‘Penis threat’ days before murder
MELBOURNE man Josef Molfese was today sentenced to at least 18 years for a grisly 2016 murder. Days before, he made a disturbing threat.
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Big problem with a paedophile register
THE Victorian government is considering “naming and shaming” predators, but there are “unexpected consequences” that are being ignored.
Surgeon spat on, fatally punched over cigarette
A MELBOURNE man smoking in a non-smoking area outside a hospital was asked to stop. After spitting in the man’s face, he responded with a single fatal blow.
Radical plan for ‘sick’ criminals
IF A convicted sex offender moved in next door, wouldn’t you want to know? Of course you would, says one mum.
Moment brave milk bar staff fight back
TWO men raided a Melbourne milk bar armed with a baseball bat and an axe. They didn’t expect staff to react the way they did.
MUSTAFA and his wife Safia found their neighbour sitting on a bloodstained plastic chair, surrounded by a gruesome scene. He was allegedly the victim of terror. WARNING: Graphic.
Terror charge over ‘Islamic State-inspired’ stabbing
A WOMAN has been charged with engaging in a terrorist act after she allegedly stabbed a man in Melbourne in an incident police say is “Islamic State-inspired”.
Victoria’s big crime wave myth
YOU could be forgiven for thinking crime in Australia’s most densely populated state is soaring. New information shows the opposite.
Students’ complaints referred to police
COMPLAINTS about Melbourne’s former Lord Mayor Robert Doyle’s “inappropriate behaviour” at a Victorian college have been referred to police.
Melbourne dog walk bashing victim dies
THE elderly woman who was bashed and left in a pool of her own blood has died from her injuries on the same day her accused smiled in court.
Killer’s chilling question to police
WHEN being interviewed by police after sexually assaulting and murdering a young girl, this killer had a chilling question for the cops.
Teens investigated over vile video
TWO teenagers have been interviewed by police over the horrific Snapchat video of a baby being waterboarded and having a plastic bag shoved over its head. Warning: Distressing
Stacey’s family begs for answers
IT’S exactly what Stacey Tierney’s family were dreading a year after the backpacker stripper’s mysterious death in a Melbourne club.
Children witness woman set alight
A WOMAN in Melbourne was covered in petrol and set alight, and is now clinging to life in hospital.
Screams as woman burned in home
A YOUNG woman was burned at a Melbourne home, it has been reported, as neighbours reveal they heard screams.
Elderly woman found in ‘pool of blood’
AN ELDERLY woman is clinging to life after being found in a pool of blood in St Albans, Melbourne.
Cyclist’s bizarre molotov cocktail attack
A LYCRA-CLAD bike rider has been caught on camera launching a petrol bomb into an Aussie hotel car park before pedalling away.
Jail for ‘calculated’ killing of friend
JOSHUA Kane thought he was going for a walk with friends. But they had an 18-inch machete and were taking him to a place ominously named Lake Surprise.
Man charged over mum’s death
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing death of Victorian mother-of-two Raichele Galea.
Siege over as police stand down
BREAKING: Heavily-armed police were unable to find the man they believed was holed up in a home with a gun.
Over 65 handguns stolen in armed robbery
MORE than 65 high-powered handguns are heading for the Melbourne underworld after a group of masked and armed men held up a gun shop.
Shop owner ‘lucky’ after man shot dead
UPDATED: A BOTTLE shop owner in Melbourne says he is lucky after police shot dead a man holding up his store with a sawn-off shotgun.
Hanson hits out at criminal immigrants
ONE Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for some families of immigrants who commit crimes to be deported — amid fears of a “street gang” crime wave in Melbourne.
Man charged over horrific carjacking
POLICE have arrested a man in relation to a violent carjacking in Melbourne — in which a teenager was bashed so badly that she needs plastic surgery.
Bashed teen was trying to save her dog
A TEENAGER who was bashed so badly she needs plastic surgery says she was just trying to save her dog during a violent carjacking in Melbourne.
Teen girl beaten in carjacking horror
A TEENAGER will need plastic surgery after being repeatedly punched in the face during a violent carjacking in Melbourne.
‘Disgusting’: Man stole from funeral
A LOW-life robber has stolen cash donations from a funeral in Melbourne’s north west, with police fearing it isn’t the first time he’s struck.
Sudanese home invasion stats revealed
A SENIOR cop says aggravated burglaries have become the “crime of choice” for young Sudanese offenders — as statistics reveal the scale of the problem.
Man killed and two injured in stabbings
TWO horrendous stabbing incidents took place in Melbourne overnight — one of the victims was taken to hospital but died shortly after.
Woman climbed cliff to escape pervert
A NAKED pervert chased a terrified woman who was sunbathing at a beach near the Great Ocean Road — now the details of her incredible escape have been revealed.
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