Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Friday, May 24
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 24.
Police & Courts Tasmania
Mother opens ‘Jari’s Place’ refuge for men in honour of late son
“I didn’t realise how much the town would wrap their arms around it.” A grieving mother has opened a “safe haven” for men at Huonville, and has been astonished by the response.
Final person to be sentenced after roadside execution of Hobart man
More than five years after Hobart dad Jarrod Turner was shot dead at close range, the final person involved in his demise will soon be sentenced – and the full story will finally emerge.
Jealous murderer granted parole after 12 years at Risdon Prison
A jealous killer who murdered his love rival in a fit of anger has been released from Risdon Prison after a dozen years behind bars – and plans to return to his hobby of racing pigeons.
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No kids in ‘Ashley house of horrors’ for Christmas
The children held inside the state’s notorious youth detention centre should be freed for Christmas, the Greens say. HAVE YOUR SAY IN OUR POLL
‘You should be ashamed’: Why pair brutally bashed innocent cleaner at mall
A Tasmanian duo repeatedly kicked and stomped on a Glenorchy Central cleaner in front of horrified shoppers, leaving his face caved in and requiring surgery. The man was completely innocent.
Bust-up: Young mum bashed ex, who is also facing a DV charge
A young Tasmanian woman, prominent on the equestrian scene, has admitted to bashing her ex-partner. The man was charged with an offence also, which is set for a hearing.
TasTAFE tutor, ex-high school techie charged with child images
A Tasmanian tech whiz who has held a series of roles in the sector, including a six-month stint providing a training program to high school students, has been charged with three offences.
Top agent put nail under wife’s wheel, tried to run her off road
A Tasmanian real estate agent with a lengthy career at a top outfit has pleaded guilty to seven offences stemming from two separate incidents involving his wife.
Strangulation, knife threat: Muay Thai fighter on 54 DV charges
A young Tasmanian man is facing dozens of domestic violence charges, including that he allegedly pulled a woman by her hair, threatened her with a knife, and kneed her to the face.
Smashed chippie kicks cop’s neck, resists during nightclub meltdown
A Tasmanian carpenter with a history of grog-fuelled offending disgraced himself after being kicked out of a popular nightclub, his attempt to re-enter leading to a violent fracas with police.
Ex-MP Rene Hidding’s son jailed over sickening images
Thousands of vile images and videos depicting some of the most depraved child abuse imaginable were found on devices of “porn-addicted” Tasmanian father-of-four Bradley Hidding.
‘Sleazy’ delivery driver gets sexual harassment payout cut in half
A delivery driver who slapped the bottom of a Sanity employee and called her “juicy” will only have to fork out half of a massive sexual harassment payout. Read what happened in court.
Bob Chappell’s son reveals heartache in wake of Neill-Fraser’s release
The Parole Board of Tasmania has revealed why it decided to free convicted murderer, Sue Neill-Fraser. But it also provides a rare insight into the pain of murdered man Bob Chappell’s family.
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