Teen thugs stole gifts in horror Christmas Day home invasion
Details from brazen holiday heist reveal thugs snuck into a family’s home while they were asleep and stole their gifts in the early hours of Christmas.
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Shock laws could bar biological mum from her own baby after IVF bungle
Legal experts say the IVF scandal that saw a woman give birth to a stranger’s baby through Monash IVF could set a precedent for custody battles, with the biological parents potentially having no legal rights to their child.
Kai died in the Brighton siege. His family is now suing the parole board
The grieving family of the man shot dead after a suspected terrorist stormed a budget motel in Brighton is suing Victoria’s Adult Parole Board claiming the killer should have been behind bars.
‘Going to hell’: PwC associate caught on CCTV sexually assaulting 18 women at Revs
A PwC associate who preyed on 18 women at a Prahran nightclub brazenly chose to target women as they embraced other men, even putting his hand under one of their tops, a court has heard.
‘Shut the f**k up’: Dramatic moment ex-immigration detainee was shot by police
Details have been aired in court of the wild showdown between police officers and a metal pole-wielding man who had been released from detention following a landmark High Court ruling.
Freed immigration detainee shot by police was on five sets of bail
A man shot by police in Melbourne’s southeast after allegedly running at officers with a metal pole was a former immigration detainee on five sets of bail.
Bont’s dad sues Kew couple in legal dogfight
The father of Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli is locked in a legal battle with a couple from Kew over an alleged debt of more than a quarter of a million dollars.
Estranged husband accused of murdering mum of four in Werribee backyard
A woman allegedly stabbed to death by her estranged husband in the backyard of her home in Melbourne’s west was a mother of four who ran her own clothing store and shared adoring social media posts of her young children.
Diamonds, art: Deloitte director’s ‘out-of-control’ $2.7m expense sham laid bare
A former Deloitte director who claimed $2.7m in fake work expenses to splurge on luxury items, including pink diamonds and high-end art, was “chasing sugar hits” after a relationship breakdown, a court has heard.
‘Not human’: Son comes face to face with father who brutally killed his mum
A killer father who murdered his estranged wife, Cindy Crossthwaite, in her Melton South home has been confronted by his son in court, two decades after the brutal crime.
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