Tasmanian dad killed in one-punch attack could’ve survived if not for hospital failings, coroner finds
A father of three killed in an unprovoked one-punch attack would likely not have died…
Tasmanian dad killed in one-punch attack could’ve survived if not for hospital failings, coroner finds
A father of three killed in an unprovoked one-punch attack would likely not have died but for the failings at a Hobart hospital, a coroner has found. University of Tasmania academic Stewart Williams died from brain damage suffered in the attack by Beau Wayne Kelly at a Hobart nightclub in the early hours of February…
‘Hunting expedition’: Attempted murder sentence paused for psychiatric test
A man found guilty over a “highly unusual” murder attempt will undergo a court-ordered psychiatric assessment that could decide whether he will ever be suitable for release back into the community. Anthony Daniel Rajek was this week found guilty of attempted murder and acts intending to cause grievous bodily harm. Rajek, then aged 21, stabbed…
Man convicted of murder smiles and gives family thumbs-up after sentencing
A late confession, inconclusive DNA evidence and a quashed conviction will set a man free more than 10 years after being found guilty of murder. Dressed in a white shirt and blue suit, Wassim Tiriaki smiled and waved to members of his family in the public gallery as he waited to be sentenced for the…
Brittany Higgins grilled over fabrication of alleged rape during defamation trial
Brittany Higgins has denied fabricating her allegation of being raped by Bruce Lehrmann on a federal minister’s couch. Giving evidence on Thursday in a Federal Court defamation trial, Higgins became emotional during cross-examination by Lehrmann’s barrister Steven Whybrow SC. “That is a fabrication that you were sexually assaulted,” Whybrow said. Watch the latest news and…
Teen arrested in surf of Surfers Paradise beach after alleged pharmacy robbery
A teen who allegedly robbed a pharmacy has been arrested in the surf of a Gold Coast beach. The 19-year-old man is accused of trying to dump the medications he allegedly stole from the Surfers Paradise Boulevard pharmacy in the surf about 11pm on Wednesday. He held up staff of the business with a knife…
Queensland man allegedly assaulted in unprovoked attack on the Gold Coast
A Queensland homeowner has been targeted in a random attack while working on his yard on the Gold Coast. CCTV footage obtained by 7NEWS captured the incident which took place in September. The 37-year-old father can be seen raking stones on the side of his property when he is approached from behind by a stranger….
Brittany Higgins to continue giving evidence at Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial
Brittany Higgins will give more evidence in support of Network Ten’s defence against defamation proceedings launched by Bruce Lehrmann, after the broadcaster aired her allegation she was raped by a colleague in Parliament House. Lehrmann was charged in August 2021 over the alleged rape in Senator Linda Reynolds’ office in March 2019, which he denies….
Ben Roberts-Smith ordered to pay publishers’ legal costs after defamation case defeat
Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of several media outlets following a failed defamation action over allegations he committed war crimes. The Federal Court ruled in June that articles published by Nine newspapers and The Canberra Times alleging Mr Roberts-Smith’s involvement in four murders while deployed in Afghanistan were…
Schoolboy reveals mental scars from shocking Beckenham crash that sent him sliding down road
A 14-year-old boy run down while crossing a Perth road is back on his feet but his family say his mental scars will take longer to heal. Schoolboy Robert Corps was pictured in dramatic security camera vision sliding several metres down the road after he was hit by a car on William St in Beckenham…
‘No one wants to help me‘: Rapist who tortured victim speaks in court appealing seven life sentences
A Queensland man given seven life sentences after repeatedly raping and torturing a woman for three weeks in one of the state’s most horrific crimes says “no one is helping” him as he attempts an appeal. Nicholas John Crilley was given one of the toughest sentences in Queensland history when he brutally assaulted the then…
Former Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos, who lured boys for sex with drugs and money, learns fate
Former NSW Labor politician Milton Orkopoulos used drugs, money and his position of trust in the community to sexually assault vulnerable young boys. The now-66-year-old will spend another decade behind bars after being found guilty in April on 26 charges involving sexually abusing and supplying drugs to four minors between 1993 and 2003. He was…
‘Bizarre’: Judge slams woman who tried to sue Coles over false imprisonment, assault claims
A WA woman who unsuccessfully sued Coles and a security company, claiming she was falsely imprisoned and the victim of an assault and battery, gave “bizarre” evidence during the hearing, a judge has said. The woman took the supermarket giant and a security company that operated in a Perth shopping centre to court following two…
Man charged with manslaughter and negligent driving after boy, 5, drowns in floodwaters
A 38-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter and negligent driving after a five-year-old boy died when he became trapped in a car swept away by floodwaters last year. The boy’s body was found inside a submerged utility vehicle in Tullamore, northwest of Parkes in central western NSW, in late 2022. On September 23, emergency…
Accused Werribee parcel thief allegedly sold packages stolen from Australia Post
An alleged parcel thief has been charged over a series of post office break-ins where close to $10,000 worth of packages was stolen. Victorian police say post offices in Werribee and Point Cook, in Melbourne’s southwest, were targeted five times in September and October. Packages containing thousands of dollars worth of goods were swiped before…
Three deaths at Howard Springs COVID facility during forced quarantine probed in inquiry
An inquest into the deaths of three people during forced COVID quarantine at Howard Springs will examine the legality of their detention and the adequacy of their care. David Hardy, 77, Raylene Dick, 50, and Karen Bading, 56, were all classified as deaths in custody. The trio had been diagnosed with or suspected to have…
SA mother allegedly murdered by husband lived for her daughter, friends say
Friends of 55-year-old Jodie Jewell, who was allegedly murdered by her husband, say the Adelaide mother was a kind person with an infectious spirit. Jodie was found dead in her Modbury North home on Tuesday, sparking a statewide manhunt for her husband, Kevin Jewell, 55, the prime suspect in her killing. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE:…
Man who raped woman he met on dating app learns fate
Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault A rape victim who was sexually assaulted by a man she met on a dating app has told a court she used to be “fun-loving and independent” before the assault. The woman, who cannot be identified, delivered a victim impact statement to Downing Centre District Court…
Bruce Lehrmann settles defamation dispute with ABC over Brittany Higgins speech
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has settled a defamation case with the ABC over the broadcast of a speech by his alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins. Lehrmann’s high-profile defamation case over media reports began on Wednesday, with an 18-day hearing scheduled in the Federal Court. The ABC’s barrister Dr Matthew Collins KC confirmed the settlement…
Coskun Jaques Marius pleads not guilty to murder after bashing Gold Coast man Tane Tahi Manawa
An aspiring rapper committed a “horrendous” murder by bashing a sleeping Gold Coast man with a metal bar and leaving him to die over the course of 45 minutes, a court has heard. Coskun Jaques Marius, 30, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Queensland Supreme Court to the manslaughter of Tane Tahi Manawa, 38, at the…
‘You stole five lives’: Heartbroken families face speeding driver Tyrell Edwards over fatal Buxton crash
The families of five teenagers killed in a horrific car crash south west of Sydney last year have faced the driver responsible for the fatal tragedy, telling a court of their immeasurable pain. Best friends Lily Van De Putte, Gabby McLennan, Summer Williams, all aged 14, Tyrese Bechard, 15, and 16-year-old Antonio Desisto all died…
SA man charged with murder following alleged shooting of police officer Jason Doig
A 26-year-old South Australian man has been charged after an alleged shoot-out with police near the SA-Victorian border. Police were called to an isolated rural property in Senior, about 15km north of Bordertown, on Thursday morning when they were allegedly confronted by Jadyn Stimson. Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig, 53, of Lucindale Police Station, was allegedly…
SA police commissioner’s son’s accused hit-run killer freed on bail
The man who allegedly killed the son of South Australia’s top police officer by hitting him with his car has been released on bail. Dhirren Randhawa, 18, faces four charges, including causing death by dangerous driving, over the death of Charlie Stevens, 18, on Friday night in Goolwa, about 90km southeast of Adelaide. Police said…
Teenager stabbed multiple times on bus at Ingleburn in Sydney’s southwest
A teenager was allegedly stabbed multiple times on a bus in Sydney’s southwest earlier this week, with another man now charged with attempted murder. The 18-year-old was allegedly stabbed on board the bus in front of other passengers in Ingleburn about 1.15pm on Wednesday. The bus then stopped at a bus stop at the intersection…
Sydney real estate agent learns fate over drug-fuelled samurai sword attack
A Sydney real estate agent who slashed a woman with a samurai sword and assaulted a second woman while high on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol has avoided jail. Karl Howard, 46, the former principal of Ray White in Balmain, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and reckless grievous bodily harm over…
Hunter Valley couple go to court over neighbour’s tree
A couple successfully had a tree on their neighbour’s property removed after its roots damaged parts of their property, including their driveway, in the Hunter Valley region of NSW. The couple, who live in Hinton, applied to the Land and Environment Court to have the Morton Bay fig removed after the local council refused the…
Gold Coast lifesaver Connor James Buhk found not guilty of raping woman in Kirra Surf Club in 2020
Supporters of a Gold Coast lifesaver have cheered and clapped as he was acquitted over allegations he raped a drunk woman in a surf club. Connor James Buhk, 25, has stood trial in the Queensland District Court this week after pleading not guilty to raping the woman in a bedroom of the Kirra Surf Club…
Hillcrest families welcome charges against Tasmanian jumping castle operator Taz-Zorb
The families of the children killed in the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania have welcomed the news that charges have been laid against the amusement’s operator. Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died after a jumping castle was lifted into the air at Hillcrest Primary School…
Former Home and Away actor learns fate over Byron Bay drugs charges
A former TV star who admitted to supplying drugs in northern NSW won’t be jailed over the offence. Putu Sugiarta Winchester-Stanton, 44, pleaded guilty to one charge of supplying cocaine in Byron Bay. He was sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court on Thursday to an 18-month Intensive Corrections Order. Watch the latest news and…
Verdict in as McDonald’s sues Hungry Jack’s over burger
McDonald’s has lost a three-year trademark fight with fast-food rival Hungry Jack’s. The US hamburger giant sued Hungry Jack’s in 2020 claiming its sale of the “Big Jack” and “Mega Jack” burgers infringed the Big Mac trademark. On Thursday, the Federal Court dismissed the allegations, saying neither burger brand was deceptively similar to the Big…
Hamilton Hill man charged over early morning crane climb in Perth CBD
A man has been charged after allegedly climbing a crane at Elizabeth Quay in Perth’s CBD, prompting authorities into an early morning rescue operation. Emergency services were called to a skyscraper construction site on William St about 1.30am following reports someone had scaled a crane. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man rescued after allegedly climbing Perth…
Man charged with attempted murder over alleged stabbing at Mantra hotel in Brisbane CBD
A Gold Coast man has been accused of trying to stab another man to death in a Brisbane CBD hotel. The 42-year-old man from Varsity Lakes allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man at the Mantra on Mary St about 10.30am on Sunday. The older man suffered “multiple stab wounds” to his stomach, police allege. Watch the…
Friends of Adelaide motorcycle rider killed in Elizabeth crash express anguish
A friend of Brad Thompson, an Adelaide motorcyclist killed in a collision with a car on his way to work, said the 45-year-old’s family was “robbed” of an amazing father. Thompson was killed when his Kawasaki motorbike and a Mazda sedan crashed, just after 8pm on Sunday on the Philip Hwy in Elizabeth. The 45-year-old…
Boss slapped strung-up apprentice at work Christmas party
A Melbourne boss is trying to avoid conviction after he slapped a young apprentice while the man was strung upside down from a crane at a workplace Christmas party. Steven Yousif, 29, repeatedly hit Ilyas Elkharraz’s bare chest at the December 2020 event in one incident of bullying at Melbourne Glass Solutions. WATCH THE VIDEO…
Teen taken to hospital after being attacked by group of males in Adelaide City
A teenager has been charged with the aggravated assault of another boy in Adelaide city. Police and ambulance crews were called to reports a teenager had been attacked by a small group of males on Festival Dr at 11.20pm on Sunday. The injured teenager was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Watch…
Young WA mum-of-two Peta Weber who went missing at The Gap died at hands of abusive husband, coroner finds
A young mother-of-two who disappeared more than two decades ago died at the hands of her abusive husband, a coroner has ruled. Peta Simone Weber, 25, was reported missing from popular tourist location The Gap near Albany, Western Australia in June 1997. The 25-year-old and her husband Richard had reportedly gone there to fish when…
Guards watching movies when teen Cleveland Dodd self-harmed in Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison: Report
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died Prison officers were watching movies and relaxing when an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in youth detention. Officers discovered 16-year-old Cleveland Dodd unresponsive in a cell at the Unit 18 facility at Perth’s Casuarina Prison in the early…
Northern Beaches woman takes neighbour to court over trees blocking her ocean view
A Sydney woman has failed in her bid to have her neighbours’ palm trees cut down despite a court determining they do block her views of the ocean. The woman, who lives in Queenscliff on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, applied to the Land And Environment Court to have her neigbours’ row of 15 Bangalow palms removed…
Victorian apprentice suffers serious head injury on site when struck in the head by a steel pipe
A Victorian manufacturer has been fined $2.1 million after an apprentice was seriously injured when he was struck in the head by a steel pipe. Dennis Jones Engineering and its sole director Dennis Jones were sentenced in the Victorian County Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to charges against the Occupational Health and Safety Act….
