‘Slave’ says she only slept an hour a night
A woman allegedly kept as a slave in Melbourne before being discovered in her own urine weighing 40kg told police she had to ‘obey’ and wasn’t able to rest.
Courts & Law
Man’s email after strangling girlfriend
A man who admits choking his girlfriend to death wrote a disturbing email afterwards that has been detailed in court.
Moment cop stabbed in back
A man who plunged a hunting knife into the back of a police officer believed he needed to die to release ‘spirits’ possessing him, a court has been told.
Lead up to cage fighter’s horror fatal crash
An amateur cage fighter was being followed by police before he crashed into a tree and his black SUV burst into flames, a court has heard.
Tortured life of Mel Gibson’s brother
His older brother may be a wealthy Hollywood star, but things couldn’t be more different for Andrew Gibson, living in a squalid housing commission flat.
Man’s sick lie before sexually abusing girl
A Sydney busker told a sick lie before he took a girl, 13, back to his unit where he raped and sexually assaulted her, a court has heard.
Mum murdered by four people: cops
Four people have been charged with the murder of Ballarat mum Kobie Parfitt, described as ‘a beautiful person’.
‘Body in box’ claim in slave trial
A Melbourne wife who allegedly kept an Indian woman as a slave for eight years made a horrifying threat to her family, a court has been told.
Accusation against indie star revealed
The guitarist of a former Aussie indie rock band denies sexual touching charges, saying it was an accident.
Woman’s chilling words before her death
A woman who police allege was murdered by her estranged husband and someone else made a chilling comment the day before she died, a court heard.
Wife in alleged pick axe attack on husband
A woman who is accused of trying to kill her husband with a pick axe in a horrific alleged attack has had her matter heard in court.
Aussie icon used to brand drugs
A Melbourne dad used an iconic Australian logo to brand his drugs to sell on the dark web before he was nabbed in a sting.
TV star in hospital after DV charge
A court has heard television host Andrew O’Keefe has been an involuntary patient in hospital since allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
Probe into police shooting of carjacker
A coroner will probe what issues may have impacted a Victorian man who police fatally shot when he came at them with a knife earlier this year.
Chef’s admission after sex with 16yo girl
A head chef at a restaurant took a teenager home and made a frank admission after he sexually assaulted her on a bathroom floor.
Media’s wait for Pell contempt punishment
Media companies that pleaded guilty to breaching suppression orders in the George Pell child sex abuse trial now face a wait to discover their punishment.
Mum beheader’s chilling triple-0 call
A court has heard a gruesome triple-0 call a woman made after she beheaded her own mother and carried the head outside to show neighbours. WARNING: GRAPHIC.
‘You disgust me’: Lambie blasts plan
Jacqui Lambie has blasted a ‘disgusting’ plan she says will bring ‘more hurt and more misery’ during a fiery attack in parliament.
MP fights own party in court
A Melbourne MP has launched legal action against her own party, claiming ‘draconian and unfair powers’ were used to slap her with damaging charges.
Horror detail of how mum killed kids
This is the horrific scene that confronted a Melbourne dad when he arrived home to discover his entire family had been killed. WARNING: GRAPHIC.
NRL star’s partner supports him in court
The woman allegedly assaulted by NRL star Michael Lichaa has supported him in court despite the footballer not appearing himself.
Dad admits shooting daughter, son-in-law
A father has admitted to gunning down his daughter and her husband after their one-year anniversary in a horrific crime in Melbourne.
Govt responds to Biloela family’s court win
A Sri Lankan family has won a reprieve from deportation but remain in detention limbo as they battle in the courts to return to their Queensland home of Biloela.
Convictions sought in Pell contempt case
Prosecutors say heavy fines and convictions should be given to media outlets that breached court orders in Cardinal George Pell’s sex abuse case.
‘Degrading’: Woman’s shocking ordeal
A vulnerable woman was subjected to ‘filthy’ and ‘inhumane’ incarceration, including seclusion for 23 hours a day, an inquiry has heard.
Devastating result of trainee monk’s ice binge
After a year training as a monk at a Buddhist temple, a man “succumbed” to ice – and now a family is shattered after a horror smash.
‘Truth or dare’ before sex attack
A man who met a 13-year-old boy at Flinders Street station and then weeks later molested him after playing ‘truth or dare’ said something shocking during the game.
How cops found ex-lawyer’s sick ‘obsession’
A former Sydney barrister has been sent to jail after police discovered a trove of grotesque child abuse material on his computers.
Media barred from crash teen’s court date
Media were barred from the Queensland courtroom where a teenager charged with murdering a pregnant couple in a car crash fronted court on eight new charges.
AG to enter foreign interference case
Australia’s Attorney-General Christian Porter may be drawn in to the country’s first case against a man accused of foreign interference.
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