Crime
Boy, 15, charged with murder over stabbing; victim named in Campbellfield shooting
An 18-year-old man died near Melton on Friday night after a wild brawl involving about 40 youths. Meanwhile, police have named the man killed in a shooting in Campbellfield.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Latest
Two dead after shooting and stabbing incidents overnight
One of the victims was an 18-year-old male who died during a knife brawl in Melbourne’s west.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Updated
Victoria
Man charged with murder after fatal double shooting in Rye
Jack Gilmour and Charlyze Hayter were found with fatal gunshot wounds after a fight broke out in a home on the Mornington Peninsula on December 2.
- by Angus Delaney and Lachlan Abbott
Man jailed for up to 24 years after stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in front of her child
James Pualic murdered Analyn “Logee” Osias, a mother of four, after breaking into her Bendigo home in 2023.
- by Tara Cosoleto
Analysis
Naked City
The A to Z of crime, 2024 style
From the torching of tobacco stores to High Country killings, mushroom mysteries and cold cases solved: John Silvester reviews the year in crime.
- by John Silvester
Robert Farquharson’s lost psychological report revealed
The report was buried in Victoria Police files for decades – until now. It remains the only attempt made to get the bottom of what motivated a man convicted of killing all three of his children.
- by Michael Bachelard and Ruby Schwartz
Exclusive
Victorian Parliament
Victims to get new rights under revised charter as crime spikes
A review could recommend specific rights for victims of sexual violence, and asks whether victims should have the right to seek an independent review of police or prosecution decisions.
- by Rachel Eddie
‘I like to hurt people’: Inside the brutal world of the Comanchero bikie gang
A nine-week murder trial has laid bare the brutality, rules and rigid hierarchy of the most powerful bikie club in the nation.
- by Chris Vedelago and Erin Pearson
Accused ‘sadistic, vile’ rapist to face fresh trial
The Court of Appeal has set aside the convictions of Theodoros Tsalkos, who was sentenced to up to 13 years and six months in prison last year.
- by Emily Woods
Crime in Victoria at highest level on record
Youth crime has hit a 15-year peak and domestic violence is at a record high, according to the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency.
- by Angus Delaney
Axe murderer sentenced to 37 years’ jail for killing estranged wife
A judge found Dinush Kurera’s self-pity during a bitter divorce transformed into homicidal rage.
- by Erin Pearson
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