Man behind Ioli Hadjilyra’s ‘terrible’ death in Brisbane park eligible for parole in December
A man has been jailed for nine years over the “terrible” death of a woman in a Brisbane park — but could be released in weeks. Bradley Scott Edwards, 38, had been due on Monday, November 6 to stand trial for the murder of Ioli Hadjilyra, 26, but instead pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Edwards faced…
Man’s cigarette ‘frustration’ before fatally allegedly throwing elderly man off Brisbane balcony
A man accused of throwing an unwell 74-year-old off a Brisbane balcony was allegedly frustrated at not having a cigarette, a court has heard. Raymond John Binge has been behind bars on a murder charge since the death of the elderly man at Brisbane’s Yeronga suburb on October 1. Police alleged at the time the…
Man accused of punching and stabbing woman in random Coopers Plains attack
A man has been charged over an alleged random attack on a woman in Brisbane’s south last weekend. Tory Meredith Constable is accused of punching the 45-year-old woman in the stomach before cutting her arm as she walked down Orange Grove Rd in Coopers Plains about 4.20pm on Sunday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Footage shows…
Meat company fined after woman crushed by 700kg hay bales
The Australian branch of a global meat company has been fined after a worker at a NSW site was crushed by 700kg hay bales. The woman — an admin worker — was struck and trapped under two hay bales that fell off a stack at a JBS Australia Pty Ltd feedlot in Caroona in February…
Fatal Melbourne Cup Day punch: Court heard Queensland man grabbed crowbar before assault
Shannon Finemore never made it home from Melbourne Cup celebrations three years ago. The 37-year-old and Scott McGillivrey were walking home in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley when two other men came down from a first floor apartment to confront them. Michael Trevor Royce Collins was armed with a crowbar, alongside his mate Harley James Raithby Hoodless….
Indigenous inmate dies at Perth’s Hakea Prison
An Indigenous inmate has died in a Western Australian prison. Corrective services officers found the unresponsive 41-year-old in his cell at Hakea Prison on Monday morning. Prison officers and medical staff attempted to revive the man but they were unsuccessful and he was declared dead at the scene. Watch the latest news and stream for…
SA dad John Clarke dies in hospital almost a week after Everard Central crash killed wife and daughter
Police have confirmed a third member of the same family has died after a shocking crash in South Australia’s Mid North last week. The collision between a campervan van and Honda occurred at the intersection of Templeton Rd and Blyth Rd at Everard Central, about 120km northwest of Adelaide at 5.20pm on Tuesday. WATCH THE…
Man charged with murder over Wooroloo shooting death of 32-year-old
A man will face court charged with murder after another man was shot in the head during an alleged altercation in a tiny town on the outskirts of Perth. The 32-year-old victim died in Royal Perth Hospital on Sunday after he was shot in Wooroloo, about 53km northeast of the CBD, police said. WATCH THE…
Men living in ritzy Sydney suburb try to sue neighbour after 20 year long dispute
Two men from Sydney’s eastern suburbs who tried to sue their neighbour after assault charges against them were dropped amid a tumultuous 20-year long dispute have had their case dismissed. The pair, who live in Double Bay, took their neighbour to court for malicious prosecution after they were both charged with common assault over two…
‘Bizarre, senseless, tragic’: Heinz Ratke learns fate for killing wife in attempted murder-suicide
An elderly NSW man who stabbed his wife to death in an attempted murder-suicide weeks before Christmas could die in prison, the judge who sentenced him over the crime said. Heinz Ratke, 76, pleaded guilty earlier this year to murdering Maria, his 71-year-old wife of more than 50 years, in their Katoomba home. Her body…
Man charged over multiple bushfires at Kings Park in Perth
A homeless man has been charged with five counts of arson after allegedly lighting a series of bushfires in Perth’s inner suburbs. Police arrested the 41-year-old of no fixed address at the scene of the latest blaze in Kings Park late on Thursday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Police charge alleged Kings Park arsonist Watch the…
Sterling First trio faces court over retiree housing scheme collapse
Three men linked to a failed housing scheme that cost dozens of elderly Australians their homes and life savings have appeared in court on criminal charges. Raymond Jones, founder of the Sterling Group, Simon Bell and Ryan Jones faced the Perth Magistrates Court on Friday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Three men charged over failed Sterling…
Body modifier jailed over woman’s death has sentence cut on appeal
A body modifier jailed over the manslaughter of one of his clients and the disfiguring of two others will spend less time behind bars after having one of his convictions quashed on appeal. Brendan Russell, a self-proclaimed “extreme body modification artist”, was found guilty of three charges, including female genital mutilation, grievous bodily harm with…
Boy, 12, among group of kids charged after car stolen, man knocked down outside McDonald’s in Townsville
Four children — one aged just 12 — allegedly stole a handbag and a car from two women in their 60s, before driving into a bystander who tried to stop them, police have said. The youngsters allegedly confronted the women as they were walking to their car outside a McDonald’s on Alfred St in Aitkenvale,…
Court sees footage of former TV host Andrew O’Keefe’s outburst in heated arrest
Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe fired a series of four-letter expletives at police after being told he could not get his medication during an arrest over an alleged domestic assault. The troubled 52-year-old ex-TV star was pushed against a wall and forcibly handcuffed during the September 10, 2021 incident at his Sydney city centre apartment….
Popular Perth reptile handler allegedly bashed while rescuing injured snake near Mullaloo Beach
A popular Perth snake handler has allegedly been pepper-sprayed and beaten during a late-night attack as she tried to rescue an injured reptile. Tessa was called to help a wounded snake near Mullaloo Beach, in the city’s northern suburbs, just after 10.30pm on October 25. While looking for the serpent, police allege Tessa was pepper-sprayed…
Frankston serial killer Paul Denyer to remain in jail under proposed Victorian parole laws
Serial killer Paul Denyer will never be eligible to apply for parole under proposed government-backed Victorian law changes. Denyer pleaded guilty to stabbing and strangling Elizabeth Stevens, 18, Debbie Fream, 22, and Natalie Russell, 17, over a seven-week period in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Frankston in 1993. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Paul Denyer to…
WA legal fraternity reeling over alleged murder of beloved barrister Alice McShera at Perth’s Crown Towers
A woman found dead in a luxury room at Crown Towers in Burswood, Perth, has been identified as a talented and much-loved family lawyer. WA’s legal community is in mourning after it emerged Alice McShera, 34, was allegedly murdered on Monday, triggering a homicide investigation. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Murder charge laid over Crown Towers…
Australind child care provider Garfields Learnaversity fined $31,000 for leaving five-year-old on bus for 31 minutes
A daycare centre has been heavily fined after a five-year-old child was left alone on a bus for more than half an hour. The child was only discovered when a parent arrived at Garfields Learnaversity in Australind, about 160km south of Perth, and spotted them in the vehicle outside the centre, a Department of Communities…
Teen charged over fatal crash that killed 16-year-old boy on Sydney’s northern beaches
A teenage boy has been charged over the ute crash that killed 16-year-old Cohen Griggs-Bufton and seriously injured five other boys earlier this month. The red P-plate alleged driver, 17, was among those critically injured in the late night smash on Sydney’s northern beaches and airlifted to hospital. He was allegedly behind the wheel of…
Adelaide CBD money exchange allegedly linked to Australia’s biggest money laundering ring
Seven people have faced court over what Australian Federal Police have described as a $228 million money laundering ring. Officers arrested the group during raids across the country as part of what has been called the most complex AFP-led money laundering investigation in Australian history. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Adelaide money exchange linked to alleged…
Teenage girls allegedly bash Adelaide CBD convenience store worker and trash store
A gang of young girls, two of whom were aged 12 and one 13 years old, have been charged with assault and theft, after they allegedly bashed an Adelaide CBD convenience store worker and trashed his store. CCTV shows five girls walking into the Ezymart in Rundle Mall at 10.30pm on Wednesday. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE:…
US woman who burned herself on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee settles for $4.7 million
A Dunkin’ franchisee is paying a woman $US3 million ($A4.77 million) to settle a lawsuit involving hot coffee falling on her lap that she alleges caused severe burns and life-altering injuries, according to her lawyers. The unnamed US woman claimed the incident, which happened in February 2021 at an Atlanta-area location, occurred because the cup’s…
Coroner delivers inquest findings into house fire death that killed toddler
An inquest into a house fire that killed a two-year-old girl in her Blue Mountains home on April 2018, has been unable to conclude it was deliberately lit, despite many “suspicious circumstances.” Deputy state coroner Carmel Forbes said in findings published on Monday that it could also have been an electrical fault that burned the…
Murder charge over Perth woman Sharon Fulton’s 1986 disappearance
An elderly man has been charged with murder over the disappearance of a Perth mother more than 37 years ago. Sharon Fulton, 39, was last seen alive in March 1986. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Major development in decades-old Perth mystery of Sharon Fulton’s disappearance. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >>…
Accused gunman Jaeden Tito faces Melbourne court over murder of Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston
A Sydney man charged over the execution-style shooting murder of Melbourne gangland figure Gavin “Capable” Preston has been remanded in custody. Jaeden Tito, 22, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday evening after he was extradited from NSW earlier in the day. Tito, still dressed in the red shorts he was arrested in on Wednesday,…
Gordon Legal launches lawsuit against KFC over allegations it did not provide staff with rest breaks
Up to 100,000 Australians could be eligible to take part in a class action against fast food giant KFC. On Thursday, Gordon Legal launched a lawsuit against the chain, alleging it failed to provide paid rest breaks to staff over a period of six years. Anyone employed at KFC from October 25, 2017, until now…
Adelaide pub The Woolshed slapped with $3897 fine over ‘lewd’ bras-for-beers promotion
An Adelaide pub which ran a lewd promotion earlier this year, swapping free drinks for bras and offering more for the well-endowed, has been fined $3897. But the state’s liquor licensing regulator said the offensive bras-for-beers offer was not the most concerning discovery made during an investigation into the Hindley St venue, which was sparked…
Two men allegedly attack police officers, security guard and good Samaritan at Burleigh pub
Two men have allegedly stabbed a security guard, bashed a good Samaritan and sprayed two police officers with a fire extinguisher while they were being kicked out of a Gold Coast bar. The 41-year-old and 25-year-old men are facing multiple charges — including a combined 14 counts of assault — over the incident in Burleigh…
Cristian Dino Charles Lawlor avoids jail after gun accidentally goes off, killing his mum in Taigum home
A Queensland family were looking forward to lunch together when they heard their mother cry out and found her dying on the laundry floor, a court has heard. The police initially thought Giustina Katerina Lawlor, 53, had died from a blood clot but a later scan found a bullet in her abdomen. Her son, Cristian…
Tuart Hill man charged with murder after man found critically injured at Rivervale park dies in hospital
A 26-year-old has been charged with murder after another man who was found with critical injuries at a Perth park died in hospital over the weekend. The accused man’s 29-year-old alleged victim was taken to Royal Perth Hospital via ambulance after emergency services raced to Peet Park in Rivervale, in the city’s inner east, about…
Four women allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted after being offered lifts by man in Cairns
A Queensland man has allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted four women after offering them lifts over a nearly two-year period. The man allegedly targeted women in the Cairns region from October 2021 to August this year. “The man offered the women lifts before taking them to his home and sexually assaulting them,” police said on…
Hospital sitter distracted by phone during patient’s fatal fall cleared of blame
A Tasmanian man’s fall in the corridors of the Royal Hobart Hospital in 2020 has been confirmed as a partial cause of his death, according to a coroner’s investigation to determine whether a public inquest was required. Peter Harris, 75, was under the watch of a hospital-employed sitter who had her eyes on her mobile…
Alex Robinson’s family tell of heartbreak following arrest of his friend over Melbourne boys’ trip death
A family has told of their heartbreak after an Adelaide man was allegedly killed by his mate on a boys’ trip to Melbourne. Alex Robinson, 20, died at a La Trobe St apartment on May 13. Police allege Robinson and a friend were wrestling in the apartment when the former lost consciousness. Watch the latest…
Gold Coast man faces manslaughter charge after allegedly striking elderly man, fleeing on scooter
A man has died nearly two weeks after he was allegedly struck by another man who was accused of fleeing the scene on a scooter on the Gold Coast. The alleged 50-year-old attacker has had his charge upgraded from serious assault to manslaughter after the 75-year-old man’s death in Gold Coast University Hospital on Thursday….
