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Janice Bufton is seen at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Friday, September 13, 2019. Bufton was today sentenced to a minimum of 18 years for murdering her ex-partner Colin Snooks on their rural Grampians property during 2017. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Win for woman convicted of killing lover

A jury found a woman murdered her lover by running him down with his own car — but a court has ruled she can have one more shot at freedom.

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Yacqub Khayre (centre) and Abdirahman Amend leave court in Melbourne, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. The two men were acquitted by a Supreme Court jury, of planning an alleged terrorist attack on the Holsworthy army base in Sydney, while the other three co-accused were found guilty. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Sex worker hostage’s brave act

An inquest has revealed the brave actions of a sex worker who thought she was going to a routine job, but was instead held hostage in a terrifying ISIS-motivated siege.

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TWAM-20191019 EMBARGO FOR TWAM 19 OCT 2019Evidence photographs tendered by the prosecution in the R v Codey Hermann - Plea hearing. Codey Herrmann hit 21-year-old Aiia Maasarwe four times over the head with a metal pole after she got off the Bundoora tram early on January 16, before dragging her between hedges.Pic : supplied

Monster killer got off easy, court told

The man who raped and killed a 21-year-old student walking home in an attack of ‘primitive male rage’ was given an ‘inadequate’ sentence, a court heard.

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Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and other agencies which form part of the Joint Counter Terrorism Team have conducted an operation in Melbourne today. Police arrested three males and executed two warrants in Epping and Pascoe Vale this morning. Screen grabs of 19-year-old Epping man alleged to have attempted to engage in a terrorist act. Supplied: Victoria Police

Brothers charged with attempted terror

Two Melbourne brothers aged 19 and 20 are facing terror charges after a bushfire and a public assault police allege were inspired by religious extremism.

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How terrifying siege killer got parole

The Brighton siege gunman who took an escort hostage and killed a stranger before dying in police gunfire was on parole despite red flags, a court heard.

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Homicide Squad detectives have today released CCTV of a vehicle they are searching for as part of their investigation into the fatal shooting of Adrian Pacione in Lalor earlier this year., , Adrian was inside at a friend’s house on Ella Court on Saturday, 18 July when a number of men have attended the property around 10.35pm., , Police have been told the men attempted to force their way into the house and when they were unsuccessful, fired a number of shots into the property., , One of these shots struck 20-year-old Adrian in the head., , The Lalor man was conveyed to hospital, however died two days later from his injuries., , Three other men who were inside the property at the time of the incident were uninjured., , The group of men, including the gunman, have subsequently left the scene in a dark coloured vehicle., , The car was last sighted heading south along Mount View Road in Lalor., , Investigators believe the attendance at the house by the men was targeted and possibly as the result of a dispute., , However the victim was at the property to support a friend following the death of a family member and police do not believe he was involved in any possible dispute or previous incident. , , Officer in charge of the Homicide Squad, Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper, said Adrian’s family were still coming to terms with his loss., , “This was a senseless act of violence and one where it appears the most serious ramifications were all felt by a completely innocent party,” he said., , “Adrian was an honest and hard-working third year apprentice who was still very young and had his whole life ahead of him., , “Any incident involving firearms is a concern for police and on this occasion, the indiscriminate use of a gun has ultimately led to someone’s death.,

Trio charged with murder over fatal shooting

Three men have been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Melbourne man, who was shot in the head earlier this year.

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