Regional NewsPolice are working to track down two teen boys after a woman was stabbed in an early morning attack outside a Northern Rivers home. Here’s the latest.
LismoreA disgraced former Lismore primary school teacher who used a carriage service to groom a child for sex has had his sentencing delayed thanks to his lawyer’s “backward” and “inefficient” methods.
LismoreA Mid-North Coast man who tried to help smuggle heroin into Australia from Malaysia has asked to go to jail early while he awaits sentencing, but fears the worst for his health with ongoing “rectal bleeding”.
LismoreThe man accused of murdering northern NSW mum-of-three Sarah Miles allegedly gave only partial consent to a forensic procedure for police to collect his DNA, complicating further proceedings.
Police & CourtsA disability support worker threatened to slit a patron’s throat at a popular Northern Rivers pub after she was previously caught driving with cocaine, meth and cannabis in her system.
Police & CourtsAn alleged rapist from Victoria who denied preying on a woman during a “magic mushie” trip involving a pet goat near Byron Bay continues to walk free after a jury were unable to reach a verdict.
ExclusivePolice & CourtsA former mechanic with schizophrenia brutally killed his neighbour by bludgeoning him with a brick and smothering him with a pillow – but has been found not criminally responsible.
Regional NewsA Coffs man struck a woman in the back of the head with a knife handle during a shocking attack – but his violent criminal record won’t stop him getting out of jail before Christmas.
EXCLUSIVELismoreA man who sent alarming images, including one of “a shock thing with wires”, has learned his fate after triggering an “extraordinary” police operation involving two bomb squads.
Police & CourtsAn East Lismore couple found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than $75,000 in bushfire grants have blamed the trauma of losing their business and property.