Dying man ran over neighbour with quad bike
A terminally-ill Tasmanian man who ran over his neighbour with a quad bike because she tried to stop him crossing her property to collect his dog has been sentenced. CASE DETAILS >>
Police & Courts Tasmania
Passers-by helped trapped driver in crash
UPDATED: Two witnesses with a fire extinguisher likely saved the life of a driver trapped inside his burning car following a crash on the Midland Highway.
Hospital misses fatal fungal infection in lungs, brain
A man suffering a treatable infection in his lungs and brain died after a Tasmanian hospital misdiagnosed him and mismanaged his care, a coroner says.
How rude! School apologises after sign vandalised
A Tasmanian school has apologised online after someone vandalised its sign welcoming students back to school. WARNING, FOUL LANGUAGE>>
Police hunt for man in North West
A manhunt is underway in the state’s North West, with police searching for a person of interest.
Man picks jail time over drug treatment
A man with a criminal record dating back 15 years has opted to spend eight months in prison rather than serve a drug treatment order. CASE DETAILS >>
Driver seriously injured in car-bus crash
UPDATED: Two men have been flown to hospital in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter after a serious crash between a car and bus on the Midland Highway.
First extra magistrate appointed since 2009
A Tasmanian prosecutor bestowed with the title of Senior Counsel just days ago has now been named the state’s newest magistrate.
‘Avoidable’ death: High on ice, cannabis, on motorcycle
A Tasmanian coroner has lamented the “avoidable” nature of a collision involving a unlicensed motorbike rider who drove into the back of a parked prime mover while high.
Man guilty of groping co-worker after boob job joke
A hotel worker has been sentenced after assaulting his colleague by grabbing her breast and damaging her nipple ring, after she made a joke about getting a boob job in Asia.
‘Destructive’ paedophile attacker sentenced to more jail time
A ‘coginitively immature’ prisoner with a history of rampages and rioting has copped more jail time for scarring the face of a mentally disabled paedophile with hot water from an urn.
IN COURT: Full names of 578 people in Tasmanian courts today
Every day the Mercury publishes a full list of those scheduled to appear in the Magistrates and Supreme Courts of Tasmania.
Nightclub reveller pushed man down staircase
A judge has condemned “yet another example of alcohol-fuelled violent behaviour” after a young man was pushed down a staircase and knocked unconscious.
Barbaro’s drug comedown after dramatic arrest
Ricardo Barbaro has revealed that he is in withdrawals from a cocktail of drugs, with the accused murderer fronting court over the death of his girlfriend, Ellie Price. But police are no closer to uncovering the exact day she died.
State’s top lawyers snare silk
Four of Tasmania’s top lawyers have been honoured with the highest-ranking title of Senior Counsel.
Mark Rodney Jones ditches murder appeal
A man who waterboarded and suffocated a young Launceston man has dropped his appeal as a gag order is lifted on a witness to the torture.
Coroner rules on Nyrstar worker’s death
A coroner has handed down her findings into the death of loved husband and father who collapsed and died on the job at the Nyrstar zinc smelter.
Ex-Lambie staffer raided by police
Jacqui Lambie’s former chief-of-staff has denied any wrongdoing after police raided his home over an allegation. DETAILS >>
Ice addict’s driving could have ‘ended in tragedy’
An unlicensed driver with “an entrenched and very serious addiction to methylamphetamine” evaded police because he thought they were standover men, a court has heard.
Fatal crash driver’s deadly path of destruction
A fun-loving Hobart woman suffered “unsurvivable” injuries when an unlicensed driver sped through a stop sign and smashed into her car door. CORONER’S FINDINGS >>
Mum killed in highway smash was drunk, high
An East Coast mum killed in a highway crash was nearly four times the alcohol limit, high and had been drinking behind the wheel when she lost control of her car, a coroner has found.
Pensioner fined after dog attack
A Tasmania Police officer warned a dog owner “call the dog off or I’ll shoot it” after a report it had bitten another person twice just days before.
Friends’ quest to raise money for slain mum’s little boy
A family friend of slain Tasmanian mother Ellie Price hopes the Hobart community can help him build a trust fund for her bereaved four-year-old son Mostafa.
