North Coast dad with ‘appalling’ court attendance record bailed
A Byron Bay man accused of twice breaching an AVO and stealing property has been bailed, despite being accused of offending while subject to an arrest warrant.
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Cashed up weed dealer dodges jail
A young Northern Rivers man nabbed with more than $23,000 in cash and caught supplying drugs has escaped a jail term. Here’s what happened in court.
Man charged over town centre stabbing
A 28-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 37-year-old man on a street in the CBD of a Northern Rivers city in what police have alleged was an “unprovoked attack”.
Ex-coke dealer ‘architect’ walks free after super fraud sting
A former Noosa cocaine dealer lived the high life after concocting a scheme for his associates to access their retirement fund early, using the commission to fuel a luxury lifestyle.
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Truck driver jailed after fencing crash tragedy
A truck driver has been jailed for manslaughter after a court found he had failed to ensure a load of fencing that fell and tragically caused the death of a north coast father-of-two.
Hand cut off: Machete attack accused fronts court for first time
A man accused of a brutal machete attack which allegedly resulted in the victim’s hand being cut off has appeared in court for the first time after he was deemed too unwell to consent to a forensics procedure.
‘Store my s–t’: Accused DV abuser’s lame bail request denied
An 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.
Fire service fraudster in bid for reprieve
A 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.
Hunt on for brazen car thief after court no-show
The hunt for a Tweed Shire woman who led police on two dramatic chases after allegedly stealing a car from a mother while she prepared to get her child in the vehicle is under way.
‘Nobody had stopped’: Sister recounts fatal fencing crash
Tears flowed in a NSW court as the family of a motorist who tragically died after he was hit by fencing falling from a heavy vehicle recounted their agony over his death.
Man guilty of lover’s manslaughter in laneway bashing death
A Northern Rivers man has been convicted of manslaughter after a violent assault led to his lover’s death in a lonely laneway.
Drug dealer murderer ‘stomped on’ inmate’s head three times
An inmate was left wounded and concussed after a violent prison bashing meted out by a convicted murderer, a man who stabbed someone to fulfil a drug debt, and another prisoner on remand.
Trial climax: ‘Bashing the hell out of his woman’ or medical episode?
Despite a lengthy murder trial drawing to a close on Friday over the alleged brutal bashing death of a woman in a Ballina laneway, the Crown and defence were still at odds on a number of glaring issues.
Named: Seven men charged during North Coast DV blitz
Police have arrested seven wanted men during a three-day operation targeting alleged DV-related offences on the North Coast. Now their names can be revealed.
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