Law
Man who attacked hero officer whisked out back prison gate after appeal abandoned
The drug addict who bashed Samantha Barlow has been quietly released from jail to avoid the awaiting media, after the NSW government was advised it could not win a challenge to his release.
- by Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney
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Instagram model Grace Piscopo accused of lying to protect ex-boyfriend accused of murder
The 28-year-old teared up on the witness stand as prosecutors accused her of lying about the whereabouts of Andre Rebelo on the morning his mother died.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Perth Instagram star takes the stand in ex-boyfriend’s murder trial
The last witness to be called in Andre Rebelo’s murder trial was revealed to be his famous ex-girlfriend and mother of their son, Grace Piscopo.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘No one asked’: Why Andre Rebelo didn’t tell anyone he was last to see his mother alive
State prosecutors have accused Andre Rebelo of lying about the reason he went to his mother’s house on the morning she died.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Floreat mother denies she was concerned about emaciated daughter: court
The woman at the centre of a trial over the alleged malnourishment of her teenage daughter has been accused of cutting off family members who raised concerns about the girl.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Love you, see you’: Rebelo details final conversation with mum on day she died
Andre Rebelo is accused of killing his mum to claim more than a million dollars in life insurance policies he took out in her name a week before she died.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Andre Rebelo claims his mum asked for help with insurance policies weeks before her death
The 28-year-old told the court he saw his mum on the morning that she died but did not kill her.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Crime
‘Chop your hand off’: Slashed teen asked chef for lift home, court told
Jacob Greig, 32, who calls himself “Harry Potter” on social media, faced court accused of murdering a teenager in Sydney bushland.
- by Perry Duffin and Sarah McPhee
‘They’re trying to frame you for murder’: Secret recordings between Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo
Audio recordings from police listening devices placed in the home of Andre Rebelo and his Instagram-famous girlfriend Grace Piscopo have been played to the jury in his murder trial.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Grandfather recounts horror moment he was carjacked in his Armadale driveway
An 89-year-old man has described how he was pulled from his car and fell to the ground before thieves stole his Mercedes after returning home from lunch with his wife.
- by Brooke Comerford
Teen accused of killing Nick Campo puts himself behind bars to ‘demonstrate remorse’
The 17-year-old was allegedly reaching speeds of 135 km/h when it crashed in North Lake in July, killing his friend.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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