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Ava Benny-MorrisonThe Sunday Telegraph Crime Reporter

Ava Benny-Morrison is a crime reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She joined the team in September 2017 after covering crime and courts for several years in NSW and Queensland.

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Remzi Bektasovski, 23, leaves Wollongong Court on January 18. Picture: Madeline Crittenden

Judge: Rapist ‘has no idea of the damage he caused’

A 22-year-old martial arts instructor found guilty of a sexual assault ‘has no real idea of the damage he caused’, according to the judge who presided over his case.

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A lonely woman sitting in her apartment alone using her phone. Addicted to electronics devices. istock image

Women’s friendship forged through shared trauma

Two women who accused the same man of sexually assaulting them received very different outcomes in their court cases, but through the trauma forged a unique friendship.

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Hamzy allegedly used calls to lawyer in murder cover-up

Police are alleging that Supermax inmate Bassam Hamzy used privileged calls to his lawyer to orchestrate the cover-up of teenager Brayden Dillon’s murder.

Police & Courts

FEES APPLY Police at the scene this morning. Three dead in single-vehicle crash near Ulladulla, Saturday, 03 April 2021 07:53:38 AM, Three people, including a young child, have died in a single-vehicle crash on the South Coast this morning., About 4.30am (Saturday 3 April 2021), emergency services were called to the Princes Highway, Lake Tabourie, about 13km south of Ulladulla, following reports a Honda Accord travelling north left the road and hit a tree., The female driver, and two passengers – a man and a young child – died at the scene. They are yet to be formally identified., A fourth occupant, a male passenger, was airlifted to hospital. His condition is not yet known., Officers from South Coast Police District established a crime scene which is continuing to be examined and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash is underway., Road closures are in place. For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com., A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.Picture Loren Toncini

Fatigue may be a factor in triple road fatality

Police are investigating whether fatigue was the cause of a single-vehicle crash where a man, woman and five-year-old boy died near Ulladulla, on the NSW south coast, early Saturday.

Police & Courts

SNITCH. The Traffic Trumpet FACEBOOK PAGE, there’s nothing like blowing your own horn

Traffic cops air grievances on Facebook

A popular Facebook page where traffic cops can anonymously air their grievances is causing a stir in the top ranks of the Traffic and Highway Patrol command.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Donald Chen, 46, was sentenced to 16 months jail after using stolen identities to launder $43,000 worth of cryptocurrency. He was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in June, 2020, trying to withdraw the bitcoin for cash from an ATM in Sydney.

Bitcoin fraudster jailed after using stolen identities

A man will spend at least 12 months behind bars after he used stolen identities to launder $43k in bitcoin. Police warned the case highlights the risks Aussies face in sharing their details online.

NSW

Mike Parkes and his flooded home in Roverside Village - ME

Stories of survival in the aftermath of the floods

A village at Port Macquarie looks like a war zone two weeks after the NSW floods. Thanks to a mammoth rescue operation, 44 people escaped with their lives, but little else.

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Not welcome: Crown casino to ban bikies

NSW Police will inform more than 700 people banned from The Star Casino that they are also barred from Sydney’s newest night spot, Crown at Barangaroo.

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Real Estate: Xiongming Xie is selling his home Source: http://www.ovideo.com.au/community-news/item/24133

Case against Chinese gambling agent fails, costing DPP $250k

The prosecution of high-rolling casino junket operator Xiongming Xie has failed and the DPP has been ordered to pay Xie’s $250,000 legal costs.

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 26/3/21Cindy Easterbrook pictured with the cats she rescues from homes where domestic violence is prevalent. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

‘Stop using our fur babies as a weapon’

New domestic violence laws to protect at-risk pets from being killed came into force this weekend, giving beloved cats and dogs protection under AVOs.

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