Samantha Fraser’s children sue killer dad
The grief-stricken children of slain mum Samantha Fraser are suing their father, who brutally bashed her to death at her Phillip Island home before staging the scene as a suicide.
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Two minutes of terror that shattered little Huseyin’s life
Huseyin Pek was playing soccer with his three-year-old brother outside his grandparents Braybrook home when an unlicensed driver ploughed into the laneway and changed his life forever.
The sad motive that allegedly sparked Maribyrnong River killing
New details into the alleged murder of Lolene Whitehand — whose body was dumped in the Maribyrnong River — have emerged, including what is believed to have sparked the slaying.
Teens accused of sparking fatal Sunshine North factory fire granted bail
Two teenagers who allegedly started a fatal fire at a Sunshine North factory, in which an innocent father and his mate perished, have been granted bail.
‘Sweet’ elderly woman allegedly dumped in Maribyrnong River
Devastated friends and neighbours have remembered an 85-year-Footscray West woman as “sweet and friendly” after the horrific discovery of her body in the Maribyrnong River on Sunday.
Accused killer faces court after teacher’s body found in tip
A man accused of murdering a Melbourne teacher and dumping her body in a bin, which was discovered at an Epping tip, has faced court.
Alarming rate youth crims are bailed in Victoria
New data shows youth offenders are more likely to get bail in Victoria than anywhere else in the nation.
Police swoop on Melbourne cabbie boarding flight after alleged sex assault
A Melbourne taxi driver has been arrested boarding a flight to India just hours after he allegedly sexually assaulted his passenger on a trip from the CBD.
Former Home and Away star walks free after stomping on woman’s head
Actor Orpheus Pledger has been released on bail from Melbourne Magistrates’ Court after his lawyer argued his time behind bars was sufficient punishment.
The cop, the reformed crook and the case of the missing testicle
A veteran detective has recounted the moment he lowered his gun from the “shoot to kill” position to give a hammer-wielding crook a second chance at life – albeit with one less testicle.
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