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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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Melbourne City

Police are appealing for assistance to find registered sex offender Jeamy Olaa, who is also known as Jimmy Akot. Supplied image

Court hearing aborted due to remand prisoner’s violent behaviour

An online court hearing had to be aborted after a remand prisoner became violent towards custody staff and injured a female officer.

South East

Robert Shanmugalathan fronts court for alleged dangerous driving causing serious injury to a motorcyclist in Tooradin on Jan 20, 2025.

Alleged Tooradin dangerous driver ‘distressed’ by charges

A Newport man accused of seriously injuring a motorcyclist in Melbourne’s southeast has told the court he is “distressed” by the charges.

Inner South

Atousa Amouzegar Haghighi, the girlfriend of accused drug-dealing criminal barrister Anthony Grant, is facing a series of drug charges.

Melbourne woman caught trafficking ice while on bail

A Melbourne woman was busted trafficking ice while on bail on serious drug charges.

North

CCTV footage showed multiple shots being fired at a group of men in an alleged Fawkner road rage incident. Picture: Supplied.

Alleged gunman in horror road rage spat to stand trial

The alleged gunman involved in a horror road rage incident where multiple shots were fired at a group of men in Fawkner will face trial on a string of charges.

North

Hayley Terei became notorious for claiming she was Aboriginal to get bail.

Heidelberg mum’s Aboriginality to be tested at trial

An alleged gold thief who is accused of lying to the court and faking her Aboriginality in an attempt to get bail will face trial on perverting the course of justice charges.

West

Car detailer Sam Baravelli has been hauled before the court for allegedly ripping off his customers.

Accused dodgy car detailer slapped with a swag of charges

A Footscray car detailer who allegedly held customers’ vehicles to ransom for huge additional payments has been slapped with more than 50 charges.

Albury Wodonga

WODONGA, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 28 JANUARY, 2023:Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang taking part in their national run from 27 to 28 January., , Pictured leaving Wodonga on Saturday and heading towards Cranbourne.Picture: NCA NewsWire

Senior Finks bikie in standover tactics to extort $5000

A senior Finks’ bikie threatened to cave in the heads of two Wodonga men with bats in a standover tactic aimed at extorting $5000.

Melbourne City

Two-day contested hearing for disgraced lawyer Patrick Lennon after he was arrested with ice and $6k in his car at Stonnington. Evidence expected to be heard from four police witnesses and Hava Brandman, who was in the car when he was found with drugs. POSITIVE ID ASH ARGOON. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Troubled lawyer Patrick Lennon learns fate in VCAT hearing

VCAT has handed down its ruling against an embattled ex-lawyer cited for professional misconduct after he sent threatening messages to a witness in a legal proceeding.

Outer East

A man has been charged after the Australian Federal Police and Border Force intercepted 100 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside leather sandals. Seizure test returning a positive result for meth.Picture: AFP

Man arrested over discovery of 100kg of ice hidden in sandals

A Melbourne man facing a serious drug charge allegedly drove to Sydney in a failed bid to collect 100kg of ice worth $92m hidden in leather sandals that arrived from overseas.

Inner South

Accused drug-dealing lawyer’s girlfriend back in court

The girlfriend of accused drug-dealing Melbourne lawyer Anthony Grant is back in court after been bailed to a rehabilitation centre charging $350 per day.

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