Mum who murdered her two sons dies weeks after being freed from jail
Donna Fitchett, who drugged, smothered and strangled her young sons at their Balwyn home, has been found dead.
Our Journalists
Latest
Iconic farm at centre of ‘Lady of Swamp’ mystery up for sale
The property of Margaret Clement, a wealthy beneficiary whose life fell into ruin before she mysteriously vanished, is up for sale in Gippsland.
Charges dropped over alleged hammer-wielding road rage attack
Charges have been dropped against a man accused of waving a hammer while chasing a bikie through traffic on the Western Freeway.
Police arrest eight people allegedly involved in tobacco shop extortion
Lunar taskforce police have conducted raids on Kazem Hamad’s illicit tobacco syndicate, seizing weapons and arresting several people allegedly involved in tobacco shop extortions.
Comanchero probed over brutal prison guard bashing
A killer Comanchero bikie is alleged to have viciously attacked two prison officers at Melbourne’s Metropolitan Remand Centre in what’s said to be the worst case of violence against jail staff in recent memory.
Guards left unconscious in bikie attack in Melbourne prison
Two prison officers have been bashed by an enraged bikie at a maximum security Melbourne prison.
Could this must-have in crime-ridden Johannesburg be coming to Melb’s leafy east?
As Melbourne’s avalanche of aggravated burglaries turns the city into a version of Johannesburg, residents in some affluent suburbs are considering shock tactics to zap the bad guys into rethinking their intentions.
Amputee rapist disappears after cutting off ankle monitor
A man who twice raped a sex worker and threatened to shoot her is on the run after cutting off his monitoring bracelet – and now police have released an urgent plea for public support in tracking him down.
Innocent lives at risk during underworld crime wars
For every Middle Eastern organised crime murder in Melbourne, there have been plenty more non-fatal shootings, where those pulling the trigger had little care for the risk to the public.
Thirteen arrested, including 15yo, over Wyndham Vale stabbing
Thirteen teens and young men — including a 15-year-old boy — have been arrested over the stabbing death of a young man in Wyndham Vale.
Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/mark-buttler