NSW man Alexander Csergo, accused of foreign interference, makes bail bid as mum speaks out
The mother of a man who has been in custody for more than six months while accused of foreign interference insists he is not a spy as a court considers his release on bail. Catherine Csergo said delays in certifying the charge against her 55-year-old son Alexander Csergo were “absolutely disgusting” outside Sydney’s Downing Centre…
Inquest to investigate death of Indigenous teen in custody after suicide attempt in Casuarina’s Unit 18
A coronial inquest will investigate the death of an Indigenous teenager found unresponsive in a prison cell after a suspected self-harm incident. Officers discovered the 16-year-old at the troubled Unit 18 youth detention facility at Casuarina Prison in Western Australia in the early hours of October 12 after he contacted them through the intercom. The…
Father of man who allegedly killed siblings in Heckenberg crash accused of cover-up
A father has appeared in court for the first time after being accused of covering up his son’s alleged involvement in a high-speed crash that killed two Sydney siblings. Johnson Kokozian, 20, remains on remand on charges stemming from the deadly smash in Heckenberg on September 1. The Mercedes-Benz AMG SUV he was allegedly driving…
UK Citibank employee fired over sandwich order during work trip
Citibank has won an employment tribunal case brought by an analyst it sacked for claiming expenses for meals he shared with his partner, and then lying about it. Szabolcs Fekete, a UK-based senior analyst, sued the bank for unfair dismissal after he submitted expenses for two sandwiches, two coffees, a drink, and two pasta dishes…
Murder charge laid over stabbing death of man at Umina Beach, Central Coast
NSW authorities have charged a man with murder over the discovery of a body at a beachside carpark on the Central Coast. The 40-year-old victim was found by Brisbane Water Police District officers in a vehicle parked on Trafalgar Ave at Umina Beach about 3.15am on Monday. Police said he had sustained stab wounds. Watch…
AVO charge dropped for ex-CEO Benjamin Reeves cleared of stalking model Simone Holtznagel
A former CEO previously cleared of stalking model Simone Holtznagel has had a charge of breaching an AVO made to protect her dropped by police. Benjamin Reeves, 59, was arrested in June and accused of breaching the apprehended violence order when the pair allegedly interacted amid the crowds at Vivid at Sydney’s Circular Quay. The…
Former Coles executive Aaron Baslangic faces court after stealing almost $2 million from the supermarket giant
A former Coles executive who stole close to $2 million from the supermarket giant could be released from jail in a little over a year. Aaron Baslangic, 40, was the head of Coles’ strategic initiatives division in early 2019 when he made 14 fraudulent payments from the company into his personal bank account. In total,…
Perth man accused of allegedly picking up cat by tail and throwing it through the air
A 38-year-old man has been accused of launching a pet cat up to seven metres through the air after allegedly picking the animal up and swinging it by its tail. The alleged incident unfolded about midnight on January 16, 2022, when the accused was walking with three people on Sheldon St in Piara Waters, in…
Major development as South Australia’s alleged ‘bicycle bandit’ finally nabbed following DNA breakthrough
A man aged in his 70s dubbed the “bicycle bandit” has been arrested and charged after one of South Australia’s longest-running serious crime investigations. SA Police arrested the man on Friday at his O’Sullivan Beach home, and have charged him over 10 bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery between 2004 and 2014. Detective Superintendent…
Backpacker murder accused Tobias Moran awarded $190k for dropped charge
The former boyfriend of a German backpacker whose naked body was found at a caravan site on the NSW north coast will receive a substantial payout after a murder charge against him was withdrawn. Prosecutors have been ordered to pay $190,000 to Tobias Moran four months after withdrawing charges against him over the death of…
Landlord ordered to pay tenants $14k over mouldy property
A NSW landlord has been ordered to pay her tenants more than $14,000 after the property she owned became mouldy after heavy rain. The tenants made an application for compensation in the Civil and Administrative Tribunal earlier this year while the two-bedroom villa apartment was undergoing repairs to damage caused by water ingress and mould….
Customer takes retailer to court for refund on $8k mountain bike
A NSW man has taken a bike shop to court for a refund on an almost $8000 bike he said was not of “acceptable quality”. Since purchasing the electric mountain bike from Cheeky Bikes in 2021 for $7899, its motor had to be replaced three times, the customer said in his application to the Civil…
Two companies charged over roof collapse that sent young tradie Jonathan Hartshorn plunging 20m to his death
Two companies have been charged over the death of an apprentice carpenter in a roof collapse at a university construction site in Perth three years ago. Tradie Jonathan Hartshorn, 23 was working on the glass roof of Curtin University’s $110 million School of Design and Built Environment when a steel structure partially caved in and…
Vanessa Amorosi court case: Aussie pop star claims mum took control of her finances
Australian performer Vanessa Amorosi claims she had no control over her finances because her mother took over early in her career under the guise of protecting her. The 42-year-old is suing her mother Joyleen Robinson in the Victorian Supreme Court for full ownership of two properties bought as a result of her success. One is…
New charges laid over death of 12-year-old Sunshine Coast boy struck by ute driven by accused drink-driver
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died. Police have laid new charges in the case of a 12-year-old who died after being critically injured when he was struck by a ute while riding a scooter. Dawlon Smith-Saunders was riding a scooter with a friend…
‘I’m gonna do you in’: Man’s words before ordering hitman to kill ex-partner’s mum, court hears
A man who hated his ex-partner’s mother told her “I’m gonna do you in” before he recruited a hitman to kill her, a jury has been told. Prosecutor Brett Hatfield told a Supreme Court jury in Newcastle on Tuesday the victim, Stacey Klimovitch, had defiantly replied “go your hardest” to Stuart Campbell before she was…
Sydney rampage killer’s sentence reduced on appeal
A man who stabbed a sex worker to death before conducting a terrifying rampage through the streets of Sydney has had his sentence slashed by several years. Mert Ney will be eligible for parole in October 2050 after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal ruled on Wednesday to quash his initial sentence and impose a…
Vanessa Amorosi embroiled in nasty legal battle with her own mother
Australian performer Vanessa Amorosi is suing her mother for ownership of two properties bought at the height of her success. The 42-year-old singer-songwriter appeared in person at the Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday, where her lawyer laid out the case against her mother Joyleen Robinson. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Vanessa Amorosi takes her mother to…
‘Highly degrading’: Sexual assault horror inside NSW boarding school revealed
WARNING: Distressing content The bullying horror a NSW student was subjected to while living in a boarding school dormitory has been revealed as a teenager charged over sexually assaulting him is sentenced. The 15-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was only weeks into starting year 10 at the regional high school when he…
Alleged Victoria Park jewellery store burglar surrenders to police after being caught in the act
An alleged burglar has suffered an undignified end to a would-be robbery of a Perth jewellery store, surrendering to police by climbing back through the gap he had just cut to break into the business. A security alarm was triggered at a shopping centre on Albany Hwy, Victoria Park in the early hours of Sunday….
Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian appeals ICAC corruption finding in NSW Court of Appeal
A legal bid by former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to overturn findings she engaged in corruption will be heard as quickly as possible. Berejiklian is challenging findings by the Independent Commission Against Corruption that she engaged in serious corrupt conduct by breaching public trust and refusing to report a secret relationship with her then-lover, Liberal…
Man awarded $12 million after being punched by bouncer outside Syrup Nightclub in Hobart in 2014
A Tasmanian man has been awarded more than $12 million, years after a punch from a bouncer outside a nightclub left him with life-altering injuries. Matthew Leonard doesn’t remember the incident outside Syrup Nightclub in Hobart on July 2014. The then 28-year-old bricklayer, who was heavily intoxicated at the time, had been kicked out of…
Benjamin Jack McLaughlin charged with murder over Cervantes body-in-car mystery
A teenager who was found naked and acting erratically on a boat has been charged with murder over the discovery of human remains in a burnt-out car about 200km north of Perth, as friends honoured his alleged victim. Benjamin Jack McLaughlin, 19, appeared on Thursday in Perth Magistrates Court where police alleged he killed a…
SA man charged with drug trafficking and money laundering through cryptocurrency
A 25-year-old Adelaide Hills man has been charged with selling highly toxic drugs on the dark web and money laundering through cryptocurrency. South Australia Police allege the man was operating a number of different online profiles, each used to sell different types of illicit drugs. They allege he sourced the drugs and packaging equipment in…
QLD man jailed for three years over sickening find on USB and laptop
A 66-year-old southeast Queensland man has been sentenced to three years in jail for accessing child abuse material online. The Ipswich man pleaded guilty to possessing child abuse material and using a carriage service to transmit the material in the Brisbane District Court on Friday, Australian Federal Police said. He was arrested in August 2022…
Martial artist cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter after kicking 70-year-old man in the chin in Adelaide CBD
A martial artist who killed a 70-year-old after a road rage run-in turned violent has been found guilty of manslaughter but not the more serious charge of murder. Francois Joseph Ghassibe was in the back of a taxi on West Terrace in Adelaide when his driver was cut off by 70-year-old Brian Richardson on April…
Adelaide man stabbed after request for neighbour to turn loud music down
A young Adelaide mother says she thought she was going to die when four armed men stormed her home and stabbed her partner. The 24-year-old Pooraka woman, who did not want to be named, said she asked her neighbour to turn down their music at 1.30am on Thursday. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Man stabbed after alleged…
Man charged with dangerous driving after Blackbutt North death of five-year-old boy
A man has been accused of dangerous driving after a five-year-old Queensland boy was allegedly fatally struck by a vehicle while camping on a friend’s property. Jack Noel Stephen Brown died after being allegedly run over on the private property at Blackbutt North, west of the Sunshine Coast, in July. Jack’s death was an “unimaginable…
NSW Police officer Kristian White back in court over death of woman allegedly tasered at Cooma nursing home
The case of a NSW police officer who was charged following the death of a 95-year-old woman after she was tasered in a nursing home has been mentioned in court. Lawyers for Senior Constable Kristian White were in Cooma Local Court on Wednesday, when prosecutors confirmed a brief of evidence had been provided to the…
Facebook demands Andrew Forrest hand over documents in clickbait scam battle
Facebook’s parent company Meta has issued a summons for billionaire Andrew Forrest to hand over sensitive documents amid a legal battle over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam. Lawyers for the tech giant took the unusual step of issuing a summons to demand 20 categories of documents, alleging the mining magnate’s lawyers had failed to…
‘Precious little soul’: Man who shook baby girl to death learns fate
A NSW man who shook his former partner’s baby girl to death will spend at least four years in prison. Baby Alyviah Hayne was just seven months old when she died in a Grafton home in December 2015. At the time, no cause of death could be ascertained and the matter was referred to the…
Man charged with murder after allegedly throwing Michael Chesworth, 74, off Yeronga balcony
An elderly Brisbane man who was allegedly picked up and thrown to his death from a balcony was undergoing treatment for cancer, a neighbour says. A 49-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Michael Chesworth, 74, after he suffered fatal head injuries at his Yeronga unit complex on Sunday afternoon. Chesworth was in…
Woman stabbed in alleged attempted murder in Willagee, Perth
A woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in an alleged attempted murder in Perth. The woman was allegedly stabbed by her ex-partner, Leon Kenneth Bropho, in Willagee on Friday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man charged with attempted murder Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The 33-year-old faced…
‘Destroyed my family’: Mother’s anguish after daughter is murdered by stranger
Queensland grandmother Heidi Marshall was loading her granddaughter into the car to go to school on a winter’s morning in June 2021 when her world fell apart. As she was in the driveway of her home, the Sunshine Coast woman saw two detectives walk up towards her. “My heart just sank … I collapsed and…
Man takes neighbour to court over tree roots damaging his pool pipes
A Sydney woman has been ordered to remove bamboo trees from her backyard after the plant’s roots caused damage to her neighbour’s pool pipes. The woman’s Cremorne Point property, which she leases to tenants, is bordered on three sides by dense, 6m-high bamboo trees. Her neighbour, who purchased his property in 2015, has an in-ground…
NSW landlord ordered to pay tenant $5000 over mould in rental property
A pair of NSW landlords have been ordered to pay their tenant $5000 for a leak in the rental property’s roof that led to mould growing throughout the home. The tenant, who lived at the property from July 2020 to April 2022, made an application to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a rent reduction…
‘Soulless monster’: Killer likely to die in prison over gay-hate murder
A gay-hate killer described as a “soulless monster” has shown no remorse for the death of Raymond Keam, more than three decades after the crime. Stanley Bruce Early, 77, was convicted of murder by a jury in June for the fatal Sydney bashing of the 43-year-old married man, who he perceived to be gay. The…
Driver accused of hitting two Melbourne boys fronts court
A driver accused of crashing into two children playing soccer in a laneway behind their grandparents’ home was unfamiliar with driving a car, a Melbourne court has heard. Ngoc Thanh Vo is charged with dangerous driving over a crash in Braybrook, in Melbourne’s west, on Tuesday evening. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Family of boy crushed…
Lower Chittering man charged over alleged hit-and-run incident in Carlisle in December
A 31-year-old man will front court in Perth accused of trying to kill another man by running him down with his car. WA Police say the alleged crime occurred on Harris St in Carlisle when the accused hit the victim with a Toyota HiLux about 7pm on December 21. The four-wheel-drive also caused structural damage…
Brisbane woman sues lover’s wife Christie Lee Kennedy and insurer Allianz for injuries sustained when she was mowed down
A Brisbane woman who drove into her husband and his mistress after discovering their affair was spared jail time after admitting guilt in court but is facing more legal action. Christie Lee Kennedy pleaded guilty to assault and dangerous operation of a vehicle earlier this year over the March 2021 incident. Her pleas followed a…
Woman jailed for pretending to be a nurse, giving patients vaccines
A serial liar is behind bars after she repeatedly pretended to be a nurse and injected patients with vaccines despite having no qualifications. Alison Jane Mibus was sentenced in Adelaide Magistrates Court to four months and 28 days in prison after pleading guilty to falsely claiming to be a registered practitioner for a second time….
