.
- Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson appears in court
Patterson has appeared at the Supreme Court of Victoria for a hearing ahead of her upcoming murder trial.
- Erin Pearson
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- Victorian Parliament
Fruit-and-veg market stand-off heads to court as sellers face eviction
Wholesale fruit and vegetable sellers at the Epping market have been given 30 days to sign up to new lease agreements that have significantly higher rents.
- Chip Le Grand
Jetstar pilot stood down from flying after assault charge
Grant Johns, 39, has vowed to contest allegations against him.
- Erin Pearson and Chris Zappone
Killer teen to spend 10 years in jail for mother’s cold-blooded murder
The woman was stabbed more than 100 times by her son and his schoolmate as part of a delusional plan to form a child army and restore Christian values to Australia.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
‘Skeletons in my closet’: Funeral director in libel case denies being heartless
Peter Tziotzis said everyone had skeletons in their closet, but he denied stealing or deliberately retaining clothing and jewellery found at his funeral home by police.
- Hannah Kennelly
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