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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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Bass Coast News

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 18, 2021: Generic pics of Melbourne Courts. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Penny Stephens

Murder trial of Morwell man gets underway in Supreme Court

A man accused of murdering a Morwell woman is blaming the death on a now-dead neighbour who was in an on/off relationship with her.

North

Richard Sladek was sentenced in the County Court after he was found guilty of rape. Facebook.VERIFIED SHAPIROSeen in court, rare name, linked to Melton (Harkness), linked to job

Ex-Parkville youth worker learns outcome of rape appeal

A former Parkville youth worker convicted of savagely raping a woman challenged his conviction and the Court of Appeal’s ruling is now out.

Inner South

Simone Hayes has escaped prison for fleecing her employer, SLR Plumbing Solutions in Cheltenham, of nearly $166,000.

Fraudster bookkeeper nicks $166k from Cheltenham plumber

A swindling bookkeeper’s fraudulent conduct of nearly two years came to a crushing end after her boss noticed money missing and called in the accountants.

North

Nicholas Sevdalis outside the County Court after pleading guilty to driving charges.

Plumber sues mate for causing car crash that almost killed him

A plumber who lost a leg in a car crash is suing his mate for driving at an excessive speed after smoking weed and causing an accident in Kealba that nearly killed him.

South East

Dean Nathan Russo attempted to fraudulently claim $121,337 in GST returns under the pretext of running an automotive business.

Crook attempted to defraud ATO of more than $121k

A crook from Murrumbeena attempted to cash in on fraudulent GST returns totalling more than $121,000 under the pretext of running an automotive business.

Bass Coast News

Criminal Drug Addict Smoking Drugs in Underground Tunnel - Man smoking drugs out of glass pipe in underground urban setting. Poverty, crime and homeless drug addiction theme.

Sale’s ‘Chicken Man’ accused of importing and trafficking cocaine

An accused cocaine dealer from Sale known as “Chicken Man” has been slapped with a swag of drugs charges following an organised crime swoop across Melbourne.

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.

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