Court fight underway to repatriate Australian women and children from Syrian refugee camps
As a fight gets underway to repatriate Australian women and children from refugee camps in Syria, a leading supporter says national security concerns are a red herring. Save the Children is fighting to force the Commonwealth to return the 11 women and 20 children to Australia from detention at the al-Roj camp in northern Syria,…
P-plater who killed two cyclists in Richmond crash acquitted on appeal
A Sydney P-plater who fell asleep behind the wheel of his car when it ploughed into two cyclists, killing both, days before Christmas has had his conviction quashed. Nicholas James Parker, 23, was driving for less than 10 minutes along Kurrajong Rd in Richmond in the city’s north-west on his way to his apprenticeship in…
Firefighter turned to drugs after toddlers’ deaths
A hero firefighter devastated by the deaths of two toddlers in a single week watched the 2020 bushfires rage from his prison cell and realised he had wasted the past seven years. Luke McNally was successful in nearly every aspect of his life up to 2012. He was a career firefighter awarded for his bravery,…
Forster couple takes neighbour to court over trees blocking their ocean views
A NSW couple has taken their neighbour to court over trees they claimed blocked their views of the ocean from their coastal home. William and Roslyn Akhurst have lived in their Forster property, on the NSW north coast, since 1987 and have enjoyed views of One Mile Beach, Cape Hawke and the ocean from their…
Hairdresser ordered to pay client more than $7000 over botched treatment
A NSW hairdresser has been ordered to pay a former client more than $7000 after her hair was severely damaged during a treatment. Danielle Gold had her hair bleached and had hair extensions applied by hairdresser Simon Cahill, also known as Simon William, last year. The treatment cost her a total of $1091. Watch the…
Dentist who sexually touched patients avoids jail due to ‘unrelenting itch’
A Sydney dentist convicted of sexually touching his female patients has been spared time behind bars after a judge declared he would face a tough time in jail due to an “unrelenting itch” in his lower body. Bassem Magdy El-Badrawy Fouad, 55, was sentenced on Friday after a jury found him guilty of indecently assaulting…
Police seeking advice on potential charges over William Tyrrell’s disappearance
Charges could be laid within months in one of Australia’s highest-profile missing person cases as prosecutors weigh up evidence in the disappearance and suspected death of William Tyrrell. NSW Police are seeking advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions about the case, with that opinion due to be delivered by the end…
‘We failed her’: Details of Baby Croker’s tragic pool drowning in Katherine revealed
WARNING: Distressing content Tragic details surrounding the drowning death of a toddler in backyard pool in the Northern Territory have been revealed when findings of an inquest into her death were handed down. The two-year-old girl, known only as Baby Croker, was swimming with several other children in a backyard pool in Katherine in April…
OnlyFans creator Isabelle Rose McKean granted bail after being charged over stabbing of man in Pomona
A Queensland OnlyFans creator has been released on bail after being charged over an alleged serious stabbing of a man in his home. “What a week,” Isabelle Rose McKean posted on her Instagram account with a selfie photo on Thursday, after being granted bail in Maroochydore Magistrates Court. McKean, 25, and her 24-year-old male co-accused…
Sydney sex trial for Sri Lankan cricketer accused of ‘stealthing’ condom closes
Star Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka had plenty of opportunity to covertly remove a condom during rough sex with a Sydney woman, a court has heard. As the 32-year-old’s sexual assault trial entered its final day on Thursday, crown prosecutor Gabrielle Steedman said the sportsman should be found guilty of “stealthing” a woman he relentlessly…
Man killed in stabbing outside north Adelaide home
A man has been killed in a stabbing incident in Salisbury Downs, and a 30-year-old man was charged with his murder. Police and paramedics were called to Londonderry Ave in Adelaide’s north at about 6.45pm on Wednesday, September 20. The victim, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene, SA police said. Watch…
Sri Lankan cricketer accused of rape broke down to police, court hears
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka started crying in front of police while detailing a night on which he allegedly raped a Tinder date at her home in Sydney. In a recorded police interview played during the 32-year-old’s judge-alone trial in Downing Centre District Court on Wednesday, the sportsman is seen struggling to speak, wiping his…
Tow truck driver jailed over ‘brazen’ sexual assault, attacked by victim’s dog
Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault A predatory tow truck driver only stopped sexually assaulting a teenager who refused to sell her car when he was bitten by her dog. But three months later — while on bail for that assault — Irshadul Abdullah assaulted a 21-year-old in almost identical circumstances. Watch…
Man identified as Lincoln Hoad dies after alleged punch outside Dalby pub, man charged
The father-in-law of a Queensland man killed in an alleged one-punch attack outside a pub has described him as the “best match” for his daughter. Tim Wonhung has been among the many to pay tribute to 32-year-old Lincoln Hoad in the lead-up to or after his death on Monday, from the critical injuries he sustained…
Gold Coast Titans cheerleader murder case: Charges dropped against man accused of killing Breeana Robinson
Broken and struggling to keep her head up, Elaine Robinson emerged from Southport Courthouse clutching her son Matthew tightly after just hearing the trial of her daughter’s alleged killer was being cancelled. In her sights is the high rise apartment her 21 year-old daughter Breeana plunged to her death from in 2013 — the 11th…
Airbnb host James Lithgow jailed for raping Japanese tourist hired to clean Halls Gap property in regional Victoria
An Airbnb superhost who raped a young Japanese woman he had hired to clean his rural property has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. James Lithgow twice raped and sexually assaulted the 19-year-old, who spoke little English, in a caravan next to his home in Halls Gap in 2018. County Court Judge Fran Dalziel said the…
Port Stephens couple takes neighbours to court over hedge blocking their sunlight
A NSW couple has taken their neighbours to court over a hedge they claimed blocked sunlight and sent debris flying on to their property. Paul and Patricia Bogan, who own a property in Boat Harbour, near Port Stephens, built a dwelling on their land five years ago. The house has a verandah on the upper…
Wife killer Chris Dawson learns fate over relationship with teenage student
Wife killer Chris Dawson will spend one more year behind bars before he is eligible for parole over having an unlawful relationship with his teenage student decades ago. Judge Sarah Huggett found the 75-year-old former teacher and rugby player guilty of one count of carnal knowledge as a teacher of a girl over 10 and…
Ricardo Barbaro found guilty of murdering Ellie Price in South Melbourne home
The boyfriend of a Melbourne mum found with horrific and fatal stab injuries in her city apartment has been found guilty of her murder. Ellie Price’s body was discovered in the bedroom of her South Melbourne home on May 4, 2020 but prosecutors argued Ricardo Barbaro killed her in the early hours of April 29…
Man was not wearing life jacket in ‘preventable’ Tasmanian yachting death tragedy
A man who drowned while on a yachting trip with his teenage daughter had virtually no sailing experience and wasn’t wearing a life jacket when he fell overboard. Wolfgang Shane Mohr, 59, set off from Launceston in Tasmania’s north on October 3, 2022 on a 7.8m fibreglass vessel he purchased six months earlier. He anchored…
Man sues Melbourne hospital for $1 billion after watching wife’s c-section delivery
A man has tried to sue a Melbourne hospital for $1 billion after he watched his wife’s c-section, claiming the procedure caused a “psychotic illness”. Anil Koppula’s wife delivered a healthy baby via cesarean section at the Royal Women’s Hospital on January 20, 2018. Koppula said he was “encouraged” or “permitted” to observe the delivery….
Perth schoolboy run down in alleged hit-and-run in Beckenham
The shocking moment a 14-year-old boy was sent sliding several metres down a Perth road during an alleged hit-and-run has been caught on camera. Robert Corps spent the night in Royal Perth Hospital with a broken leg and serious grazes after he collided with a Hyundai i30 hatch while crossing William St in Beckenham on…
Buggy blitz: Police crack down on drink driving after spate of incidents on Whitsundays luxury island
More than 30 people have been charged as police crack down on golf buggy drink-driving offences on Hamilton Island. The police blitz at the famous holiday spot follows a spate of serious incidents over the past year. Whitsunday police charged more than 30 people with drink-driving offences and issued more than 20 traffic infringement notices…
Townsville childcare centre owners fined $35,000 after four-year-old girl left in bus
While touring a north Queensland childcare centre, a woman heard screaming. Looking inside the centre’s bus parked outside, she saw a visibly upset young girl restrained in her seat. “She was screaming and she was red,” Magistrate Rosemary Gilbert said on Wednesday. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The four-year-old…
Abuse of two autistic teens left in horror conditions in Queensland prompts action on disability report
WARNING: Distressing content The Queensland government will adopt recommendations put forward by a disability royal commission report after two autistic teens were subjected to abuse, neglect and violence. Child Safety Minister Craig Crawford apologised on behalf of the government when the findings were handed down last week and said all five recommendations would be accepted…
Perth dog groomer accused of striking Maltese X Shih tzu
A Perth pet groomer has been charged with animal cruelty after she allegedly slapped a lapdog and lifted it off the ground by a lead around its neck. RSPCA WA said the accused, 31, was captured on CCTV allegedly striking the Maltese X Shih tzu on the head with an open hand, lifting it off…
Witness to shooting of underworld figure Gavin Preston at Keilor café speaks out
An innocent bystander who witnessed the shooting of underworld figure Gavin Preston has spoken of her terrifying experience. Preston, who was recently released from prison for killing a drug trafficker in 2015, was gunned down at Sweet Lulus café in Keilor Village on Old Calder Hwy at 10.20am on Saturday. An associate of Preston’s was…
Three young men who caused teen Cian English’s death in Gold Coast balcony fall jailed
Three men whose torture led a teenager to fall to his death from a Gold Coast balcony have been jailed for between eight and nine-and-a-half years for their “awful” crime. Cian English, 19, died while trying to escape the men in a Surfers Paradise apartment in the early hours of May 23, 2020 after they…
Victorian Premier plays down gang war fears after Keilor cafe execution of Gavin Preston
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has attempted to quell fears of an escalating Melbourne gang war after an underworld figure was gunned down in an execution-style shooting at a cafe. Gangland identity Gavin “Capable” Preston, 50, was killed and another man he was dining with was critically injured after shots were fired outside Sweet Lulus cafe…
Shocking living conditions of severely autistic Brisbane boys laid bare
WARNING: Distressing content. In May 2020, two severely disabled young men — then believed to be teenagers — were found locked in a room of a squalid Brisbane home after the death of the father, whose body had been in another room for an unknown period of time. This week, almost 1200 days later, the…
Reply all email fail costs Brisbane teacher his job at Marist College Ashgrove
A teacher at a prestigious all-boys private high school in Brisbane’s inner-city was fired after he sent an email criticising “the big end of town” to a number of recipients instead of the sole intended party. Stanislaw Kosiek has since sued Marist College Ashgrove, in the city’s inner-north, for unfair dismissal. Kosiek was employed as…
Victorian mum sentenced after trying to flee country over $10.4 million crypto error
A mother who had $10 million wrongly deposited into her account after a mistake by a cryptocurrency website had initially aspired to bring her children to Australia through sheer hard work, a court has heard. Thevamangari Manivel moved to Australia in 2015 with the goal of providing for her family and bringing her three children…
Men plead guilty to manslaughter after teen falls to death trying to escape Gold Coast unit
After being tortured for almost 30 minutes, Cian English finally broke free and fled to a Gold Coast apartment balcony. Tragically, the 19-year-old fell to his death. English and his friends had earlier started socialising with another group of people staying in the apartment directly above them in the Surfers Paradise complex in May 2020….
Man dies after domestic violence incident in Berowra Heights
A man has died following a domestic violence incident in Sydney’s north, while another man has been arrested. Police were called to a home in Berowra Heights at 4.20pm on Thursday. They found a man suffering serious injuries, who could not be saved by paramedics. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus…
WA man Luke Nardini held in US jail after road crash kills two
An Australian man is behind bars in the US awaiting a court hearing after he allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road and killed two people in a head-on car crash. West Australian Luke Nardini was taken to hospital after the collision which allegedly killed a man and woman aged in their 60s…
Young woman in ‘sham marriage’ for Australian visa now facing deportation
An accountant who entered into a “sham marriage” for the promise of $30,000 — and her own chance at permanent residency — has been spared jail but now faces deportation. Belinda Hui Cheng Yong, 33, pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday to arranging a pretend relationship and seven counts of providing false documents,…
Ex-SAS soldier accused of killing civilian still waiting for evidence, court hears
A former SAS soldier faces a further wait to see the evidence of his alleged war crime as prosecutors sift through reams of sensitive material. Oliver Jordan Schulz, 41, is accused of unlawfully killing a civilian while deployed in Afghanistan in 2012. However, his lawyers are still waiting to see evidence against him. Watch the…
Three men face QLD murder trial after allegedly shooting Michael Zanco dead as he ate fish and chips at Amamoor home near Gympie
Michael Zanco was in a good mood as he ate fish and chips while waiting for housemate Andrew Donney to return home in March 2020, a court has been told. Instead, Nathan John Caulfield, Trent Edward Dyhrberg and Kalabe John Steven Saurine arrived at Donney’s rural property north of Brisbane, a Brisbane jury heard. Caulfield…
Adelaide man stabbed at Noarlunga Centre Interchange in ‘random attack’
WARNING: Distressing images An Adelaide man says he risked his life to help catch an 18-year-old who had allegedly stabbed him in a random attack at a bus interchange in Adelaide’s south. Scott Wimhust, 25, was allegedly stabbed in the back while waiting for a bus at the Noarlunga Centre Interchange to head home from…
SA Female police officer stabbed during arrest of assault suspect in Ceduna northwest of Adelaide
A female South Australian police officer was stabbed in the chest while arresting a 28-year-old suspect, who has since been charged with attempted murder. Police said they attended the home in Ceduna, about 775km northwest of Adelaide, on Thursday evening and found a 34-year-old woman with a number of injuries. Two officers then attempted to…
Man sentenced over violent attack that left woman unconscious on a Surfers Paradise street
A man who knocked a woman unconscious while attacking another man in Surfers Paradise has avoided jail. Jhet Buk-han Jones hit a woman in the face before she fell and was knocked unconscious, sustaining swelling to the back of her head, during a brawl in the glitter strip in July 2022. Jones, 22, was arguing…
Shocking audio emerges of Adam Bennett’s triple-0 call attempt to cover up Peter Hillier’s bashing death on SA’s Eyre Peninsula
Disturbing audio of a NSW man calling triple-0 to cover up the death of the mate he later admitted killing has been obtained by 7NEWS. In the recording, which you can hear in the video above, Adam Bennett, 44, can be heard telling the operator that his friend Peter Hillier, 64, fell out of a…
SA tow truck operator sentenced over fatal incident in which vehicle rolled on to 67-year-old victim
A South Australian tow truck operator has received a suspended prison sentence for failing to secure a vehicle which subsequently rolled off the truck and killed a 67-year-old man. The victim was standing at the rear end of the tow truck during the February 2019 incident. A South Australian police investigation found the operator failed…
Father of slain teen Balin Stewart tells son’s killer in court he’ll never be forgiven
“I will never forgive you,” a heartbroken Michael Stewart has told the teenage killer of his 16-year-old son. Stewart was speaking in a Brisbane court about the impact of his son Balin’s death before a 19-year-old was sentenced to seven years in detention. A Supreme Court jury in June acquitted the teen of murder but…
Teen injured after falling from stolen car during another boy’s alleged Caboolture dangerous joyride
A 17-year-old boy has been injured when falling from an allegedly stolen car being driven by another teenage boy north of Brisbane. The two boys involved in the incident at Caboolture on Thursday night were known to each other, but police have not revealed their specific relationship. The 17-year-old boy suffered chest and stomach injuries…
P-plater who was watching The Big Bang Theory before fatal car crash in Sydney’s west is jailed
A fatal truck crash caused by a P-plater who was watching a television program on his phone has been described as a tragedy born from inexperience and a common belief of young people that they are immortal. Bailey Camilleri, 22, has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison, with a non-parole period…
Boxer Harry Garside’s ex-girlfriend Ashley Ruscoe faces additional charges over intimate photo
An intimate image of boxer Harry Garside his ex-girlfriend is accused of illegally sharing was allegedly gifted to her and publicly shown in her living room. Fitness influencer and self-described wellness coach Ashley Alsione Ruscoe has been hit with two new charges over intentionally distributing the intimate images of Garside without his consent. She was…
Man wins $300k payout after being wrongly jailed for six nights
A man jailed for seven days through a gross miscarriage of justice will receive more than $300,000 in damages after successfully suing the judge who imprisoned him. Judge Salvatore Vasta will be liable to personally pay part of the compensation offered to the Brisbane man, known only by the pseudonym Mr Stradford. The father-of-two was…
Jinning fined $30,000 after four workers suffer lead poisoning at Kalgoorlie lab
One of four fire assay workers treated for lead poisoning had absorbed more than three times the recommended level of the heavy metal, it has been revealed. In what WA authorities said was a state first, Jinning Pty was fined $30,000 after failing to ensure appropriate monitoring and health checks for employees in a lead-risk…
Jury finds Brisbane man guilty after fatal assault involving crowbar in Fortitude Valley
Upset by a heated exchange with two men walking past, Michael Trevor Royce Collins left his first floor apartment to confront them on the street. Flanked by his mate Harley Hoodless, Collins armed himself with a crowbar. Collins later told police he only wanted to “put the wind up” Shannon Finemore and Scott McGillivrey who…
Tasmanian woman awarded $400k after father cut her from will a week before his death
A Tasmanian woman cut out from her father’s will after a dispute with him has been awarded $400,000 of his estate following his death. Kara Michelle Browning’s father Donald John Browning died aged 77 in May 2020. At the time, he had an estate worth about $720,000, which included a New Norfolk property, its contents,…
Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden will plead not guilty to murder of mum’s partner, lawyer says
A Gold Coast city councillor accused of murdering his mother’s partner will plead not guilty, amid claims of domestic abuse. Councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden was charged with murder after police were called to a disturbance at a residence in Arundel about 3pm on Wednesday. Emergency services found Robert Malcolm Lumsden, 58, dead inside the property. Watch…
Blue Mountains man takes neighbour to court over bird droppings damaging his lawn
A NSW man has taken his neighbour to court over claims his lawn has been damaged due to a pine tree housing birds whose droppings fall into his garden and pine needles filling up his gutters. Blue Mountains resident Grenville Bedford claimed the canopy of his neighbour Wayne Basedow‘s pine tree encroached on his backyard….
