Risdon Prison must undergo urgent review, says coroner
Following the suicide of an alleged murderer on remand at Risdon Prison, a coroner says the jail’s mental health services need to undergo an urgent review.
Police & Courts Tasmania
Everybody appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court, Monday, April 29
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on April 29.
‘Inheritance impatience’: Financial elder abuse on the rise in Tas
Financial elder abuse is sadly on the rise in Tasmania, with adult sons and daughters increasingly stealing from ageing parents in a phenomenon dubbed “inheritance impatience”.
No beards allowed: TasWater’s facial hair rule challenged
A union challenged TasWater’s new rules that its employees be clean-shaven – with the removal of beards, moustaches, sideburns and even stubble. Fair Work Commission’s decision >>
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‘Loss of vision and flashing lights’: Man’s horrific attack on own mum
It was an attack that left a woman unable to breathe and “seeing flashing lights”. A Hobart man has pleaded guilty to squeezing his own mother’s throat after a family argument.
Review into Tas Police use of secret devices hits roadblock
Earlier this year, prosecutors were forced to drop a case against Sue Neill-Fraser’s former lawyer due to a botched surveillance operation by Tasmania Police. Now, a review into the force has been delayed. Find out why.
‘Raise the age’: Protesters turn out in droves
Children under the age of 14 shouldn’t be getting locked up, according to scores of protesters demanding Tasmania raise the age of criminal responsibility.
Ice-using neck stabber took victim out clubbing before robbery
A young Tasmanian man took his victim out drinking to a popular nightclub before “all of a sudden and without warning” produced a flick-knife. His victim feels “lucky” to be alive.
Former sailor who groped ‘trapped’ woman walks free
A former high-ranking sailor who groped an ‘essentially trapped’ woman in a toilet cubicle at a Hobart bar has walked free despite a court labelling his behaviour a ‘sad day for the navy’.
‘She begged you’: Man’s sickening attack on injured partner
A man who unleashed a torrent of violence upon his injured girlfriend in a Hobart backpackers’ hostel has learnt his fate. Find out how he was punished.
Top tattoo boss guilty of vile domestic violence offences
The owner of one of the state’s biggest tattoo studios committed 17 offences over nine months, including common assault and destroying property.
Loaded shotgun, $1000 Myer theft lands man in jail
A Tasmanian man in his early-twenties will remain behind bars after he was sentenced on more than a dozen charges, including a highway jaunt with a loaded shotgun.
Bobby’s friends ‘liars’, one a ‘perjurer’: Sword wielder’s lawyer
As the trial of five defendants accused of murdering young Burnie dad Bobby Medcraft enters what’s likely to be its final week, a barrister has told the jury two Crown witnesses are liars.
Drunk ‘taken down’ twice after shopping centre meltdown
A young Tasmanian dad was blind drunk when he assaulted a shopping centre security guard, was taken to ground, fled, then returned only to be taken down a second time by police.
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