‘No one should drown in a public pool’
A MAN who tragically drowned near a lifeguard at a public pool in Melbourne should never have died, a coroner says.
Courts & Law
‘You’re f***ed’: Ex-partner killer jailed
A MAN who told his ex-partner she was f***ed before murdering her in a stabbing frenzy has been jailed for 25 years.
Man linked to ‘ice-rage’ murder
A MAN who admitted being an accessory to the murder of a Victorian mum in an old mine has been denied bail.
Sick reason behind these tattoos
SASHO Ristovski is reminded of what he did every time he looks in the mirror. He thinks of himself as “some sort of demon”.
Court outburst over mum beaten to death
A SUPPORTER of a mum who was beaten to death, burned and dumped in a disused mine shaft lashed out in a hearing for a man charged over her death.
Witnesses come forward about dead mum
SOME 80 witnesses have given information to police investigating the murder of Melbourne mother Kylie Blackwood, a court has been told.
Man jailed for ice-fuelled fatal car crash
A MELBOURNE driver who was high on the drug ice when he lost control of his car and hit a tree, killing his passenger, has been sentenced.
A MAN’S shallow and sick fantasies drove him to brutally kill his wife after she suffered through years of torture.
Guilty verdict for creepy commuter
A CREEPY commuter accused of putting his hand up the skirt of a 14-year-old schoolgirl could face jail when he is sentenced in October.
Drug-fuelled driver jailed for teen’s death
A VICTORIAN learner driver whose alcohol, drug and speed-fuelled driving caused the death of a young teen will spend a maximum of five years in jail.
‘Delusional’ man took waitress hostage
A MAN who held a waitress hostage at knifepoint during an eight-hour siege at a Melbourne restaurant has been jailed.
CCTV could be key in servo murder
SECURITY camera footage could be crucial in the case of a Melbourne man who was attacked at a servo last month.
Wife fed husband poisoned meatballs: court
JOANNE poisoned her husband’s meatball dinner and watched him eat the entire meal, before trying to inject him with weedkiller, a court has heard.
Girlfriend of dead teen ‘haunted’
A YOUNG woman is haunted by thoughts of a horror crash that killed her boyfriend and said her whole future had been taken away.
Backpacker trapped in living hell
A BACKPACKER was held hostage and tortured for weeks on end after embarking on an adventure to Australia.
‘A danger to everyone he meets’
A HOMELESS man who is alleged to have almost killed two men would be a danger to the public if released, police have said.
Mum blamed witchcraft for kids’ death
A WOMAN who believed witchcraft, possibly conjured up by her lover’s wife, was behind the death of three of her children has pleaded not guilty of murder.
Lake plunge mum pleads not guilty
A MOTHER charged with murdering her three youngest children by driving into a Melbourne lake has pleaded not guilty to the alleged crimes.
Mum accused of killing child fronts court
THE mother accused of killing her own toddler before blaming a barefoot African man has faced court for the first time today.
Murder witness has ‘disturbed history’
A WOMAN who claims Akon Guode admitted killing her three youngest children has a “very disturbed history”, a court has been told.
Mass killer’s plot to walk free
A MASS killer jailed for killing seven people and wounding 19 others is reportedly planning a legal battle with the Victorian Government.
Killed homeless man: ‘What did I do?’
A CALLOUS killer who laughed after murdering an intellectually disabled homeless man in an unprovoked beating has been jailed for 20 years.
Terror teen ‘kind and considerate’
A MELBOURNE teen who plotted to behead a police officer on Anzac Day was “a kind and considerate young person”, a court has heard.
Terror teen allegedly planned cop murder
A MELBOURNE teenager plotted to murder a police officer on Anzac Day by beheading him “in the pursuit of violent jihad”, a court has been told.
Cop allegedly planted knife at crime scene
A VICTORIAN police officer charged with murdering a man during a traffic stop said the victim threatened him with a knife.
Accused ‘deleted phone evidence’
A WOMAN accused of being a “great actor” allegedly factory reset her phone the morning after her former lover was shot and killed.
Oswals settle part of their legal battle
THE Oswals have settled part of a mammoth legal case over the sale of their Australian fertiliser business.
Brazen art thieves to face justice
TWO men hid out in a Melbourne studio and painted exact replicas of famous artworks and sold them for millions.
William ‘person of interest’ on sex charges
A MAN who has been questioned over the disappearance of NSW boy William Tyrrell will appear in a Victorian court today on sex charges.
‘Every woman’s worst nightmare’
PEOPLE believed he was looking for a housemate, but it was something much more evil. He was looking for victims.
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