Teen victim’s anguish laid bare as dentist faces sentencing over sexual touching at Mascot clinic
A teenage girl who hoped to improve her self-image by getting braces says she wishes she never walked into Bassem Fouad’s dental practice. The girl was 15 when she was sexually touched during a procedure, one of five victims of the now-55-year-old dentist. Fouad has never admitted deliberately touching the girls and women, and blames…
Family loses court claim that lead poisoning from Mount Isa mine led to girl’s brain damage
A Queensland court has rejected a multi-million dollar damages claim alleging that a mine’s negligence caused a girl to suffer brain damage from lead poisoning. The family of Bethany Sanders, now 17, lived within 3km of the Mount Isa mining and smelting operations from 2007, having moved to Queensland from Norfolk Island the previous year….
Men abused by former NSW Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos as boys reveal trauma
A paedophile former NSW politician who destroyed the lives of the young boys he abused has been confronted with the torment his victims face daily as a result of his actions. In April, Milton Orkopoulos was found guilty on 26 charges of sexual offending against four underage boys and supplying them with drugs between 1993…
Transport company Malec Holdings fined $320,000 after employee was run over and killed by B-double truck
A Melbourne transport company has been fined $320,000 after an employee was run over by a B-double truck in 2020. According to WorkSafe Victoria, two truck drivers working for Malec Holdings Pty Ltd had just returned to Victoria after collecting an interstate log load in October that year. The workers unloaded the logs at a…
Dreamworld settles $26 million lawsuit from shareholders over River Rapids Ride tragedy
Ardent Leisure has settled a shareholder class action lawsuit following the deaths of four tourists at its Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast. The case was filed in June 2020 to recoup the losses of people who bought shares in the company in the two years before the tragedy on the Thunder River Rapids…
Arrest warrant issued for convicted criminal Randolph Convery after NSW mistakenly release him from custody months early
NSW authorities have launched a state-wide manhunt for a convicted criminal mistakenly freed from custody last week. Randolph Convery, 49, reportedly even told court officers he was not due to be released for another five months, but they proceeded anyway. Convery was serving a minimum 12-month sentence for assault occasioning bodily harm and weapons offences…
Person of interest identified in murder of AC/DC manager Crispin Dye, inquiry hears
A forensic breakthrough has identified a person of interest in the unsolved murder of former AC/DC manager Crispin Dye after key evidence sat untested for almost three decades. On Tuesday, a NSW inquiry into potential gay hate-related deaths resumed to focus on the killing of the legendary Australian rock band’s long-term manager in Sydney nearly…
Father allegedly murdered at Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne an animal lover who visited park to feed ducks
A father allegedly murdered at Fitzroy Gardens early Monday was feeding ducks before his death. The 52-year-old Ringwood man’s family told 7NEWS he was an animal lover who liked to stop at the Melbourne park before work because it was therapeutic. Too distraught to speak on camera, loved ones remembered him as a loving husband…
Brisbane inquest into police shooting hears of off-duty cop’s terrifying encounter with Damon Savage
Wearing a pink fluffy bathrobe, off-duty Queensland police officer Karyn Hart assumed she was safe behind her security screen when she came face-to-face with a knife-wielding neighbour. However, Senior Constable Hart says what she saw next was something she had never encountered before in 15 years of police service. Hart told an inquest in Brisbane…
AMP class action settles for $110 million following banking royal commission revelations
Irate shareholders who sued AMP over allegations of financial misconduct have reached a $110 million out-of-court settlement, averting the need for a lengthy hearing. On the eve of a 15-day trial in the NSW Supreme Court, AMP and the Maurice Blackburn-backed class action resolved the five-year long legal battle. “I’m pleased to announce that this…
Landlord ordered to pay tenant $1500 for disconnecting power to property
A NSW landlord has been ordered to pay their tenant $1500 for breaching the tenant’s “quiet enjoyment” after switching off power at their property. In a claim filed in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the tenant — who had lived in the one-bedroom Nowra unit since 2004 — claimed his landlords breached several of…
This Sydney man disappeared. Six years on, his family is still waiting on answers
An inquest into the disappearance of a Sydney man last seen six years ago has heard conflicting opinions about his diagnosis and care in the days before his suspected death. The 32-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is believed to have taken his life at The Gap in Sydney’s east on April 4,…
Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies while working as nurse in UK after ‘I am evil’ note found
A British nurse, who wrote a note stating “I am evil”, has been found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six in the neonatal unit of a hospital in northwest England where she worked. Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted on Friday of killing five baby boys and two baby girls…
NSW woman takes neighbours to court over trees blocking natural light in her home
A NSW woman has taken her neighbours to court over claims trees on their property block natural light and views from her home and have damaged a boundary wall. Melanie Barstow and her neighbours Edward and Ruth Ainsworth share a common east-west boundary between their waterfront properties at Lake Macquarie, in the NSW Hunter region….
Perth-Karratha Qantas flight: Fremantle man charged over alleged cabin crew assault
A Fremantle man has been charged over the alleged assault of a crew member on a flight from Perth to Karratha, in WA’s Pilbara region. The 62-year-old accused allegedly became aggressive after being refused alcohol about 5pm Thursday. WA Police said Qantas cabin staff and passengers tried to calm the man before he headed to…
Sydney DLASTHR gang leader Raymon Youmaran to be released on parole after being imprisoned for murdering Dimitri Debaz
Raymon Youmaran will be released from jail after serving 17 years for a shooting that sparked a wave of reprisal attacks across Sydney in the 2000s. The organised crime figure will be released on supervised parole under strict conditions when his murder sentence of 17 years and four months expires at the end of next…
Tow truck driver charged after road rage incident on Great Eastern Highway in Ascot, Perth
A man has been seriously injured after stopping at a road rage dispute on a busy Perth highway where police allege a driver pulled out a knife. Authorities say a verbal altercation erupted when the drivers of a Hino tow truck and a Fiat Ducato got out of their cars on Great Eastern Hwy in…
Gina Rinehart in alleged plan to boost wealth at kids’ expense
Billionaire Gina Rinehart tasked Price Waterhouse with a confidential project to undo her mining pioneer father’s legacy and boost her shareholding in the family company at her children’s expense, a court has been told. Hancock Prospecting’s executive chair described Lang Hancock’s 1988 plan to transfer a 33 per cent share of that company into a…
Man accused of making bomb threats on plane from Sydney to remain in jail
A passenger accused of making bomb threats on an international flight, forcing it to return to Sydney, will remain behind bars awaiting a mental health assessment. Muhammad Arif was charged with one count of making a false statement about a threat to damage an aircraft and failing to comply with cabin crew safety instructions. The…
Convicted child rapist caught peeping into Sydney family homes
A convicted child rapist will serve another stint in prison after breaching his supervision order and peeping into family homes in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Roger David Cheney was caught on three occasions looking through the windows of homes and prying in Pagewood in January. The 67-year-old has been jailed for at least 18 months after…
Teacher accused of grooming students after mum finds teenage girl’s diary
WARNING: Graphic content A former English teacher has been accused of grooming four students after an intimate relationship with one of them was uncovered through her diary. Vasilious Kafataris allegedly sought out female students at three Sydney schools at which he worked over more than two decades, offering gifts and compliments in an attempt to…
Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart devised an “egregious” seven-step scheme to defraud her children and lie about it, a trial over billions of dollars in iron ore riches has been told. A lawyer for Rinehart’s children said there is clear evidence mining licences were unlawfully transferred to Hancock Prospecting and a subsidiary against her father…
Bruce Lehrmann 7NEWS Spotlight: Linda Reynolds sits down for first in-depth TV interview over Brittany Higgins claims
West Australian Senator Linda Reynolds has described herself as the “perfect villain” while vowing to refer a payout for her former employee Brittany Higgins to the newly formed National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). In her first in-depth interview since Higgins alleged she was raped in Parliament House in 2019, Reynolds told 7NEWS Spotlight reporter Liam Bartlett…
Parents of Rockhampton man accused of murdering wife and baby break silence
The family of a Queensland man who has been charged with murdering his wife and 11-week-old baby say they are in an “absolute state of shock” following the news of their loved ones’s deaths. Matthew Cox, 31, has been charged with two counts of murder after the bodies of his wife, Tayla Cox, and his…
Charges laid after two soldiers attacked by crocodile in Far North Queensland
The Department of Defence has been charged with breaching work health and safety laws over a crocodile attack involving two soldiers in Far North Queensland in 2021. The Darwin-based soldiers were given permission to go fishing in an inflatable boat at Portland Roads, a coastal community about 800km north of Cairns, after having transported a…
Fashion designer Wayne Cooper found not guilty of assaulting ex-wife and former model Sarah Marsh
Australian fashion designer Wayne Cooper has been acquitted of assaulting his estranged wife. Police arrested the 60-year-old at his NSW north coast home in May after receiving reports of historical domestic violence against his wife and former model Sarah Marsh. They alleged the father of two had assaulted Marsh during two separate incidents. Watch the…
William Tyrrell’s foster parents accused of rigging property sale
William Tyrrell’s former foster parents have faced court over allegations they rigged the sale of a property they owned on Sydney’s upper north shore. Police allege the pair placed a dummy bidder to bump up the auction price of the Killara home, in December 2020. They were each charged with one count of dishonestly obtaining…
Wife arrested after husband allegedly catches her putting bleach in his coffee for months
An Arizona woman charged with attempted murder is accused of using bleach to poison her estranged husband’s coffee over several months, according to court documents. Melody Johnson was arrested on July 18 after her US Air Force husband gave police video footage allegedly showing her pouring the toxic substance into his coffee machine. The husband,…
Paedophile sentenced over abusing boys after police found his diary
A paedophile who abused vulnerable boys at the home where he volunteered will spend another eight months in prison before being eligible for release, as a judge cast doubt on his claims he is no longer attracted to children. Brien William Peckover, 72, got away with historical abuse for decades and expected to never get…
Judge releases bodycam vision of Joshua Gomez arrest after bikie sent to prison in Perth
Extraordinary bodycam vision of a police takedown on a Perth freeway has been released by a judge after the armed bikie who sparked it all was jailed. Joshua Gomez was desperate and dangerous when he sprinted from officers called to a disturbance on Stirling St in the CBD on the morning of September 27, 2021….
