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Shannon Tonkin is a court reporter for The Daily Telegraph. She is a Kennedy Award winner and Walkley nominee, with a strong interest in crime, justice and legislative reform. She can be found most days sitting in the back of a courtroom.

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Vile attacks from man at centre of 60 Mins scandal

The child recovery agent at the centre of the 60 Minutes abduction scandal in Lebanon has been sued for defamation after labelling an award-winning female author a “pedophile sympathiser”.

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Watch: Drunk real estate agent causes horror crash

A Sydney real estate agent almost killed his female passenger and left two other motorists seriously injured after crashing his work car while exceedingly drunk.

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Ricky Ciano, left, died in February 2017 after he was shot up with a lethal cocktail of illicit drugs at a remote western NSW property. Pictures: Supplied

Underworld figure admits role in death of Rebels bikie

John Jamie Tozer was one of Rebels bikie gang member Ricky Ciano’s closest mates. Now he’s admitted to manslaughter for sourcing the drugs for the hotshot that killed him.

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DT Exclusive. Embargoed for Friday 10th June 2022. Mark Morri story on Australia's most feared Hells Angels. Mustafa Hafizi is the most feared Hells Angel (HA) and a notorious individual from the Western Suburbs of Sydney.

Me or the Hells Angels: Bikie boss’ bold move after wife’s ultimatum

Fed up after his latest arrest, the wife of Sydney Hells Angels bikie boss Mustafa Hafizi gave her husband an ultimatum. Almost 18 months on, his mind is fairly made up.

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North Sydney Bears assistant coach Andy Alashooty. Picture: North Sydney Bears

League coach’s explosive comment after casino drug bust

Police received an extraordinary explanation after they discovered 11g of cocaine inside a Sydney hotel room of an elite rugby league coach.

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Supermax inmate Talal Alameddine to give evidence in jail stabbing case

Two of Goulburn’s most prominent prisoners are expected to come face to face in a Sydney courtroom — one as an accused stabber, the other as his alleged victim.

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Noah Touma is accused of dressing as a delivery driver and attempting to shoot a UFC fighter outside a busy Sydney gym. Pictures: Supplied

Judge questions case against alleged Sydney gym shooter

Police allege Noah Touma dressed as a delivery driver and fired a gun at a UFC fighter outside a Sydney gym. But a judge has questioned if a jury could rightly be satisfied of that beyond reasonable doubt.

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Police arrested Chance Blair in Sydney's northwest in May over disturbing allegations of violence dating back several months. Picture: Instagram

‘Manipulative, arrogant, appalling’: Game developer refused bail on rape charge

Chance Blair will remain in custody on remand after a judge said she was concerned he would attempt to pressure the alleged victim into retracting her statement if released on bail.

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OneFour rapper Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos wields a metal weapon at western Sydney house party. Stills: Supplied

Moment OneFour rapper wields weapon at Sydney house party

Video obtained exclusively by The Daily Telegraph shows Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos swinging a metal weapon at another man, before lunging at him.

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Rabih Houchar, right, narrowly avoided jail time this week over his violent assault on fellow online creator Tara Eslami,left. Pictures: News Corp/Supplied

‘Toxic spiral’: TikToker admits bashing influencer girlfriend

Rabih Houchar, who has almost 17,000 TikTok followers under the handle “dior_onma_body”, dragged his former girlfriend around a room by the hair moments before telling her he loved her.

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