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A court sketch of Erin Patterson during her trial.

Erin Patterson lied, but jurors not ruling on ‘a court of morals’: judge

Erin Patterson lied and disposed of evidence, but Justice Christopher Beale has warned the jury not to let that prejudice them against her.

  • Erin Pearson

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Emma Bates was found dead in her home in Cobram, in Victoria’s north, in April last year.

Woman’s alleged killer has case delayed after fire takes family home

The brother of a man charged over the killing of his neighbour has allegedly set his own house on fire days before he was due to provide crucial evidence against his sibling.

  • Melissa Cunningham
The family of prominent barrister Allan Myers has ended a prolonged legal fight against ex-Hawthorn footballer Brad Sewell’s plan to build four holiday cabins beneath the Grampians.

Myers family drops long legal fight against ex-footballer’s Grampians build

The children of prominent barrister and rich-lister Allan Myers had objected to a “modest” development near the family’s homestead by former Hawks player Brad Sewell.

  • Lachlan Abbott
William Taylor was killed in the Burwood crash.

Parents ‘lonely and empty’ after son killed by speeding teen driver

Data analyst William Taylor was killed by an unlicensed teenage driver in a stolen car with friends who pleaded with him to stop.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Police swarmed to the area near Park and Dow streets in South Melbourne on a Saturday in late May.

‘Don’t you dare’: Officer’s warnings before fatally shooting driver

Madeline Margaret Henry was fatally shot in South Melbourne last month after driving towards a police officer during the arrest of a man allegedly wielding a machete.

  • Callum Godde
Robert “Locky” Eccles in 2009.

Awarded mentor jailed for ‘appalling’ child abuse while working as football umpire

Former Victorian Senior of the Year Robert Eccles, 72, will spend nearly three years in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a junior umpire in 2011.

  • Emily Woods
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The scene in Footscray Mall on Sunday after a man was seriously assaulted.

Former Age photographer dies after Footscray assault

Dominic O’Brien, 62, died after suffering critical injuries during an altercation in Melbourne’s inner west last Sunday.

  • Ashleigh McMillan and Hannah Hammoud
Erin Patterson.

The nine-hour window that prosecutors claim exposes Erin Patterson’s illness lie

When the accused killer says she became unwell from the toxic mushrooms and how she recovered – compared to her guests – has been at dispute at her murder trial.

  • Erin Pearson
Colin Mandy, SC, outside court in Morwell on Thursday.

‘You can’t change the past’: Mushroom cook panicked after guests sickened, defence says

Jurors in Erin Patterson case have been told there are reasons an innocent person might lie and dump a dehydrator.

  • Erin Pearson
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walked from custody earlier this year.

Mokbel receives government payout for savage jail bashing

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has had another legal victory after receiving an undisclosed financial settlement over an attack in Barwon Prison in 2019.

  • Cameron Houston

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