‘Being too loud’: Nine-year-old child shot dead while riding her scooter
A young girl has been shot dead shot while riding her scooter because she and other children were “too loud”, neighbours said. Witnesses said Michael Goodman, 43, shot nine-year-old Serabi Medina in the head because he was upset over noise at their Chicago apartment building. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Young girl fatally shot while riding…
Drunk driver told Mount Isa teen after mowing him down on Queensland road: ‘Look what you’ve done’
A drunk driver called a teenager a “c***” and “useless” as a bone stuck through the boy’s leg after the man mowed him down on a rural Queensland road. “Why did you hit my car? … Look what you’ve f****** done,” Christopher Andrew Wormald, 61, said to the 16-year-old boy as he was stricken with…
Verdict in for woman who stabbed abusive husband to death in Bankstown apartment while he was sleeping
Experiencing flashbacks after 17 years of abuse at the hands of her husband, a woman grabbed a kitchen knife as he slept and murdered him. Thi Bich Huynh told police she had “bad memories” of violence and threats made by her 49-year-old husband Quoc Dung Bui before stabbing him in the bedroom of their Sydney…
Mum of girl who suffered severe injury on Dreamworld WhiteWater World slide sues Ardent Leisure for $1m
WARNING: Distressing content A mum whose eight-year-old daughter was left “bleeding profusely” after going on a waterslide at Dreamworld is suing the Gold Coast theme park’s parent company for more than $1 million. Sarah* has lodged a claim in the Queensland Supreme Court stating her daughter suffered bleeding for weeks after the November 2020 incident…
Parents of murdered teenager Michelle Bright confront ‘monster’ killer Craig Rumsby in court
The family of a NSW teenager murdered by a “monster” more than two decades ago have told a court they live with the pain of her violent death every day. Michelle Bright, 17, was killed after leaving a friend’s 15th birthday party and her body was found hidden in long grass by the side of…
NSW neighbours take couple to Land and Environment Court over hedge blocking their view of the ocean
Two women who took their neighbours to court over a hedge that blocked their waterfront view have won the dispute, with their neighbours now ordered to prune the offending vegetation regularly. Catherine L’Estrange and Louise-Anne Louw applied to the NSW Land and Environment Court for orders to be made for their neighbours Allison and Jason…
Stabbed father ‘kept coming’ for daughter’s boyfriend before death at Christmas party at Brisbane home in North Ipswich
Even after being stabbed, Warren Toby kept coming for his daughter’s partner at a family Christmas party, a court has heard. Moments later Garth Michael Reid acted instinctively to defend himself and stabbed Toby two more times, a Brisbane Supreme Court jury was told. Toby, 55, died in the front yard of the festive family…
Sydney man who abducted and tried to rape unconscious woman learns fate
A man will spend at least 21 months in jail for abducting and trying to rape a woman he found unconscious in the street, after DNA on her clothes was linked to him decades later. Azam Alameddine, 50, happened on the intoxicated 22-year-old woman in Sydney’s west on June 19, 1995. The then 21-year-old put…
Couple accused of killing Sydney teenager Amber Haigh to face judge-alone trial
A couple accused of murdering teenage housemate Amber Haigh more than two decades ago will face a judge-alone trial next year. Robert Samuel Geeves and his wife Anne Margaret Geeves, both 62, pleaded not guilty to murdering the 19-year-old when they faced NSW Supreme Court on Friday via audio-visual link from the Goulburn and Silverwater…
Daughter of Adelaide cold case murder victim Suzanne Poll dies in her Queensland home
The daughter of cold case murder victim Suzanne Poll has died, the night before her mother’s killer had his appeal dismissed in court. Melissa Poll died on Wednesday night at her home in Queensland from complications from the flu. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Heartbreaking development for family of cold case murder victim Suzanne Poll. Watch…
WA Premier Roger Cook blasts climate activists over protest plan at Woodside chief Meg O’Neill’s house
West Australian Premier Roger Cook has blasted three “extremist” climate activists over a thwarted plan to allegedly protest outside the home of the chief of Woodside Energy. Counter-terrorism police were waiting for Jesse Noakes, 34, Gerard Mazza, 31, and a 19-year-old woman when they allegedly arrived with an ABC camera crew at chief executive Meg…
Daughter sues Bunnings over father’s death after alleged assault by security guards
The daughter of a man who died after he was allegedly assaulted by two security guards at a Melbourne Bunnings is suing the retail chain for “injury, loss and damage”. Anthony James Georgiou, 31, was wrestled to the ground and placed into a headlock by security contractors at a Frankston Bunnings in September 2016. Georgiou…
Handcuffed woman hospitalised after train smashes into police car parked on tracks near US city of Denver
A US police officer who put a handcuffed suspect in a patrol SUV that was then hit by a train near Denver last year was found guilty of two misdemeanours on Friday. The Colorado cop told the court that she didn’t notice the car was parked on the train tracks at the time. WATCH THE…
Rugby star Kurtley Beale’s bail varied on sexual assault allegation so he can chase French offer
Suspended Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale has had bail conditions varied for him to potentially play rugby in France as he awaits trial on sexual assault allegations. The 34-year-old made a bid to vary his bail conditions on Tuesday after he pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of…
Senior Mongols bikie Jason Gastarov fined for breaching anti-consorting order at wedding
A senior Mongol has become the first person in WA convicted of breaching an anti-consorting notice after he invited bikie pals he was banned from associating with to his wedding. Jason Gastarov, 47, appeared in Rockingham Magistrates Court on Monday, having been charged earlier in the day with six counts of consorting with a named…
Sydney p-plater learns fate over ‘senseless’ high-speed crash that killed teenager Nicholas Hoenselaars at Leppington
A p-plate driver who caused the death of a teenager in a high-speed crash on Christmas Eve will spend at least two and a half years in jail. Nicholas Hoenselaars, 18, was the front-seat passenger in a Mitsubishi Lancer driven by Savyo Khamou — also aged 18 at the time — in December 2020 when…
Facebook owner Meta fined $20m over misleading data protection claims on app
Social media giant Meta and its subsidiaries have copped $20 million in fines after an app that claimed to protect personal information was found to have collected user data for commercial purposes. Onavo Protect was a free mobile app made available by Meta that provided a virtual private network service which claimed to “keep you…
Family fumes as childcare workers learn fate for leaving girl on Gracemere childcare bus
Two Queensland childcare workers responsible for leaving a child on a hot bus for six hours have avoided jail. The three-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found unconscious on the bus outside a childcare centre in Gracemere, near Rockhampton, in May last year. She was taken to Queensland Children’s Hospital in…
‘Kick in the guts’: Family of one-punch victim slam attacker’s ‘unfair’ sentence
Less than a year ago, Kenneth Ball was healthy and happy and was working to save for his retirement – which was about two years away. The 60-year-old’s plans included caravanning around Australia with his wife. But in October last year, his life, and the lives of his family, changed forever when he was coward-punched…
Trial shown footage of ‘frenzied’ gang attack on teen in Reservoir, Melbourne
After being stabbed and stomped on dozens of times in a frenzied attack by a gang of teenagers, Declan Cutler was left to bleed to death on a dark Melbourne street. He was 16 years old when he died, and Declan’s grief-stricken mother sobbed as his family yelled out “monster” and “you b*******” while viewing…
Woman jailed for neglecting cancer-stricken partner appeals manslaughter conviction
A NSW woman jailed for neglecting her cancer-stricken former partner, who was covered in lice and his own faeces when healthcare workers found him, is appealing against her conviction and sentence. Libby Jade Baker, 44, was charged with manslaughter over the 2012 death of 58-year-old Johnathan Young. She was found guilty of the charge in…
Julia Gillard’s ex-partner Timothy Mathieson to admit to sexual assault
Former prime minister Julia Gillard’s ex-partner will admit to a sexual assault charge but may escape a criminal conviction over the crime. Timothy Raymond Mathieson, 66, appeared remotely in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday from his lawyer’s office. The court was told Mathieson was initially facing three charges. Watch the latest news and stream for…
Man jailed for killing cancer sufferer in ‘snatch and grab’ gone wrong at Manangatang home
Dael Newman claimed he wanted a “quick snatch and grab” when he broke into a couple’s rural home. But instead of stealing cash and cannabis from what he had presumed was an empty home, Newman stabbed and killed a man recovering from cancer. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Family of a murdered Melbourne teen break down…
Ex-deputy principal jailed over ‘explicit texts with NSW teen’
A former deputy principal has been jailed for sending protracted sexually explicit chats to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. In sentencing Damian Scott Wanstall on Wednesday, Judge Andrew Colefax asked how, as a father, he could discuss sexual acts and arrange to meet up with someone so young for that purpose. “You’re a…
SA woman accused of killing parents suffers second medical episode
A South Australian woman whose been charged over the murder of her elderly parents has suffered a diabetic attack moments before she was due to face court. Raelene Polymiadis, 62, is accused of administering her own insulin to Brenda Anderson and Lynton Anderson, both aged 94-years-old, causing their deaths a year apart. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE:…
Man in serious condition in hospital after altercation outside Perth McDonald’s restaurant
Seorang pria dirawat di rumah sakit setelah menderita cedera kepala serius dalam perkelahian dini hari di sebuah restoran McDonald’s di Perth. Detektif telah menuntut dua pria sehubungan dengan pertengkaran di rantai makanan cepat saji di Beaufort St, yang terjadi sekitar pukul 01:00 pada hari Selasa. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Tuduhan yang diajukan di McDonald’s di…
Rafferty Rolfe facing three murder charges over Bruce Highway crash at Federal, Queensland
Satu-satunya yang selamat dari kecelakaan tiga mobil yang fatal di jalan raya Queensland telah didakwa dengan tiga tuduhan pembunuhan. Pria Sunshine Coast, Rafferty Rolfe, 25, dituduh mengikuti dan berusaha menabrakkan Nissan Navara pada hari Jumat. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Tuduhan pembunuhan atas kecelakaan jalan raya Queensland yang fatal. Tonton berita dan streaming terbaru gratis di…
Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils
Pertarungan pengadilan atas miliaran kekayaan bijih besi sedang berlangsung, karena orang terkaya Australia Gina Rinehart mempertahankan kekayaannya di tengah perselisihan hukum yang sengit atas warisan ayahnya. Dua putra tertua Rinehart dan mantan mitra bisnis mendiang ayahnya, perintis pertambangan Lang Hancock, berjuang untuk mendapatkan saham bernilai miliaran dolar dalam proyek bijih besi yang menguntungkan yang setengahnya…
VIC woman shares chilling allegations of alleged sexual assault by DIDi rideshare driver
Seorang wanita mengklaim dia dilecehkan secara seksual oleh seorang pengemudi berbagi tumpangan di Melbourne, yang menawarinya tumpangan gratis sebelum mencoba memasukkan lidahnya ke dalam mulutnya. Polisi Victoria sedang menyelidiki tuduhan wanita itu. Mereka mengatakan wanita berusia 25 tahun itu mengaku dilecehkan secara seksual di dalam kendaraan di Moreland Road di Brunswick sekitar pukul 13.26 pada…
Joon Seong Tan jailed for murdering girlfriend and dumping body in wheelie bin in Epping
Seorang pria telah dijatuhi hukuman atas pembunuhan rekannya, yang tubuhnya dibuang di tempat sampah. Juri awal bulan ini memutuskan Joon Seong Tan bersalah membunuh Ju “Kelly” Zhang yang berusia 33 tahun di rumahnya di Epping, utara Melbourne, pada 2 Februari 2021. Tan yakin ibu satu anak Zhang, pacarnya yang baru satu bulan, berselingkuh dengan pria…
Former-NRL star Curtis Scott learns outcome of appeal over domestic violence convictions
Mantan pemain NRL Curtis Scott telah gagal dalam bandingnya untuk membatalkan hukuman karena menyerang dan mengancam mantan rekannya, pelompat jauh Tay-Leiha Clark. Upaya pengacara Scott untuk mendiskreditkan bukti Clark ditolak oleh Hakim Alister Abadee selama persidangan di Pengadilan Distrik Downing Center Sydney pada hari Kamis. Hakim Abadee mengatakan kepada pengadilan bahwa dia menerima bahwa hubungan…
