Ex-hospital worker stole money to ‘make ends meet’
A woman who ‘borrowed’ money from the Department of Health while working at the Mersey Community Hospital says she did so because she was in financial strife. Her sentence.
Police & Courts Tasmania
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Monday, April 1
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on April 1.
Cocaine dealer ‘remorseful’ for selling drugs on Snapchat
A man who sold cocaine for nearly two years using social media has been sentenced in the Supreme Court.
Beach blitz: Drivers on notice after Easter crackdown
Drivers have received defect notices after they were called out during a police crackdown. Here’s what the cops are keeping an eye out for.
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How 30-person street ‘disturbance’ spiralled out of control
Four Tasmanian women, including three from the same family, have been sentenced for their roles in a wild street confrontation. Here’s how the night of carnage went down.
Officer charged over crash which killed mum, son
A Tasmania Police officer has been hit with multiple charges, including causing death by negligent driving, in relation to a crash which killed a mother and son earlier this year.
‘Be slutty’: College IT worker paid girls for explicit images
An IT worker at a Catholic school in Tasmania posed as someone else online and asked girls for explicit photos and videos in exchange for money. He’s now pleaded guilty to numerous child sex charges.
‘That’s when I swung the knife’: Bobby’s murder accused speaks
“I was scared”: A tearful Tasmanian man accused of murdering a young Burnie dad, alongside four others, has told the jury in his trial of grabbing a sword and cutting into the leg of the deceased.
‘Armed with weapons’: Graphic death in broad daylight
A young man has admitted there was “violence that took place” at Sorell last March. But he denies he intended to murder his nan’s partner with a baseball bat to the head.
Coroner’s findings revealed in case of lost wanderer
In 2018, police found an abandoned van in remote Tasmania, filled with nothing but a few groceries, camping gear and dozens of brand-new, unopened vinyl LP records. Tragically, their owner had vanished without a trace.
Huge verdict in infamous polo ponies case
The operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferries has been found guilty of animal welfare charges related to the death of 16 polo ponies on board after a tournament at Barnbougle in 2018.
Body cams at schools, fatal crash audits in road safety push
A parliamentary committee has released a final report after a lengthy inquiry into road safety with more than 90 findings after 46 deaths on our roads this year. See some of the key recommendations.
‘More drunk, more obnoxious’: Murder trial hears of show party
A man allegedly murdered at a Far North Qld show is said to have swung a hammer towards the Tasmanian murder-accused’s “woman” the same night as his death, a court has heard.
Sandy Bay father jailed for sexually abusing teen girls
A Sandy Bay husband and father who met up with two teenage sisters at night and sexually abused them before leaving them to walk home alone, has learnt his fate in court.
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