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Imran AliSenior Court Reporter

Imran Ali is a senior court reporter for the Herald Sun, based in Melbourne. He has more than 20 years experience in news reporting across Fiji, New Zealand and now in Melbourne. He takes a keen interest in rugby.

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South East

Scared and intimidated sad teenager bullied on line with laptop suffering cyberbullying and harassment. Child victim of bullying stalker social media, online challenges, technology and dangers of internet.

Vile grub groomed 15-year-old girl for after-school sex

A Melbourne deviant exchanged nudes with a 15-year-old girl and suggested he could facilitate her working at a brothel to make “a lot of money”.

Inner South

Shaheen Waheed has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and charges relating to possession of firearms and explosive substance.

Drug addicts from famous St Kilda raid up on more charges

A crook dubbed “Superfly” and a Richmond man are up on more charges relating to the discovery of a frightening collection of deadly weaponry and meth.

Ballarat

Paramedic and former police officer Pauline Smith died in a car crash on the Western Highway on Friday, May 20, 2022. Photo: Facebook

Driver admits causing crash that killed Grampians identity

An off-duty paramedic was killed less than an hour after finishing work by an erratic driver behind the wheel of an unlicensed vehicle on the Western Hwy.

North

Fraudster Abdulkadir Ibrahim leaves County Court after pleading guilty to rorting taxpayers of nearly $465,000 in fraudulent Medicare claims.

Crook obtains $465k in bogus Medicare claims over 21 months

A fraudster stole a Melbourne GP’s identity to submit thousands of Medicare patient claims and rorted taxpayers of nearly $465k

Goulburn Valley

Seymour woman Chantelle Pearse leaving the Shepparton Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to trafficking meth, knowingly and recklessly deal with proceeds of crime.

High farce in Seymour drug, cash, gun deal

A drug deal involving a gun at Seymour went horribly wrong when the drug buyer realised he’d been sold a gel blaster rather than a real weapon.

North West

Fawkner Airport Motor Inn, now under new management and trading under a different name, where fraudsters David Stakic and Apostolos Lapatis befriended the business owners Robin and Roslyn Nagorcka.

Motel operators conned out of nearly $3m by guests

Two con artists befriended Melbourne motel operators and tricked them into handing over nearly $3m to help fund a High Court case.

South East

This crane, owned by Misz Pty Ltd, topped onto the Martogg factory on Franston-Dandenong Road in Dandenong South.

Crane topples over and lands operator in trouble with WorkSafe

At least three people escaped serious injury after an overloaded crane toppled onto a factory at Dandenong South, a WorkSafe investigation has revealed.

North

Emergency services rushed to the Emerald Reception Centre on Settlement Rd in Thomastown after a fire on Thursday. Picture: Genevieve Holding

Drug addict torches entertainment centre and getaway vehicle

A cocaine addict who torched a reception centre in return for drugs and money — buiring himself in the process — later told police he hurt him in a bike accident.

North West

Sad girl generic IstockCairn District Court heard that 'punishment' started when the girl, who was denied lunch and dinner, got home from school. Picture: File photo

Grub farm hand paid child so he could sexually assault her

A vile farm worker admitted sliding his hand down a 7-year-old girl’s pants after offering her $50 “felt good” and claims he has a “compulsion”.

Wyndham Leader

Matthew Thompson leaves County Court after avoiding prison on two charges of arson.

Man lit fires at western suburbs hospital, disability centre

A hallucinating Melbourne man set fire in a hospital ward and at a disability care facility, fearing people were “out to get him”.

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