Courts
Charges dropped against bar patron who confronted neo-Nazi gatecrashers
Benjamin Squire had been facing jail time after he was charged over a melee involving 20 neo-Nazis at a Melbourne bar.
- Erin Pearson
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Pentecostal church member jailed for 22 years over sexual abuse of Geelong boys
Todd Hubers van Assenraad was a well-known member of fundamentalist church Geelong Revival Centre when he abused and raped children aged six to 12 over several years, including during sleepovers and in public places.
- Erin Pearson
If her violent ex had been monitored, Nelomie might still be alive
A Melbourne mother hacked to death with an axe in her own home had done everything she could to protect herself. But her safety watch ultimately recorded her own murder.
- Erin Pearson
Sex abuse charges dropped against AFL Hall of Famer Carl Ditterich
The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions was concerned there were no reasonable prospects he would be convicted.
- Rachael Ward and Holly Hales
Driver who killed five after police road toll warning jailed for at least three years
Christopher Dillon Joannidis, 29, was sentenced in the County Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.
- Hannah Hammoud
Alleged killer fronts court after burnt body found near cemetery in regional Victoria
Brian Barnes, 67, is charged with the murder of a Quambatook woman believed to be a much-loved local.
- Erin Pearson
Sexting stalker jailed for relentless attacks, secret recordings
A Melbourne man who took secret intimate images of women before sending them to their colleagues will spend months in jail for what a magistrate described as a distressing, relentless campaign of abuse.
- Erin Pearson
Accused killer faces court over body found in playground
Ishtpal Singh is accused of killing a 36-year-old father of two at a playground in Melbourne’s west.
- Erin Pearson and Hannah Hammoud
Boy, 15, accused of slashing man with machete in St Kilda shows ‘no sign of slowing down’
A teenager who allegedly slashed a stranger across the head with a machete on a busy St Kilda street to steal a car wants to be freed on bail following an alleged nine-month crime spree.
- Erin Pearson
Jail sought for AFL legend’s son over $140,000 fraud
Dylan DiPierdomenico has faced court after pleading guilty to obtaining property by deception from a company where he worked as national sales manager.
- Emily Woods
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