ExclusiveNSWThe wife of a NSW man who died from lyssavirus after being bitten by a bat that had flown onto a verandah said her husband did “everything right’’ in the aftermath of the bite, but a vaccine that was supposed to save his life “didn’t work’’.
Police & CourtsA 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and multiple domestic violence offences after crashing a car with a 17-month-old girl inside in northern NSW.
Tweed HeadsAn accused domestic abuser who allegedly assaulted his ex-partner while on parole for unrelated offending claimed in his bail application he needed a place to “store his sh-t” so nobody would steal it.
ExclusiveLismoreA former NSW volunteer fire brigade secretary and treasurer is seeking a mental health application after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $38,000 from her organisation for personal use.
UpdatedGraftonA father is elated after his teen son, who failed to return home from a surf, was found alive and well 18 hours later – and more than 13km out to sea – on a remote island off the northern NSW coast in a “one in a million miracle”.