Accused Burgertory arsonist freed to live with family he allegedly threatened
A judge has granted bail to an accused arsonist to live with the family of his young girlfriend, who he allegedly threatened to kill during a prison phone call.
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Country singer accused of property scam clears hurdle in fight for bail
A musician accused of posing as a property developer in an elaborate $21m investment scam has cleared one hurdle in his fight for freedom but won’t walk free from prison just yet.
‘Justice for Isla’: Backlash over bail call
Thousands of people have joined the push for action after a man accused of hiding teen Isla Bell’s body was granted bail.
Costello in hot water over TV stunt take-down on finance exec
A Current Affair reporter Seb Costello has been accused of “mental, psychological or emotional harm” after allegedly chasing down a financial executive in a TV stunt.
Disgraced Indigenous leader Geoff Clark sentenced to six years’ jail
Once heralded as a hero of the Aboriginal people, Geoff Clark has been sentenced to six years and two months in jail for robbing his highly disadvantaged community of almost $1m in a “carefully calculated” manner.
‘Beautiful soul’ killed by man she met months ago in suspected murder-suicide
Sandra Dobrila’s body was discovered at her home in Mordialloc this week alongside that of a man who she’d only met months ago.
Nine Victorian women violently killed this year. Men feel powerless to stop it
As outrage grows over the shocking rate at which women are being killed, abused and controlled by men, new data reveals a third of Victorian men believe they are powerless to prevent the surge in abuse.
‘Stay down and die’: 14yo bashes gran for taking gaming controller
A violent teen boy bashed his grandmother with a metal pole — screaming “just stay down and die” as she cowered on the ground — after she confiscated his gaming controller.
Coward punch victim’s future ‘ripped away’ in horror attack
The victim of a violent Southbank coward punch attack has spent the past two years almost entirely confined to a bed in a vegetative state while the man responsible paved a new life.
Man accused of hiding Isla Bell’s body hides his face as he walks free on bail
The man accused of helping to conceal the slain teen’s body in a fridge tried to hide his face from waiting media as his son picked him up from jail.
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