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Thornbury bar Cafe Gummo.

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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Todd Hubers von Assenraad who has been sentenced to more than 22 years’ jail for child sexual abuse.

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
Nelomie Perera was murdered by her ex.

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
Carl Ditterich pictured in 2011.

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
The damaged truck at the crash site in Strathmerton.

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
Brian Barnes faced court on Thursday accused of murder.

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
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A sexting stalker has been jailed.

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
Ishtpal Singh faced court on Wednesday charged with murder.

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
A 15-year-old boy accused of a terrifying machete attack and armed robbery in St Kilda

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
Dylan DiPierdomenico leaves the County Court on Monday.

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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