‘How can someone kill my son over AirPods’: Mum’s anguish over trivial reason for murder
Ibu dari seorang pria yang dipukuli sampai mati karena sepasang AirPods palsu masih bertanya bagaimana putranya meninggal karena hal yang begitu sepele. Janet Houllis menghadapi penantian yang menyakitkan sebelum pria kedua yang membunuh putranya yang berusia 28 tahun Ross Houllis pada Februari 2020 dijatuhi hukuman pada hari Senin. “Bisakah kita menyelesaikan ini dan menyelesaikannya?” dia…
Gunman opens fire outside Morningside KFC Brisbane
Seorang pria bersenjata telah melepaskan tembakan di luar sebuah restoran cepat saji, di sebelah timur Brisbane. 7NEWS memahami setidaknya tiga tembakan dilepaskan ke sebuah mobil di tempat parkir mobil KFC di persimpangan Redfern St dan Wynnum Rd di Morningside sekitar pukul 16:30 pada hari Rabu. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Pria bersenjata melepaskan tembakan ke KFC…
Music producer Bolice Bet Malou fined after wrestling police on Jetstar fight in Perth
Seorang pria yang mengaku diperlakukan seperti binatang dalam penerbangan Jetstar ketika dia dicubit dan ditangani dari pesawat telah mengaku menyinggung dan menghalangi polisi. Bolic Bet Malou dikeluarkan dari penerbangan Perth ke Melbourne pada 18 Maret sebelum lepas landas, di tengah pertengkaran berbau alkohol dengan pasangannya di mana mereka bertukar tempat duduk beberapa kali. TONTON VIDEO…
Woman who defrauded $19m from NAB learns fate
Seorang wanita yang menipu bank besar Australia hingga jutaan dolar telah dipenjara setidaknya selama delapan tahun. Helen Mary Rosamond, 48, memalsukan dan menggelembungkan tagihan dari perusahaan manajemen acaranya, Human Group, menipu National Australia Bank lebih dari $19 juta antara tahun 2013 dan 2018. Juri pada bulan November memutuskan Rosamond bersalah karena memberikan keuntungan korup kepada…
Moment man tries to kill son-in-law in front of young granddaughter caught on CCTV
Seorang lelaki tua yang menikam menantu perempuannya dalam “tindakan main hakim sendiri yang mencolok” di Sydney Central Station akan menghabiskan setidaknya empat tahun sembilan bulan di penjara. Warren John Greenup, 74, mengatakan kepada polisi bahwa dia bermaksud membunuh Cameron Parkin – setelah mengetahui dia diduga menyerang putrinya – ketika dia menyerangnya pada Desember 2021. TONTON…
Melbourne man Brendan Pallant found guilty of toddler Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao murder
Seorang pria dinyatakan bersalah membunuh seorang anak laki-laki berusia dua tahun setelah tinggal bersama ibu anak tersebut. Brendan Pallant, 36, menghadapi persidangan selama sebulan di Mahkamah Agung Victoria setelah dia mengaku tidak bersalah atas pembunuhan Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao tahun 2019. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Pria Melbourne dinyatakan bersalah membunuh balita pacarnya. Tonton berita dan streaming terbaru…
Australian legal expert’s warning after thumbs-up emoji ruled as valid as a signature in Canadian grain stoush
Warga Australia telah didesak untuk berhati-hati dengan penggunaan emoji – terutama dalam skenario bisnis yang melibatkan dokumen resmi – setelah seorang hakim Kanada memutuskan jempol sama validnya dengan tanda tangan. Ketegasan hukum mulai berlaku setelah gambar kontrak untuk membeli biji-bijian dikirim melalui teks — bersama dengan pesan “Mohon konfirmasi kontrak rami” — ke pemasok. TONTON…
Grim details emerge after shooting incident leaves mum dead in Campbelltown, SA
Seorang Samaria yang baik telah berbicara tentang saat-saat traumatis setelah seorang pria yang dituduh membunuh seorang ibu dan berusaha membunuh putrinya di halaman depan Adelaide mereka pada Sabtu sore. Dua tetangga mempertaruhkan nyawa mereka untuk datang membantu wanita muda dan ibunya, yang terbaring dengan luka tembak di genangan darah di luar rumah mereka, saat tersangka…
Toddler found dead by mum after trip to the shops, court hears
Ibu Jordan Thompson mengatakan dia diberi tahu bahwa balita yang sedang tidur itu baik-baik saja dan tidak perlu khawatir dia bangun saat dia tidak ada, sebelum dia meninggal saat dia pergi ke toko. Lebih dari 18 tahun kemudian, Cecil Patrick Kennedy, 51, mengaku tidak bersalah atas pembunuhan balita di Singleton di wilayah NSW Hunter pada…
Sunshine Coast hospital paediatrician Tom Sun Yap jailed for having child abuse material
Selama bertahun-tahun Tom Sun Yap bekerja sebagai dokter anak membantu polisi menyelidiki pelaku pelecehan seksual terhadap anak. Pada saat yang sama ia mengarsipkan foto-foto anak-anak yang dieksploitasi ke dalam folder bernama “Belanja”. Penjelasan Yap bahwa tindakannya adalah pengejaran akademik ditolak pada hari Kamis karena pria berusia 44 tahun itu dipenjara karena materi pelecehan anak. Tonton…
Queensland woman who fatally stabbed partner amid DV relationship walks free from court
Peringatan pemicu: Artikel ini memuat uraian tentang kekerasan dalam rumah tangga Sejak Delroy Bin-Garape meninggalkan rumah, ibunya Sariba mengharapkan dia untuk kembali secara mengejutkan. “Saya tidak pernah berpikir … dia akan pulang dengan kantong mayat,” katanya sambil menangis kepada Mahkamah Agung Queensland pada hari Kamis. Tonton berita dan streaming terbaru gratis di 7plus >> Hampir…
Italian judges’ ruling ‘just a few seconds’ of groping not a crime sparks outrage
Pengadilan Italia telah membebaskan seorang petugas kebersihan yang meraba-raba seorang siswi karena dia melakukannya “hanya beberapa detik” dan tanpa “niat libidinal atau sensual”, dalam putusan yang telah memicu kemarahan yang meluas. Menurut dokumen pengadilan, gadis itu mengatakan pria itu muncul di belakangnya, memasukkan tangannya ke dalam celana dalamnya dan sedikit mengangkatnya ke udara saat dia…
Man charged with fraud for allegedly selling fake gold bars in Sunshine Coast service station
Tiga batangan emas yang dijual kepada pembeli di bengkel Queensland ternyata palsu. Seorang pria berusia 33 tahun telah didakwa setelah diduga menerima uang tunai dari pembeli sehubungan dengan kesepakatan di lokasi Bruce Highway di pedalaman Sunshine Coast Juni lalu. Dia telah mengiklankan batu bata di media sosial. Polisi tidak mengungkapkan berapa banyak pembeli membayar. Tonton…
Marangaroo man accused of accessing child abuse material on dark web
Seorang pria Perth telah dituduh masuk ke web gelap untuk mengakses materi pelecehan anak. Pria berusia 49 tahun dari Marangaroo, di pinggiran utara kota itu, didakwa pada 3 Juli menyusul penyelidikan oleh Tim Gabungan Anti-Eksploitasi Anak WA. Pihak berwenang diduga mengaitkan tersangka dengan situs web gelap sebelum menggerebek rumahnya pada bulan Juni, ketika mereka menyita…
Midvale teen charged over alleged Kingsley assault that ‘left victim with broken bones’
Seorang pria merangkak di bawah mobilnya untuk menghindari pukulan lebih keras dalam serangan di pinggiran utara Perth, kata polisi. Pria berusia 66 tahun itu dipukul beberapa kali di kepala selama dugaan penyerangan di dekat persimpangan Kingsley Dr dan Whitfords Ave di Kingsley tak lama setelah pukul 6 sore pada 3 Juli. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS:…
Australian Whakaari-White Island volcano eruption victim recalls horrific ordeal
Saksi Australia pertama yang bersaksi tentang letusan gunung berapi Selandia Baru yang mematikan mengatakan pemandu wisata tidak pernah menyebutkan potensi bahaya sampai mereka berada di pulau itu. Pengadilan Distrik Auckland pada hari Kamis memulai hari ketiga persidangan penuntutan WorkSafe NZ atas bencana Whakaari-White Island yang menewaskan 22 orang, termasuk 14 warga Australia, pada tahun 2019….
Charges laid after dog allegedly thrown from top of Perth shopping centre carpark
Seorang wanita Perth telah dituduh melukai anjing peliharaannya dengan serius dengan melemparkan hewan itu dari tempat parkir mobil dua lantai, dalam kejahatan yang diduga tertangkap kamera keamanan. Seorang anggota masyarakat menemukan shih-tzu Malta setelah dia terjun 9m dan membawanya ke dokter hewan, mengira anjing itu tertabrak mobil. Dokter hewan mengatakan anjing itu shock dengan beberapa…
Woman’s $300,000 payout from Townsville council after park fall overturned by appeal court
Dewan Queensland telah mengeluarkan lebih dari $300.000 pembayaran setelah berhasil mengajukan banding atas gugatan kelalaian yang melibatkan seorang wanita yang tersandung saat berjalan di taman. Barbara Josephine Hodges menggugat Dewan Kota Townsville setelah insiden di Taman Sherriff kota sekitar pukul 9 pagi pada tanggal 15 Oktober 2015. Dia mengklaim dia melangkah ke apa yang dia…
Ben Roberts-Smith launches appeal over defamation case loss
Putusan pengadilan bahwa Ben Roberts-Smith melakukan kejahatan perang selama di Afghanistan dapat diancam dalam banding hukum oleh penerima Victoria Cross. Pada bulan Juni, Roberts-Smith mengalami kekalahan besar ketika Pengadilan Federal membatalkan kasus pencemaran nama baik atas laporan bahwa dia terlibat dalam sejumlah tindakan ilegal sebagai kopral SAS, termasuk pembunuhan empat tahanan tak bersenjata. Pada hari…
‘You’re killing me’: Murder victim’s final words before being stabbed to death
Seorang pria NSW yang ditikam sampai mati di selatan negara bagian telah dikenang sebagai orang yang “keren dan santai” saat pembunuhnya bersiap untuk dihukum karena pembunuhan. Samual Campbell menikam Nicholas Robertson 15 kali selama psikosis akibat obat di Cooma pada Februari 2021. Campbell, 23, mengaku bersalah atas pembunuhan Robertson yang berusia 38 tahun di Mahkamah…
Nippy’s fined $120k for failing to protect teenage worker whose scalp was ripped off in machinery
Produsen minuman Australia Selatan, Nippy’s, didenda $120.000 karena gagal melindungi seorang pekerja berusia 18 tahun yang seluruh kulit kepalanya dicabut di mesin tanpa pengawasan. Nippy’s Waikerie Producers Pty Ltd mengaku bersalah di SA Employment Tribunal atas tuduhan gagal menjalankan tugas kesehatan dan keselamatannya berdasarkan Undang-Undang Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja sehubungan dengan insiden November 2020. TONTON…
Inquest into disappearance of Queensland woman Tina Greer delayed as more evidence sought
Investigasi atas dugaan kematian seorang wanita yang menghilang 11 tahun lalu setelah mengunjungi pasangannya telah ditangguhkan di tengah permohonan dari putrinya untuk informasi lebih lanjut. Tidak ada bukti Tina Greer yang ditemukan sejak dia meninggalkan putrinya, Lili, yang saat itu berusia 13 tahun, dengan seorang teman pada Januari 2012, berencana untuk mengunjungi pasangannya selama enam…
Teenagers charged with murder over death of 14-year-old Melbourne boy Ethan Hoac in St Albans
Tiga orang telah didakwa dengan pembunuhan, dituduh membunuh seorang anak laki-laki berusia 14 tahun di pinggiran barat Melbourne bulan lalu. Ethan Hoac sedang berjalan pulang dari stasiun kereta St Albans bersama dua temannya ketika sebuah SUV mendekati mereka pada 26 Juni. Mobil berbelok dan menabrak bocah itu, sebelum dua pria bertopeng bersenjatakan pisau keluar dan…
Trial date set for man accused of murdering fiancee’s nine-year-old daughter
Seorang pria NSW yang dituduh membunuh seorang gadis berusia sembilan tahun dan membuang tubuhnya di tempat sampah akan diadili atas kejahatan tersebut tahun depan. Justin Stein, 32, dituduh membunuh putri tunangannya Charlise Mutten di properti Blue Mountains milik keluarganya yang bernilai jutaan dolar beberapa hari sebelum dia dilaporkan hilang pada 14 Januari tahun lalu. Surat…
Sri Lankan cricketer accused of raping woman in Sydney seeks no-jury trial
Pemain kriket internasional Sri Lanka Danushka Gunathilaka ingin menghindari nasibnya di tangan juri ketika dia diadili dengan tuduhan melakukan pelecehan seksual terhadap seorang wanita saat tur di Sydney untuk Piala Dunia T20. Pria berusia 32 tahun itu menghadapi satu dakwaan hubungan seksual yang melanggar hukum, setelah jaksa menjatuhkan tiga dakwaan lainnya awal tahun ini. Dia…
Married couple accused of murdering young mum Amber Haigh apply for judge-alone trial
Sepasang suami istri yang dituduh membunuh teman serumah remaja mereka Amber Haigh di daerah NSW dua dekade lalu telah meminta pengadilan oleh hakim. Robert Samuel Geeves dan istrinya Anne Margaret Geeves, keduanya berusia 62 tahun, mengaku tidak bersalah atas pembunuhan Haigh dan akan diadili bersama akhir tahun ini. Pada hari Jumat di Mahkamah Agung NSW,…
Man found inside Sydney apartment with dead partner granted bail
Seorang pria yang menghadapi 22 pelanggaran kekerasan dalam rumah tangga setelah ditemukan di sebuah apartemen dengan tubuh pasangannya tidak boleh ditolak jaminannya hanya karena tuduhan pembunuhan dapat diajukan terhadapnya, kata seorang hakim. Danny Zayat, 28, diduga mencekik, menyerang, menguntit, dan mengintimidasi Tatiana Dokhotaru selama dua tahun sebelum dia ditemukan tewas di apartemennya di Liverpool pada…
Man accused of raping woman in five-star Sydney hotel to fight charges
Seorang pria yang dituduh melakukan kekerasan seksual di sebuah hotel bintang lima Sydney berencana untuk melawan dakwaan setelah dibebaskan dari penjara. Joel Nathan Fitzpatrick Burtt, 21, menghadapi pengadilan pada hari Kamis setelah diberikan jaminan oleh Mahkamah Agung pada bulan Juni. Dia telah ditahan sejak menyerahkan diri ke polisi pada bulan November, ketika dia didakwa dengan…
