Murdered, stuffed in a fridge and driven across Melbourne. What police allege happened to Isla Bell
Police allege the death of 19-year-old Isla Bell was caught on a sophisticated CCTV system, which then captured her “sugar daddy” trying to dispose of her body.
- by Erin Pearson
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‘Justice is not vindictive’: Crash driver who killed niece and unborn baby walks free
A judge found no court could punish Chrystle Kemp more than she had punished herself, and gave her a community corrections order.
- by Erin Pearson
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Crime
‘Suffering no more’: Details emerge of missing teen Isla Bell’s final days alive
The Brunswick teenager was murdered last month before her body was dumped at a Dandenong tip, police believe.
- by Erin Pearson, Cassandra Morgan, Lachlan Abbott and Brittany Busch
Drug squad officer jailed for falsifying DNA evidence in trafficking case
A detective will spend at least 18 months in jail after falsifying evidence to charge a single mother with drug trafficking.
- by Erin Pearson
Camper killer Gregory Lynn lodges appeal over his murder conviction
Lawyers for the former pilot have formally applied to the Court of Appeal to clear his name over the murder of camper Carol Clay.
- by Erin Pearson
Susan visits her daughter’s grave every day. At night, she dreams of her screaming for help
Maryam Hamka’s devastated mother knows no parent should have to bury a child. Now she wants her killer punished for what he’s done to her family.
- by Erin Pearson
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Courts
Families watch on as Samantha Murphy’s accused killer opts to fast-track murder trial
Patrick Stephenson will have his trial fast-tracked to the Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to murdering the missing Ballarat mother.
- by Erin Pearson
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Coroners Court of Victoria
Noeline wasn’t warned her ex had been released from jail early. Soon after, she was murdered
The case has prompted the state coroner to call for an overhaul of the way Victoria deals with family violence perpetrators.
- by Erin Pearson
A mother took a phone call. Nine minutes later, her son was found face down in the pool
Children aged one and two are most at risk of drowning, according to the coroner, who has urged parents to be vigilant when supervising toddlers near water.
- by Erin Pearson
‘Shrouded in mystery’: AFP officer caught with 200 grams of meth avoids jail
William Wheatley was a serving AFP officer when in December 2022, he was found with a quantity of methamphetamine 50 times higher than the threshold for trafficking.
- by Erin Pearson
Woman dead, three-year-old injured after truck crashes into preschool at Riddells Creek
A 43-year-old speech pathologist is dead and a three-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a water tanker ploughed into a preschool’s playground in a small town north of Melbourne.
- by Erin Pearson and Caroline Schelle
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