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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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Outer East

Young man smoking pot using bong; detail of male hand filling up bong with cannabis, getting it ready for use - Picture istock

Grub plied 14-year-old with drugs and sexually assaulted him

A Croydon grub besotted with a 14-year-old boy who he supplied booze and drugs to before sexually penetrating him said he’d kill himself if the teen stopped talking to him.

West

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 29, 2024: Ngor Dao, one of four teen boys, and the only one over 18, charged with affray and injury over the death of 16-year-old schoolboy is seen leaving the County CourtPicture: NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

Teenager sentenced over fatal after-school stabbing in Sunshine

A teen wielding two machetes chased a group in an act of retribution during a horrific after-school brawl in Sunshine that left a student dead.

East

Christopher Wiseman fleeced the Jewish Care Victoria of $185,000 by fraudulently obtaining 15 loans over a nearly two years.

Melbourne Jewish charity fleeced by con artist manager

A trusted senior manager fraudulently obtained $185k from a Jewish charity that he used to fund his gambling and wheel and deal on the share market.

Leader

Disgraced real estate agent and auctioneer Nikolaos Haidaris leaves County Court after pleading guilty to fleecing a potential investor of more than $1m.

Bankrupted real estate agent tricks potential investor out of $1m

A real estate agent who auctioned a luxury home in Lalor with proceeds going to Nick Kyrgios’ NK Foundation to help underprivileged kids conned an investor of $1.1m

West

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. JANUARY 12, 2024. For the second time in two days a tobacco shop in Altona has been fire bombed. This time using a car to ram the front door. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David Crosling

Point Cook man smoked over tobacco store firebombings

The long-running tobacco store wars has claimed another victim after the man responsible for several firebombings was hauled before court.

West

For the second time in two days a tobacco shop in Altona has been fire bombed. This time using a car to ram the front door. Friday, January 12. 2024. Picture: David Crosling

Finks bikie blames tobacco store firebombings on brother’s death

A Finks bikie involved in a string of firebombings of tobacco stores across Melbourne blamed his offending on his brother’s death and drug abuse.

Bass Coast News

Poowong footballer, basketballer and apprentice glazier Noah Peacock, 19, died in a fatal crash in Jeetho on August 11, 2022. Picture: Facebook/Michelle Peacock

Hoon blames dog on his lap for fatal crash that killed footy player

The father of a promising young football killed in a fatal collision at Jeetho yelled “f—– scumbag” at the hoon responsible for his son’s death as he was led away to begin a jail sentence.

Inner South

David Nairn leaves the County Court alongside his wife Dr Catherine Urie and her daughter Claire Barnier after the sentencing of Ismail Abdi and Mohamed Salad.

Champion dragon boat racer shot in case of mistaken identity

A Melbourne-based Australian champion dragon boat racer was shot in the leg from close range outside his Middle Park home in a case of mistaken identity.

East

Man on the chair in Handcuffs. Rear view and Closeup ,Men criminal in handcuffs arrested for crimes. With hands in back,boy prison shackle in the jail violence concept. - istock

Trafficker tricked mate into renting storage unit to hide drug haul

A Melbourne drug trafficker busted with nearly 500kg of 1,4 butanediol rented a storage unit under a friend’s name on the guise of storing car parts and wedding dresses.

West

Crash victim Ainslee Haenga is being described as a bubbly and outgoing person who loved to sing and was very fond of her brothers.

Sobbing killer driver sentenced over death of mate

A speeding, boozed-up Melbourne woman who crashed her ute, killing her mate while both were returning from a visit to a friend’s grave sentenced in court.

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