Crime
Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight
The attack is the second violent gang attack within days on Springvale’s main road.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Latest
Officer who fatally shot fugitive wielding an empty gun ‘acted appropriately’: coroner
Turvey was tasered and shot dead by police after a three-day manhunt. The coroner has found the officer who killed him acted appropriately.
- by Tara Cosoleto
Bodybuilder who killed partner in front of her 10-year-old asks for lighter sentence
During Sven Lindemann’s trial, the court heard Monique Lezsak’s daughter told him to “leave my mother alone” as he stabbed his partner to death.
- by Amber Johnston
Fight night linked to The Punisher cancelled after police raise safety concerns
A bout involving Sam Abdulrahim’s nephew has been called off after arsonists tried to torch the Thomastown venue in the lead up to the fight.
- by Cameron Houston and Lachlan Abbott
Analysis
Naked City
Greg Lynn and trying to pull a rabbit from a legal hat
The defence thought it would win and chose not to push for a new trial. To now say it was a miscarriage of justice is a little like getting a free kick, playing on, hitting the post and then asking for another shot.
- by John Silvester
Breaking
Missing person
Man charged with murder over disappearance of Adrian Romeo
The charge over the suspicious disappearance of 43-year-old Melbourne man Adrian Romeo in February follows the arrest of another man in relation to the case this week.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Teacher who faked qualifications to gain principal jobs avoids jail
A Melbourne teacher who faked degrees to gain jobs as a principal defrauded the Education Department of more than $690,000.
- by Caroline Schelle
Four youths jailed for unprovoked murder of boy, 16, in suburban street
Declan Cutler was walking home from a party when a carload of gang members stopped and attacked him. Police have described the murder as one of the most brutal attacks in Victorian history.
- by Erin Pearson
Woman accused of killing elderly neighbour allegedly broke into her home and stole from her
A West Footscray woman charged with killing her neighbour and dumping the body in the Maribyrnong River allegedly broke into the elderly woman’s home and stole cash and jewellery.
- by Erin Pearson
The ‘trusted insiders’ helping underworld bosses dodge border security
Police call them “trusted insiders” and crooks call them “doors”. They’re the people who work in industries which import, export, or move goods across borders, and who help criminal syndicates bring drugs and tobacco onshore.
- by David Estcourt
‘Menace to society’: Fatal hit-run driver jailed for at least five years
The judge who jailed Peter Koutsogiannakis described the 30-year-old as “devoid of moral qualms” and says he left a cyclist to die like roadkill.
- by Emily Woods
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