The murder victim we let down
THE victim of a murder-suicide at the hands of her ex did everything she could to stop it from happening, but Victoria’s family violence system let her down.
Courts & Law
Wife accused of spiking meatballs
A WOMAN has been accused of spiking her husband’s meatballs with 75 sleeping pills and injecting him with a lethal concoction.
Mate versus mate in bitter lotto scrap
A WANNABE millionaire has taken his mate to court, accusing him of dudding him out of millions of dollars in lotto winnings.
Strange reaction to killer’s confession
A WOMAN who found out her lover was a killer continued about her day as if nothing had happened, a court has heard.
MP’s spray at alleged mum killer
A VICTORIAN MP has lashed out at Kylie Blackwood’s accused killer as he appeared in a Melbourne court.
Tragic note explains gruesome murder
A MAN who brutally killed his friend before committing suicide left a chilling note on his computer about why he did it.
Love child led to brutal murder
A MAN killed his wife’s lover after he found out there was a possibility he was not the father of her unborn child, a court has heard.
‘I want to kill everyone’
A CRAZED man shot an associate in the head at close range and his sister and girlfriend lied to try and cover it up, a court has heard.
Neighbour feud led to triple murder
IT started as a neighbourly dispute over a dirt track. No one could have imagined it would end with the bloodshed police discovered.
Cops storm home after 14-hour siege
A 14-HOUR overnight siege has come to a dramatic end after tactical police stormed a house in Melbourne.
What did Chloe’s babysitter do?
IT WAS the first time Chloe Murphy had stayed with a babysitter. She was left with injuries so horrific she couldn’t be revived.
‘We don’t want a postcode lottery’
THE proposal of 227 solutions to Victoria’s domestic violence problem is great news for the state. But what about the rest of Australia?
Deadly joy rider appeals jail term
AN ICE addict who killed three people while he was speeding through Melbourne thinks his jail sentence is too “excessive”.
Masa Vukotic’s killer jailed for life
BREAKING: Sean Price jailed for life with 38-year minimum term for the murder of Masa Vukotic.
What really happened to Chloe Murphy?
THEY have waited more than five years and sat through a homicide trial. But now Chloe Murphy’s parents may finally learn what happened to their girl.
Mosques refused to wash suspect’s body
MOSQUES rejected family’s requests because Numan Haider, who was shot and killed after attacking police, was too high profile.
Sex worker allegedly bound and raped
A SEX worker was allegedly bound and raped by one of her clients. A court heard it was like “a devil jumped into his body”.
Terror suspect ’snapped’ as ‘wife cheated’
THE man who was shot dead by police allegedly “snapped” days before he brutally stabbed two officers at Endeavour Hills.
Killer fights rape convictions
THE killer of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher is attempting to clear his name of rape convictions he was given last year.
Murderous mum’s chilling last words
A MOTHER who killed herself and her children after lacing cheesecake with a pill and setting a house on fire, left behind some notes with her last words.
Terror teen stabbed friend … and laughed
NUMAN Haider, teen turned terror suspect, stabbed a friend just weeks before he violently attacked two police officers outside a station.
Alleged rapist lured victims online
AN online predator accused of raping six women used online dating sites to lure his victims, a court has heard.
A terrorist in the making
NUMAN Haider was a terror suspect who stabbed two police officers. An inquest starts today looking into what links he had with terror organisations.
Grieving Dad: ‘I want a fresh trial’
THE father of a baby who died from ‘non accidental’ injuries while she was being looked after by a babysitter is demanding justice for his little girl.
Bitten and sprayed with paint in attack
AN INNOCENT man was bitten, had paint sprayed in his eyes and was almost run over by a pair of brutal thugs.
Ordinary man pulls off secret double life
WAYNE Jackson was in his 50s and lived alone in a dull unit. But he soon found himself rolling in Rolex watches, luxury cars and lavish nights in fancy hotels.
$5000 to have fiance’s ex kidnapped
A CHIROPRACTOR has faced court after admitting to paying up to $5000 to hire somebody to kidnap his fiance’s ex-husband.
Man jailed for shooting corpse
A MAN who was charged with attempted murder for shooting somebody who was already dead has been sentenced to eight years behind bars.
Slave not guilty of murdering his master
A MELBOURNE man who gained sexual pleasure from being humiliated has been cleared of murder charges over the death of his “master”.
Mystery surrounds death of baby
IT HAS been 12 years since baby Charlotte Keen was found in her cot with a “floppy” neck as details about her tragic death are revealed in court.
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