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An image of Sikeli Lala being interviewed by police.

Emma’s ex slammed her into a wall and stomped on her head. Reports like hers are increasing

The number of women reporting violent assaults at the hands of former partners has soared 30 per cent in the past five years.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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The head of Forensic Services Queensland has been given a show cause notice after contamination paused all testing.

Queensland lab boss has ‘less than a week’ to save her job

The head of the state’s forensic testing facility is fighting for her job after DNA testing was paused following the discovery of contamination issues at the lab.

  • Cameron Atfield
Experts warn street violence has been gamified in the digital age.

‘Zombie killers’ and the ‘lost boys’ of Melbourne’s warring youth gangs

Youth crime waves aren’t new, but experts warn street violence has been gamified. And it’s escalating, with more teens from middle-class backgrounds involved.

  • Sherryn Groch
North Lakes mum mother Emma Lovell’s killer was sentenced to 14 years’ jail for murder.

Killer of Emma Lovell fights for early release

The convicted killer is due to remain behind bars until 2032, but his lawyers have launched a new Supreme Court appeal.

  • William Davis
A report released by NSW Auditor-General Bola Oyetunji found the state government did not have adequate oversight of more than $200 million spent on Closing the Gap measures.

Half of NSW’s $222 million spend had no ‘tangible output’, audit finds

A damning audit has accused the state government of failing to keep track of $222 million aimed at closing the gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

  • Angus Thomson
Hannah Clarke and her three children were murdered by Clarke’s estranged partner in 2020 in Camp Hill.

Intimate partner control a crime as Hannah’s Law comes into effect

Controlling behaviours linked with physical and sometimes lethal escalation now come with up to 14 years’ prison for convicted offenders.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Unable to find a safe way home, Audrey Griffiths was murdered.

Adrian Torrens had been threatening to kill his ex: Hours later, he would instead kill a complete stranger

Many who live on the Central Coast say one simple, affordable thing could have protected Audrey Griffin.

  • Jordan Baker and Riley Walter
Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny said the Labor government is prioritising community safety.

Children charged with serious offences to be fitted with ankle bracelets for school

The courts have been given the green light to recommend ankle monitoring bracelets for serious youth offenders attending school while on bail.

  • Alex Crowe
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Daniel Hope went to jail a teenager. He’s coming out a ‘monster’

“His last words to me last Saturday were: ‘The system has made me the person I am today.’ I have thought long and hard about that.”

  • Erin Pearson
Strangulation was reported by nearly nine in 10 women calling Victoria’s 24/7 family-violence crisis response centre, Safe Steps, this year.

‘I could have died’: Jail time for strangulation to be doubled under Qld plan

In calling for tougher penalties, the Queensland Law Reform Commission says sexual strangulation has been normalised – especially among young people.

  • Cloe Read

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/justice-hr4