LocalA plan to have city magistrates remotely dealing with bail applications from the country has raised alarm about fairness and the possibility of recidivist offenders getting out more often.
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LismoreA Northern Rivers man accused of the brutal bashing murder of his partner told police he wasn’t drinking when her body was found, despite them observing he “smelled like alcohol and was sweating profusely”, a first-day trial has heard.
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