Crime
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Victoria
Young man who was stabbed to death by group in ‘attack mode’ identified
Lino Atem’s death comes two years after his older brother was shot to death outside the family home.
- by Angus Delaney
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Lorrin went to the shops 12 years ago – and was never seen again. Her daughter has been haunted ever since
For Amelia Grozdanovski, the happiest times of life have often been the hardest since her mother disappeared without a trace.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Victim of horror truck crash identified
Taylors Hill man Steven Kinna has been identified as the person killed in a collision with a truck on Monday, after the accused driver fronted court.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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Victoria
Crime figure Hawre Sherwani killed in targeted attack
Police have appealed to the public for more information after the former Comanchero was fatally shot in Melbourne’s west on Thursday night.
- by Cameron Houston, Angus Delaney and Marta Pascual Juanola
‘Reckless’ campfire led to nightmare blaze for holidaymakers; Thieves steal CFA vehicle in central Victoria
Investigators have pinpointed an unattended campfire as the cause of a bushfire that burned through 14 hectares and forced campers to evacuate in Victoria’s south-west.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Man denies murdering English teacher and dumping body in bin
Stephen Fleming is to stand trial in the Supreme Court over the death of Annette Brennan, whose body was found in green waste at a recycling facility.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Accused arsonist faces court charged over $1 million Caulfield Racecourse blaze
A 51-year-old alleged firebug has appeared in court after being charged with lighting the blaze that ripped through a grandstand at the heritage-listed Caulfield Racecourse.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Lachlan Abbott
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Fire
Man charged after Caulfield Racecourse blaze, grassfires
A 51-year-old man has been charged with arson after flames engulfed part of a grandstand, as police investigate whether other fires are linked to the case.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Cassandra Morgan
Driver of allegedly stolen truck kills motorist in collision after high-speed police chase
Police said a truck was being followed from the air when it collided with a car at traffic lights in Footscray early on Monday morning, killing the hatchback driver.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Melbourne’s most hunted man is working as bodyguard for an MMA legend
Russian mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov has hired Melbourne’s most besieged underworld figure for protection.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Cameron Houston
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Organised crime
Tobacco war kingpin making $1 million a month in ‘extortion tax’
Kazem Hamad’s crime syndicate now controls several hundred underground tobacco retailers, and it’s netting “monster” business for the underworld kingpin.
- by Chris Vedelago
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