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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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North

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: In this photo illustration, a teenage child looks at a screen of age-restricted content on a laptop screen on January 17, 2023 in London, England. The Bill aims to protect young and vulnerable viewers by introducing new rules for social media companies which host user-generated content, and for search engines, which will have tailored duties focussed on minimising the presentation of harmful search results. Content that platforms will need to remove includes child sexual abuse material, revenge pornography, selling illegal drugs or weapons, and terrorism. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

‘Depraved’ grub found with vile child abuse material

A Keilor East man busted with more than half a million child abuse material across multiple devices claims he collected the vile images out of “curiosity”.

East

Yiyang Li outside the County Court after avoiding jail for possessing more than 18,000 child abuse images and videos.

Porn addict found with more than 18,000 child abuse images

A porn addict from Ringwood busted with more than 18,000 child abuse images and videos requested vile material from a 15-year-old girl on Snapchat.

Outer East

A 14-year-old girl shares her addiction to Snapchat and how a social media conversation quickly snowballed into a major incident in which she considered taking her life, not seeing a way out. Rachel and her 14-year-old girl daughter identities to remain protected. 17th May 2024, Picture: Brett Hartwig

Registered sex offender talks dirty to a covert online operative

A registered Endeavour Hills sex offender put herself back on the police radar after confirming a doctor’s appointment with a sexually explicit text message.

Inner East

Daniel Lea has gone to jail for threatening a Kyabram man in his house with a machete and trying to extort $20,000 from him.

Former swimming champ involved in violent St Kilda home invasion

A junior swimming champion who had dreams of competing at the Olympics spiralled out of control and was involved in a violent home invasion at St Kilda that almost killed a man.

Melbourne City

Fraudster faked NDIS-approved properties to obtain $38m

A crooked Melbourne company director with “an inflated ego” ripped off overseas investors to the tune of $38m. See how he was brought down.

Inner East

Loyal Collingwood fan Jessie Hatch, 81, was allegedly struck by an e-scooter driven by Bradley Harris outside the MCG.

E-scooter man allegedly knocks 81-year-old woman unconscious

An e-scooter rider allegedly struck an 81-year-old Collingwood fan outside the MCG, knocked her unconscious but didn’t stop to check on her.

Melbourne City

Children are hit hard by a divorce but at what age should they have some say in their future?

Vile grub sent child abuse material to horrifed sex workers

Donning a bra, dress and a wig, a Melbourne man sent revolting child abuse materials to sex workers and requested they sexually abuse his daughter.

Inner South

Jacob Dunn threatening Local Express store attendant Umesh Thapa with a black box knife.

Violent druggie robs servo, punches police

A drugged-up maniac robbed a South Melbourne servo, before he tried the same stunt on two other businesses before punching an arresting police officer.

North

Swan Hill sex offender busted grooming a child

A Swan Hill grub with a shocking history of offending against children was busted requesting sexually explicit photos during her conversation with a covert online operative.

Bass Coast News

Burglar before burglary into the house, horizontal

Stealing safes nets crook brothers more than $650k

A pair of Phillip Island siblings nicked safes containing more than $650,000 mostly from homes of business owners in Bass Coast towns in order to improve their lifestyle.

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