$1M firewood heist: More than a dozen charged
Almost 20 people have been charged after a tip-off about large-scale wood thefts in southern Tasmania — prompting police to issue a warning over gathering firewood illegally. SEE THE PICTURES
Arrest after Gumtree seller jumped
UPDATED: A man has been arrested after a Gumtree inspection meeting allegedly turned into a violent robbery. Three other suspects remain on the run.
Man accused of filming alleged rape victim
The 29-year-old has been charged with three counts of rape, indecent assault, recording his alleged victim in breach of privacy and possession of a prohibited visual recording.
Basher free from jail after brutal home attack
A Tasmanian judge has released a man from jail who took part in a violent group bashing after he’d drunk about 20 cans of beer, leaving the victim with a fractured vertebrae.
Schizophrenic woman loses fight to refuse treatment
A mentally ill woman has lost a year-long court battle over her right to refuse treatment, with Tasmania’s Chief Justice upholding mandatory treatment orders.
Gang of youths storm home with airsoft gun
Police are investigating after a gang of youths stormed a home armed with an airsoft gun overnight.
Knife-wielding man enters pleas
A man seen wielding a large knife in a shocking video shared online after an alleged attempted armed robbery has entered pleas to some of the related charges.
Foster dad sues State Government
A foster dad is suing the State Government for economic loss he claims he suffered when five boys were removed from his care, following a child sexual assault allegation he was never charged over.
Alleged axe-wielding attacker fronts court
Pushpa Raj Chhetri represented himself in court yesterday via a Nepali speaking interpreter.
Prison’s plan to beat COVID-19
Tasmania’s prisons have taken drastic measures to ensure there is no spread of COVID-19 within Tasmania’s correctional facilities – including further limiting prisoner mobility.
Court case interrupted by judge’s doorbell
In these strange and ever-evolving times, even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania can be caught out by the distractions of working from home.
House destroyed by second fire
A house in Hobart’s northern suburbs has been “completely destroyed” by a suspicious fire just two months after it was damaged in an arson attack.
Doctors fail to detect ‘substantial injuries’ days before death
Shirley Button complained of headaches and nausea and her heart stopped for six seconds just the day before she died. But doctors failed to record these major medical events.
Man charged over alleged home invasion
Launceston detectives searched a home and recovered property allegedly stolen from an elderly lady woman, including jewellery and electronics.
Murder accused enters plea
A North-West man who was one of five people charged with the murder of a young Burnie father has entered a plea.
Worker burnt in boiling tripe vat
John Krirona-Hodge was working in the “green room” of a meat factory when he fell into a vat of scorching hot tripe in 2016. A charge of reckless conduct against the abattoir remains undecided.
Was there an illegal dinner party?
The allegation of an illegal dinner party in the North-West has been assessed by police and the findings are in.
Home invasion targets elderly woman
An elderly woman in the north of the state woke up in the early hours of Sunday morning to find the three intruders in her home.
More jail time for jealous, repeat girlfriend-basher
A Hobart man has copped more jail time for a brutal hotel room attack in which he smothered his girlfriend with a pillow, told her she’d never see her children again, and made her believe she would die.
Golfers on par with new rules
It’s gloves on – and a few other on-course protocols – for local golfers who are being encourgaed to stay on the green.
Son must pay dad’s huge Centrelink debt
A man who sold one of his father’s houses, with the sale affecting the dad’s aged care payments, has been ordered to repay his father’s whopping Centrelink debt.
Prisoner escapes guard at RHH
Police say the latest escape from custody at the Royal Hobart Hospital was over within minutes.
Father-of-10’s drowning death ‘was avoidable’
A man drowned in Tasmanian waters while fishing alone at night while drunk with the coroner ruling the death accidental.
Everyone appearing in Tasmania’s courts
Here are the names of every person scheduled to appear in the Supreme Court and Magistrates Courts around Tasmania on Monday April 27, 2020.
‘No excuse’ for police evader’s actions
A man has been jailed for series of driving offences, including a “terrible episode” of reckless driving on major roads in an unroadworthy car.
Spirit of Tasmania drug trafficker sentenced
An ice-trafficking mother got into drugs and crime after running away from her strict Polish family as a rebellious teenager, a judge says.
Service to keep inmates in touch with outside world
A new service will help prison inmates keep in touch with their family and friends while visits are banned under coronavirus restrictions.
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