DPP
Judge vilified sexual assault complainant, bullied prosecutor, watchdog finds
The NSW Judicial Commission said District Court Judge Robert Newlinds should not hear criminal cases for the “foreseeable future” after his conduct in a sexual assault trial.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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The unhappiest place in the NSW public service
The latest temperature check of Australia’s largest workforce reveals all is unwell with the state’s crime-crushers.
- by Angus Dalton
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Courts
Prosecutors to pay Tobias Moran $190,000 after backpacker murder charge dropped
The costs order was made after charges of murder and attempting to pervert the course of justice over the death of his girlfriend Simone Strobel were withdrawn.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Hospitals in crisis
Grieving family begs for answers after new evidence emerges
The family of a little boy who died suspiciously are demanding action after the coroner found the child’s injuries were not accidental.
- by Laura Banks
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Hospitals
Hospital failed to report Baylen’s injuries. Eight days later he was dead
A coroner has blasted Tamworth Hospital for not reporting the suspicious injuries suffered by 21-month-old Baylen Pendergast in November 2013.
- by Laura Banks
Police allege William Tyrrell’s foster mum covered up death, seek charges
Detectives searching for the missing three-year-old, who would now be 12, have recommended prosecutors charge his foster mother over allegedly covering up his death.
- by Tiffiny Genders and Perry Duffin
Prosecutors to consider third trial for Kyle Daniels’ sexual abuse charges
The Director of Public Prosecutions will decide whether the Mosman swimming instructor will face court again after a jury acquitted him of 10 out of 21 charges.
- by Sarah McPhee
Top prosecutor wants prison officer charged with murder after fatal shooting
A Corrective Services NSW officer could be charged with murdering Aboriginal man Dwayne Johnstone. The DPP’s plan has triggered a 24-hour strike.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Accused Valentine’s Day murderer released from custody in ‘unusual’ bail decision
Taxi driver Naji Fakhreddine is accused of murdering German national Bernd Lehmann in 2008 after the pair engaged in oral sex.
- by Fergus Hunter
Sydney silk Sally Dowling appointed NSW’s first female DPP
Ending months of speculation about who would take on the top job, the seasoned criminal barrister has emerged as the successor to Lloyd Babb, SC.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Don Harwin goes from backbencher to overseeing backflip
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian reinstated her close friend and a confidant to her cabinet within hours of allegations he breached COVID-19 lockdown orders being dismissed by the court.
- by Lucy Cormack and Alexandra Smith
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