Jury retires in trial of cop who tasered 95yo
The jury has retired to consider their verdict in the manslaughter trial of a police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home.
Courts & Law
Beloved Aussie dead after three-word request
The young man who was stabbed to death near a popular nightspot has been remembered as a “remarkable friend”.
Mundine’s court win after Covid stoush
NRL star turned champion boxer Anthony Mundine has celebrated the end of a years-long legal battle after being found guilty of flouting Covid restrictions.
Cop was ‘fed up’ before tasering 95yo: court
A police officer was “fed up, impatient, and not prepared to wait any longer” when he fatally tasered a 95-year-old in a nursing home, a court has been told.
Cricketing great’s alleged role in drug deal
The trial against cricketing legend Stuart MacGill has begun, with a jury hearing details of his alleged role in a large scale cocaine deal.
Top barrister unleashes on Lehrmann chaos
In an hour-long speech, a prominent barrister delivered a scathing review of the Bruce Lehrmann saga, hitting out at journalists, juries, lawyers, courts and police.
50-page reason for alleged killer cop delay
A cop accused of killing his ex-boyfriend and his partner will ring in the new year behind bars on remand after fresh delays, a court has been told.
Alan Jones hit with new charges
Police have laid two additional charges against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones, after he was arrested following historical assault allegations.
‘Out of character’: Credlin weighs in on Jones
Peta Credlin has declared the charges laid against her longtime friend Alan Jones as “entirely out of character with the man I’ve known”.
Cop ‘devastated’ after fatally tasering 95yo
A police officer claimed he was “justified” in discharging his service Taser at a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home, but he was “devastated” she died.
Final moments before 95yo tasered revealed
The chain of events that led to a great-grandmother being fatally tasered by a police officer have been laid bare in court.
Update on Garside ex’s assault case
A major update on the ex-girlfriend of boxer Harry Garside has been revealed in court, as she fights allegations she attacked the Olympian in her own home.
Alan Jones’ luxe apartment raided by cops
Police are combing through Alan Jones’ luxury apartment following his arrest over allegations of indecent assault and sexual touching incidents.
Man and woman found dead in apartment
The bodies of a man and woman have been found inside a city apartment.
Hundreds rally to mourn DV victims
Hundreds of people have marched in rallies across the country to mourn lives lost to alleged domestic violence.
Huge update after child thrown into tree
A driver has been charged after a child was thrown into a tree and a woman struck in a horror crash.
Cops hunt man after sick alleged Coles act
Police are hunting a man after he allegedly robbed a Coles store during a sacred moment on Remembrance Day.
‘What she deserves’: Rapist’s horrific words
A court has heard how a 22-year-old Byron Bay man believed his victim was “attention seeking” after reporting him for violently attacking her at Sydney’s Star casino.
Gold gun smuggler’s surprise next move
A woman who attempted to smuggle a gold-plated gun into Australia has revealed her surprising next move.
‘Needed to’: Cop’s claim after tasering 95yo
A police officer told his sergeant that he wasn’t “meant to tase elderly people” but he “needed to” discharge his Taser at a 95-year-old, a court has been told.
Fresh details of NRL star’s car accident
New details have emerged about a car accident that involved a rising NRL star and left a man with serious injuries.
Update after daycare worker’s alleged murder
A man charged with the murder of his ex-partner and mother of one faces a long delay to his court case for this reason.
Major update after alleged childcare ‘shaking’
The childcare worker for a major preschool chain in Sydney when allegedly “shook” a nine-month-old baby and put her in a storeroom to try and get her to sleep.
Cop’s ‘wave of fear’ before 95yo tasered
A police officer has described her fear when she saw a “wave of darkness” come over the face of a 95-year-old woman who was holding a knife before she was tasered.
Widow’s pain of not saying ‘goodbye’
The widow of a paramedic who was killed in a random stabbing has told a court how he will never meet their daughter who was born just weeks after he died.
‘Shaken’: Shock claim at Sydney daycare
The worker was fired from the major childhood centre chain after CCTV allegedly showed her shaking a nine-month-old before putting her in a storage room.
Nurse recalls horror moment 95yo tasered
A nurse has given evidence of the moment she witnessed a police officer deploy his Taser on a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home.
Kickboxer charged with partner’s murder
A kickboxer has been charged with murdering his partner, after her body was found with multiple stab wounds in a Penrith hotel room.
Why alleged murderer could not front court
A man charged with murder after a woman’s body was found in a hotel room will remain in intensive care, a court has been told.
Moment alleged Ibrahim hit botched
New footage has emerged of an alleged failed attempted hit on Sydney figure John Ibrahim as one of his alleged would-be assassins makes a bid for release.
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