Siege accused to fight allegations in trial
A Tweed Heads man will go to trial to fight allegations he holed up in a Ballina motel and held a woman and child at knifepoint for six hours.
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Trial climax: ‘Bashing the hell out of his woman’ or medical episode?
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Police allege drunk truckie drove at almost five times legal limit
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Murder trial hears of alleged victim’s extensive injuries
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Blood stains link in Ballina murder trial
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Murder trial probes abusive relationship prior to woman’s death
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