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.
Courts & Law
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.
Star’s alleged rape left girl a wreck
A COURT has heard of the shocking transformation of a girl allegedly raped by young AFL star Majak Daw.
‘St Kilda Schoolgirl’ wants book banned
RICKY Nixon’s tell-all biography tries to paint “St Kilda Schoolgirl” Kim Duthie as “a slut and a prostitute”, a court has heard.
Footballer ‘held down girl and raped her’
THE classic American novel To Kill A Mockingbird brought footballer Majak Daw to the attention of police, a court has heard.
Male witch child abuser loses court bid
A MALE witch who hypnotised two 15-year-old girls and then prostituted and abused them has lost his bid to vary his supervision order.
$90k for teacher who had sex with former student
THIS teacher will be paid out $90,000 after being fired for starting a love affair with a former student.
‘St Kilda Schoolgirl’ strikes back
BRACE yourself for the next instalment of the ‘St Kilda Schoolgirl’ saga. Former AFL player manager Ricky Nixon refuses to back down.
Fire uncovers illegal tobacco crop
A PROPERTY where 35,000 tobacco plants were growing caught on fire, exposing one man’s secret operation.
‘Die, c—’: Axe killer blames brain injury
A 42-YEAR-OLD man who killed a 14-year-old boy with an axe was a “simpleton” who just “lost his temper”, a court has heard.
Horrific killing spree with garden shears
A CHINESE woman who murdered her lover’s wife and grandson was driven by a desire for Australian citizenship.
The horrific killing of Sargun Ragi
A WIFE trying to escape her estranged husband after an arranged marriage was brutally murdered when he hired a private investigator to track down her new address.
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