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Rebekah Cavanagh is a court reporter for the Herald Sun. She has more than 13 years experience in journalism, mostly covering crime.

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Tributes have been paid for a Melbourne man who died following an assault in Melbourne CBD., Andrew Truman, 44, was walking through Elizabeth St on Wednesday evening when he was set upon by another man near McDonald’s. Hit on the head, Mr Truman sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition, where he later died. Picture: NineNews

Accused killer suffers court medical episode while withdrawing

The man accused of killing Andrew Truman in a deadly CBD attack, ‘Rooster’, has suffered a medical episode at court while “withdrawing heavily” from heroin.

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Nikkita Azzopardi and Joel Micallef. Source: Supplied

Accountant’s partner still in hospital after being charged with her murder

The partner of South Morang accountant Nikkita Azzopardi remains under police guard in hospital after being charged with the murder of the “gentle soul”.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 5 JUNE 2024: A general view of the County Court of Victoria. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Accused Ballarat killer’s dad jailed over terrifying aggravated burglary

The father of Lachlan Young, accused Ballarat killer of Hannah McGuire, has been jailed over a terrifying aggravated burglary.

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Mum barricades bedroom door to stop son committing crimes

A mother says she’s resorted to barricading an exit to her 15-year old son’s bedroom and installing a CCTV camera outside the room as she tries to stop him from joining Melbourne’s youth crime wave.

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John Pesutto and Moira Deeming's defamation trial is set to come to an end this week.

Deeming’s reputation ‘enhanced’ after expulsion, Pesutto lawyers argue

Exiled MP Moira Deeming’s reputation was not damaged by anything John Pesutto had said or done, lawyers for the opposition leader argued in the Federal Court.

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George Diamond, 18, from Pearcedale, died four months after suffering concussion in a gym boxing session at Sting Gym in Cranbourne West in October 2018. Supplied by family

This Melbourne man would still be alive if not for doctors’ failures

The grieving family of teen George Diamond have shared their anguish over the failure of health professionals in saving their son, failing to order scans for a concussion that proved to be fatal.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, JULY 11, 2024. (HOLD- SUPPRESSION ORDER- A temporary suppression order has been put in place banning any reporting of the case and their identities). (ID Confirmed journalist Liam Beatty) ZD lawyer Zoe Davis faces Melbourne Magistrate court for the first time after she were arrested on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice relating to documents tended in court. Picture: NewsWire / David Crosling

Lawyer charged over link to Domain Tunnel police chase

A Melbourne lawyer has been charged over a link to a police chase which started with a Land Rover driving erratically in the Domain Tunnel.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 10, 2024: Former Wentworth Shire Council deputy mayor Paul Cohrs arrives at the Victorian Supreme where he is facing murder charges for the killing his 82-year-old mother Bette Cohrs with a shotgun in October 2018. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Paul Cohrs jailed for 30 years for ‘premeditated’ murder of elderly mother

A former deputy mayor has been jailed for three decades for shooting dead his 81-year-old mother in cold blood after she sided with his brother in a long-running family dispute.

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Caner Dogan, 36, from Docklands, has been accused of being the ringleader of a drug trafficking ring, caught up in the AFP’s Ghost app bust. A secret compartment loaded with drugs was found on a Peugeot van. And ammunition and a gun was found in the ceiling above a shower in his home.

Ghost app arrest over alleged drug ring sparks justice system fears

The boss of an interpreting services company used by Victoria Police has been charged with being part of a cross-border drug trafficking ring.

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Oscar Hamilton, 16, died after he was allegedly stabbed by another teen at Woodgrove Shopping Centre. Picture: Facebook

Boy cries as he fronts court over alleged shopping centre murder

The boy accused of the vicious stabbing at Woodgrove Shopping Centre wiped away tears as he sat in the dock of a children’s court, accused of murdering another teen.

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