South Australian nursing student Jasmeen Kaur buried alive by man she rejected multiple times
PERINGATAN: Konten yang mengganggu Seorang pria Adelaide yang ditolak oleh mantan pacarnya mengikatnya dengan selotip dan pengikat kabel sebelum menguburnya hidup-hidup sebagai tindakan balas dendam, kata pengadilan. Tarikjot Singh, 22, mengaku bersalah atas pembunuhan mahasiswa keperawatan berusia 21 tahun Jasmeen Kaur. Tonton berita dan streaming terbaru gratis di 7plus >> Dalam pengajuan hukuman di Mahkamah…
Queensland farmer jailed for turning ‘blind eye’ to cannabis operation on his properties
Ketika Son Van Dang membeli tanah di selatan Brisbane, petani ketimun mengira itu akan menjadi properti investasi. Sebaliknya, itu menjadi bagian dari operasi ganja bernilai jutaan dolar yang dijalankan oleh sindikat kriminal. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Polisi mengungkap operasi penanaman ganja skala besar selama penggerebekan di properti New Beith pada tahun 2018. Tonton berita dan…
Daughter charged over alleged double murder of elderly SA couple
Seorang wanita Adelaide berusia 62 tahun telah didakwa dengan dugaan pembunuhan ganda terhadap orang tuanya yang lanjut usia, yang menurut polisi diracuni. Brenda Anderson, 94, dan suaminya Lynton Anderson, juga 94, meninggal dalam keadaan yang sama dengan selang waktu satu tahun. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Wanita di balik jeruji besi dituduh meracuni orang tua lanjut…
Man accused of impersonating staff to work at Royal Adelaide Hospital
Seorang pria Australia Selatan dituduh menyamar sebagai staf resmi dan mendapatkan akses ke area terlarang Rumah Sakit Royal Adelaide. Pria berusia 22 tahun dari Newton, di timur Adelaide, ditangkap pada hari Selasa, 20 Juni dan didakwa dengan pelanggaran pidana berat terhadap orang yang tidak tinggal, pencurian, dan kepemilikan zat terlarang, kata polisi. Mereka mengatakan pria…
Teen charged after allegedly pulling firearm on iPhone seller in Aveley, in Perth’s north
Seorang pria diancam dengan senjata setelah mencoba untuk mundur dari penjualan iPhone ketika dia mencurigai pembeli remaja itu menggunakan uang palsu untuk melakukan pembelian, kata Polisi WA. Pasangan itu telah mengatur untuk bertemu di Aveley, di pinggiran utara Perth, sekitar pukul 19.40 pada 25 Juni setelah mengobrol di Facebook Marketplace. Tetapi kesepakatan itu menjadi buruk…
‘Astonishing’ development as ex-CEO arrested after being cleared of stalking Sydney model Simone Holtznagel
Seorang mantan CEO dari badan industri puncak kembali ke pengadilan dengan tuduhan melanggar perintah penahanan terhadap bintang reality TV, hanya beberapa hari setelah dibebaskan dari penguntitnya. Benjamin Reeves mengaku tidak bersalah karena sengaja melanggar perintah kekerasan yang ditangkap oleh Simone Holtznagel, 29, di Circular Quay Sydney pada Rabu malam. Pengacaranya Osman Samin mengatakan kepada AAP…
Delivery truck driver arrested over death of passenger in Adelaide Hills crash
Seorang pengemudi truk pengiriman telah didakwa menyebabkan kematian dengan mengemudi berbahaya dalam kecelakaan fatal di Adelaide Hills pada Sabtu pagi. Truk menabrak penghalang dan kemudian pohon di Torrens Hill Road di Millbrook sekitar pukul 8.30 pagi. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Pengemudi pengiriman didakwa membunuh penumpang dalam kecelakaan truk yang mengejutkan di Millbrook. Tonton berita dan…
Queensland couple who founded COYO yoghurt sued over death of UK woman Celia Marsh from anaphylaxis
Lebih dari lima tahun setelah kematian Celia Marsh di Inggris, pasangan Australia akan diadili atas dugaan peran mereka dalam tragedi tersebut. Kematian Marsh di Bath pada Desember 2017 menjadi berita utama selama empat tahun pemeriksaan koroner yang menyimpulkan bahwa dia meninggal karena anafilaksis. Ibu berusia 42 tahun itu telah berbelanja bersama keluarganya dua hari setelah…
WA pair Quinn Schmook and Tanya Taylor charged over Victorian army base stolen tractor crash
Sepasang suami istri Australia Barat dituduh melakukan amukan berbahan bakar narkoba di sebuah traktor curian seharga $150.000 melalui negara Victoria, sebelum menabrak pagar di sebuah pangkalan militer. Quinn Schmook, 36, dan Tanya Taylor, 38, ditangkap di Puckapunyal setelah diduga mengambil traktor dan dikejar oleh polisi. Polisi menuduh pasangan dari kota gandum kecil Narrogin sedang melakukan…
NSW man’s blunder causes $560,000 to be sent to wrong Commonwealth Bank account
Seorang pengusaha Australia membuat kesalahan besar yang menyebabkan lebih dari setengah juta dolar ditransfer ke rekening bank yang salah karena detail kecil, kata pengadilan. Commonwealth Bank diperintahkan untuk menghentikan penarikan dari rekening setelah salah menerima $560.000 awal tahun ini, menurut dokumen pengadilan NSW yang dirilis minggu ini. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Cara memaksimalkan pengembalian pajak…
Man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend Cecilia Haddad in Sydney faces trial
Persidangan untuk seorang pria yang dituduh membunuh mantan pacarnya di Sydney dan kemudian melarikan diri dari negara itu telah dimulai di Brasil. Mario Marcelo Santoro diduga mencekik Cecilia Haddad sebelum membuang mayatnya di Sungai Lane Cove pada April 2018. Dia tertangkap di CCTV bepergian dari Sydney ke Rio De Janiero pada hari tubuhnya ditemukan. Tonton…
Husband and wife who directed childcare subsidy fraud syndicate learn fate
Seorang suami dan istri telah dibebaskan dari penjara karena peran mereka dalam mengarahkan sindikat penipuan subsidi pengasuhan anak. Pasangan itu meminta maaf kepada negara yang telah mereka tipu sebelum mereka diizinkan meninggalkan Pengadilan Negeri Downing Centre Sydney pada Rabu malam. Hakim Jane Culver menghukum Alee Farmann dan Lubna Hashimy ke penjara tetapi memberikan perintah pembebasan…
Girl seen running down street screaming her ‘father was killing everyone’
Seorang pria Ohio telah didakwa melakukan pembunuhan setelah ketiga putranya ditembak dan seorang gadis muda terlihat berlari di jalan sambil berteriak kepada ayahnya “bunuh semua orang”. Chad Doerman, 32, telah didakwa dengan tiga dakwaan pembunuhan berat setelah polisi menemukannya di lokasi pembunuhan tiga kali lipat, kata Kantor Sheriff Clermont County. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Ayah…
Richard Matthews, 63, dies after alleged assault by 17-year-old boy in Innisfail
Seorang pria meninggal di rumah sakit lebih dari dua bulan setelah dia diduga dipukuli oleh seorang remaja di Queensland utara. Richard “Dickie” Matthews dari Innisfail menderita luka serius di kepala dan wajah dalam dugaan serangan di kota, selatan Cairns, sekitar pukul 17.30 pada 10 April. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Keluarga mengumumkan kematian Richard Matthews setelah…
Mum suffers brain injury in Melbourne Calder freeway crash that killed her toddler
Itu dimaksudkan sebagai awal dari babak baru yang menarik dalam kehidupan Simon Peckitt dan Felicity Stewart, tetapi dunia mereka malah tercabik-cabik. Pasangan itu dan kedua putri mereka menghabiskan akhir pekan dengan berburu rumah di Victoria tengah setelah memutuskan untuk berganti pohon. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: KecepatanKecepatan disalahkan atas kematian seorang gadis berusia dua tahun. Tonton…
Trial date set for accused killer Greg Lynn over murders of Carol Clay and Russell Hill
Tanggal persidangan telah dikonfirmasi untuk tersangka pembunuh ganda Greg Lynn, tetapi ada kekhawatiran tentang kemampuannya mendanai kasus tersebut. Mahkamah Agung Victoria pada awalnya akan mendengarkan persidangan Lynn atas pembunuhan pekemah Russell Hill dan Carol Clay pada bulan Oktober tahun ini, tetapi tanggal tersebut sekarang akan digunakan untuk argumen pra-sidang ekstensif menjelang persidangan baru yang akan…
‘Intolerable, unprofessional’: NSW Police slammed over blunders in LGBTQI hate crimes inquiry
Ada sesuatu yang “sangat salah” dengan cara Kepolisian NSW menginvestigasi pembunuhan yang belum terpecahkan dan kepercayaan publik terhadap kepolisian harus dipertanyakan, penyelidikan atas kejahatan rasial LGBTQI yang bersejarah telah diberitahukan. Serangkaian kesalahan dan penundaan yang mengerikan, termasuk hilangnya barang bukti, kegagalan menguji bukti kunci, kurangnya tes forensik, dan kesalahan penanganan bukti, telah menghambat penyelidikan selama…
Young driver spared jail time after striking and killing grandfather cycling in Woodend, Victoria
Kakek Lindsay Smyrk telah memeras semua yang dia bisa dari kehidupan pada hari kematiannya. Dia seharusnya pergi ke pesta ulang tahun untuk istrinya di rumah putri mereka, tetapi pengendara sepeda yang rajin itu memutuskan untuk pergi bersepeda cepat dengan teman-temannya pada dini hari. Ayah tiga anak itu kembali ke rumah, mengenakan warna klub bersepeda yang…
‘Evil’ husband took pictures of his wife’s body after strangling her and hiding her under the stairs of their Melbourne family home
Setelah Zoran Pandilovski mencekik istrinya sampai mati di rumah mereka di Melbourne, dia memindahkan tubuhnya ke ruang bawah tanah dan menyembunyikannya di bawah tangga. Pria berusia 48 tahun itu kemudian menggunakan ponselnya untuk mengambil dua fotonya sebelum melarikan diri dan menabrakkan mobilnya. Pada hari Jumat, keluarga Elaine Pandilovski menatap dan meneriaki suaminya yang terasing saat…
Mum charged with murder after allegedly leaving 16-month-old daughter alone for 10 days to go on holiday
Seorang balita meninggal di AS setelah dia diduga meninggalkan rumah sendirian selama 10 hari sementara ibunya bepergian tanpa mengatur perawatan untuk bayi berusia 16 bulan itu. Kristel Candelario, 31, ditangkap dan didakwa melakukan pembunuhan setelah bayi perempuannya, Jailyn, ditemukan tidak sadarkan diri di rumah mereka di Cleveland, Ohio pada 16 Juni. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS:…
Man charged with murder after crash kills woman with two young girls in car
Seorang pria telah didakwa dengan pembunuhan, dan dua tuduhan percobaan pembunuhan, setelah tabrakan di negara bagian Central West. Seorang wanita meninggal di tempat kejadian dan dua gadis muda, yang berada di dalam mobilnya, dirawat karena luka ringan. Wanita berusia 36 tahun itu mengendarai sedan, dan pria berusia 35 tahun itu mengendarai mobil tak lama setelah…
Driver charged after bus full of Victorian schoolchildren runs off road in Port Wakefield north of Adelaide
Sebuah bus yang membawa lebih dari 40 anak sekolah dan staf Victoria keluar dari jalan di utara Adelaide. Polisi mengatakan tidak ada yang terluka dalam insiden di Augusta Freeway pada Jumat pagi yang menyebabkan bus, yang sedang menarik sebuah trailer, terjebak di paddock di utara Port Wakefield. Bus tersebut membawa 42 anak dan lima staf…
Victorian hospital misled safety watchdog about patient’s death following eye surgery: Coroner
Sebuah rumah sakit menyesatkan pengawas keselamatan kesehatan dan menyalahkan seorang wanita dan keluarganya karena memaksa ahli bedahnya melakukan operasi yang fatal. Seorang koroner Victoria pada hari Kamis menemukan kematian Cherie Guest, 61, yang meninggal setelah seorang ahli bedah mata mengoperasinya saat dia kesulitan bernapas dapat dicegah. Koroner juga menyoroti sejumlah kegagalan oleh para profesional medis…
Man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend Cecilia Haddad in Sydney makes confession at trial in Brazil
Seorang pria yang dituduh membunuh mantan pacarnya, wanita Sydney Cecilia Haddad, telah mengaku membunuhnya di persidangan di depan pengadilan Brasil. Mario Marcelo Santoro, 45, diduga mencekik pria berusia 38 tahun itu sebelum membuang mayatnya di Sungai Lane Cove pada April 2018. TONTON VIDEO DI ATAS: Mario Marcelo Santoro mengaku bersalah di persidangan Tonton berita dan…
US children aged 10 and 16 killed while retrieving luggage that fell from family vehicle on a California freeway
Dua anak meninggal saat mengambil bagasi yang jatuh dari mobil mereka di jalan raya AS. Anak laki-laki berusia 10 tahun dan gadis berusia 16 tahun ditabrak mobil lain pada Minggu malam di Vista, pinggiran San Diego di California. Ibu mereka, Sandra Ortiz, ditangkap karena dicurigai mengemudi dalam keadaan mabuk. Tonton Berita terbaru di Channel 7…
Fake delivery driver Mark Filiti fleeces $26k from small businesses in Victoria
Dengan menyamar sebagai sopir pengiriman, Mark Filiti berhasil menipu ribuan dolar dari pemilik usaha kecil untuk mendanai kebiasaan narkobanya, pengadilan mendengar. Filiti masuk ke toko-toko di Melbourne dan daerah Victoria, memegang buku faktur biru, dan akan meminta pembayaran tunai untuk pengiriman palsu. Filiti mengaku mengantarkan minyak goreng, minuman ringan, minuman keras atau tepung dan sering…
Lendlease fined after bricklayer working on Campbell Barracks redevelopment in Perth loses toe
Raksasa konstruksi Lendlease telah didenda $ 100.000 karena kegagalan keselamatan yang “terus-menerus dan serius” yang menyebabkan seorang tukang batu kehilangan jari kakinya dalam insiden yang menghancurkan. Tradie terluka pada Juni 2017 saat mengerjakan pembangunan kembali pangkalan Pertahanan Barak Campbell di Perth, di mana Kontraktor Bangunan Lendlease adalah kontraktor utamanya. Regulator kesehatan dan keselamatan federal Comcare…
