Acquitted kidnapping defendant refused legal costs
A Mid-North Coast judge has refused the awarding of legal costs to a woman acquitted in a high profile kidnapping case, arguing the decision to press charges was reasonable despite a jury’s verdict.
Police & Courts
‘Mr Hemp’s’ court ruling shakes up cannabis oil case law
A market stallholder known as ‘Mr Hemp’, who supplied cannabis oil for pain management has been sentenced. The unusual outcome joins a growing body of case law set to change future rulings.
Beanstalk blunder sees sleepy stoner sentenced
Forget the poolside palms — this sleepy stoner had a towering cannabis plant to lay in the shade under that police quite literally sniffed out, leading to his sentencing in court.
Elite private school teacher stood down accused of historic sex assault
A Sunshine Coast music teacher has been arrested after police conducted a search warrant and seized items amid allegations a student was sexually and indecently assaulted at Coffs Harbour and Grafton in the 1990s.
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Driving Mr Daisy: Fire tech forks out chunk to be chauffeured after DUI
A fire protection technician has paid up big in a bid to keep his job after a licence suspension for drink driving, where he forked out half his wage to “hire a friend” to chauffeur him to work.
Weed or the wheel, not both: Magistrate
A Mid-North Coast support worker faced a conundrum in court after a magistrate said “if you have a prescription for medicinal cannabis that just means your use is legal” — not that you can drive.
Pub manager caught DUI-ing it again
Behind the bar he’s the boss, behind the wheel he’s a repeat offender. See how a short drive home after post-work drinks landed this bar manager in court.
Delivery drivers persons of interest in whopping weed crop find
Delivery drivers may be able to assist authorities as they investigate a cannabis farm worth over $8m and a “cleared out” living quarters found on the state’s Mid-North-Coast. Here’s what we know.
Skipper sails from sea to cell after alleged DV assault
The only horizons this commercial fisherman will be scanning for the time being will be through prison bars as he stands accused of a “very serious” violent DV assault captured on mobile phone.
Poolside pot plot: Cops catch sleepy stoner’s giant dope plant
What started as an unrelated police visit turned into a drug bust after the waft of weed led officers to sniff out a giant cannabis plant and more, with the accused pleading guilty in court.
Wiretaps, witness protection and man found bashed in kiddie pool
A man has been sentenced after a police phone tap exposed a chilling kidnapping plot just in time to save a victim from a potential “hot shot” execution and bush burial after he was found bashed and bloodied in a child’s inflatable pool.
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‘Stabbed in the neck’: Woman charged with attempted murder
A 42-year-old woman has been charged with the attempted murder of a man known to her on the state’s Mid-North Coast after police responded to reports of a stabbing.
Named: Man accused of bludgeoning grandfather to death
A homeless 66-year-old man who allegedly bludgeoned a beloved Coffs grandfather to death with a steel pole has faced court, as police try to track down a murder weapon. See the video.
Livestock over lock up: Farmer bailed on drug, fireworks charges
A northern NSW farmer has been granted bail to tend to his flock rather than his alleged crop as he stands accused of being busted with close to 500 cannabis plants, illegal fireworks and ammo.
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