Emails expose ANZ’s ‘racism’
AN ANZ executive insulted billionaire couple Pankaj and Radhika Oswal in racist remarks, a court has heard.
Courts & Law
Man bashed to death over love feud
A MELBOURNE teen was bashed to death in Chinatown over a love feud and his alleged killers face court.
Jalals warned ‘don’t do a Depp’
YOUTUBE pranksters the Jalal Brothers have apologised to a court for a drive-by shooting skit but was warned to not copy Johnny Depp.
‘You’re f***ed’: Mum stabbed six times
A JURY has seen through the appalling lies of a callous and violent murderer who tried to say his victim, the mother of his children, stabbed herself.
Melbourne ‘perv’s’ sick plot to get child
A MELBOURNE “perv” wanted to pay a father to “share his young ones” with him while he was on a rugby trip.
Cops ‘stomp, kick, strip’ woman
CONFRONTING footage shows officers kicking and stomping on a woman, who also had her pants pulled down. Warning: Graphic.
Deaf woman “unfit” for trial over murder
A DEAF woman, who was accused of murdering Robert Wright when he fell from a balcony, is “unfit” to stand trial.
Actor sentenced to jail for child sex offences
AN actor who was once on McLeod’s Daughters and Neighbours has been sentenced to 23 months behind bars for child sex offences.
Melbourne homes raided over terror plot
COUNTER terror police have executed a number of raids in Melbourne related to the five men arrested trying to fight for IS.
Mother’s fatal mistake of ‘trusting’ a killer
A MOTHER has revealed her fatal mistake of “trusting” a man who ended up brutally murdering her son.
Radical teen researched PM’s plans
SLAIN extremist teen Numan Haider searched the travel movements of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott before attacking two police officers.
Man injured in tomahawk attack
POLICE are investigating whether a man who was viciously attacked with a tomahawk may have been the victim of mistaken identity.
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.
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.
Drugs posted to random mailboxes
THE mystery of why envelopes full of cocaine arrived in random letterboxes across Melbourne’s east last year has been solved.
Victoria’s get-out-of-jail-free card
CRIMINALS who have committed some of the most cruel and depraved acts seem to be getting off lightly and a top prosecutor is fed up.
Triple-O call could have saved her
PENELOPE Pratt was gruesomely murdered in a quiet Melbourne suburb six years ago. It could have been avoided. WARNING: Graphic content.
Killer’s birthday freak out in jail
SEAN Price, the killer of Melbourne schoolgirl Masa Vukotic, got tear gas and the riot squad for his 32nd birthday.
Dad rapes long-lost daughter
WHEN a daughter managed to track down her dad after 20 years, she was “just so excited”. She certainly never expected him to react so monstrously.
Street racer faces court over teens’ death
THE man who allegedly baited a young teen for a drag race, which killed two people, has faced court after being hunted down by police.
Gang-rapists pay $30,000, avoid trial
THREE Melbourne men who admitted to gang-raping a teen backpacker in a Croatian bar are home after paying off the victim.
Fatal drag racer: ‘I just sit in my room’
THE man charged over a double fatality in which a car flew off a busy Melbourne bridge says, “Ever since it happened I have been different”.
Magazine queen ‘went off the rails’
THE Australian magazine icon has told a court she was depressed and abusing drugs when she splashed cash on a friend who allegedly fleeced her of more than $40,000.
Man ‘kicked, stomped toddler’
A TODDLER was routinely neglected and abused, left unwashed, and fed a diet of milk and noodles before being bashed to death, a court has heard.
Police capture alleged drug boss
THE alleged boss of a drug ring has been arrested in Melbourne as part of a major operation targeting drug dealing in the city.
Terror teen’s plan to stuff roo with bomb
A MELBOURNE teen accused of planning a terrorist attack on Anzac Day in Melbourne has had his alleged sick plan exposed in court.
Backpacker dies stuck between two sofas
A BRITISH gap-year traveller died collapsed between two sofas at a popular hostel after a drinking session at a Victorian backpackers.
‘Fought across four lanes of traffic’
DISTURBING details have emerged in court over a bloody streetfight between two men armed with a chainsaw and a shovel.
Accused toddler killer bailed for Christmas
A MAN accused of stomping and killing a toddler 10 years ago will enjoy a Christmas pudding at home after being granted bail.
Husband’s chilling triple-0 call
WARNING: Graphic content. A man who butchered his wife made a call to triple-0 and calmly but chillingly admitted to slicing her throat.
New charges for accused terror plotter
A TEEN accused of planning a brutal terrorist attack on Melbourne faces new charges for his online activity.
Decade of warnings from teen’s killer
HE WAS notorious for stalking and raping women and even once punched Tony Abbott in the face. So why was Sean Price free to murder schoolgirl Masa Vukotic?
Masa’s killer planned festival massacre
SEAN Price told doctors he planned to go on a Moomba killing spree when the city was filled the families, a court has heard.
Terrorist sympathiser breaks social ban
THE man who tweeted death threats to Victoria Police and urged Islamic State to behead captives is back in court for logging back on to social media.
Police: Mum watched kids drown
A MOTHER accused of killing her three children by driving them into a lake stood by and watched them die, court documents reveal.
Man strangles wife, plans funeral
A VICTORIAN man strangled his wife to death because “he would rather see her dead than let her take half of everything”, police allege.
‘Facebook killer’ was on a mission
REVENGE does not get much more disturbing than the killing of two-year-old Yazmina Acar by her own father. WARNING: Graphic.
Footballer accused of rape tells his side
FOOTBALLER Majak Daw has told a packed courtroom that a 15-year-old girl, who claims he raped her, was fascinated by him.
Man who murdered wife left note for kids
A MAN who suspected his wife was having an affair with her masseuse murdered her, then turned the gun on himself. A note was the only explanation.
‘St Kilda Schoolgirl’ loses ‘slut’ book ban
IT’S the salacious book she says paints her as a ‘temptress’ and tried to have stopped, but Kim Duthie and Ricky Nixon’s dirty laundry will be aired.
’St Kilda Schoolgirl’ loses ‘slut’ book ban
RICKY Nixon will be allowed to publish salacious claims of his relationship with Kim Duthie in his his tell-all biography, a judge has ruled.
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