Revealed: Six peacocks ‘poisoned’ on the Central Coast
Tests have confirmed six peacocks found dead on the Central Coast were deliberately poisoned using common pesticides found in rat and mice baits.
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Young student critically injured in freak school camp incident
A Year 6 student has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition and at least two more taken for observation after a tree branch collapsed on a group of students at Government House.
‘Heading to the exit’: Blood stained tradie’s shoplifting fail
A shoplifter stole knives and EFTPOS machines from one store and a sound bar from another. But here’s why his attempted five-finger discounts ended up a perfect 10 for stupidity.
‘Curiosity’: Man’s pathetic excuse for hoarding child abuse material
A man busted with hundreds of sickening child abuse images and videos on his laptop told police “it was just curiosity more than anything”, a court has heard.
Teen charged with stabbing man in chest
A teenager, who allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old man in the chest on the Central Coast, had been convicted of shoplifting, having a knife in public and driving offences in his absence, a court has heard.
Alleged drug syndicate ringleaders ‘likely’ to face sentence
Lawyers for two alleged ringleaders of a Central Coast drug syndicate have told a court they would ‘likely’ plead guilty with final talks around facts and a fresh charge delaying proceedings.
A farrier, a health boss and a repeat offender’s DUI pleas
A farrier who couldn’t control his horses, a health boss who self medicated after a crash and a repeat offender who “doubled down” on a previous drink-driving offence walked into a court.
Appeal window slammed shut for guns and drug dealer ‘MadMex’
A court has found “no error” in the seven-year stretch given to a man dubbed “MadMex” who sold guns and drugs to undercover cops.
Elderly man dies five days after car rollover
A man, 77, has died in hospital five days after the car he was travelling in hit an embankment and rolled on the Old Pacific Highway. Here’s what we know.
Getaway driver in Westfield stabbing sentenced
A woman whisked her friend away from the scene of a furious, unprovoked stabbing and helped dispose of the “blood stained knife” before stealing a set of number plates to “avoid detection”.
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