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Mystery surrounds woman’s body in Kew
UPDATE: FORENSIC testing will be undertaken to determine the cause of death of a woman whose body was found in Kew yesterday.
Hunt for shooter after ‘random’ cafe attack
LATEST: A BLACK car sped from a Heidelberg cafe after six shots were sprayed into the front windows in an apparent random shooting early this morning.
‘I did what any parent would do’
UPDATE: A MUM has spoken about protecting her children from three intruders, while a man linked to a Bendigo home invasion crashed a stolen car while fleeing police.
Two teens charged with violent offences
POLICE have charged two teens with a string of violent offences as police crackdown on an increase in aggravated crime across the state.
Customs sued after stopping man 30 times
A RACING car driver is suing for damages, claiming border force authorities have detained him more than 30 times at Australian airports.
Man charged over mum murder
UPDATE: A BROADMEADOWS man has been charged with murder and intentionally causing serious injury.
Explosive device detonated in ‘bunker’
UPDATE: THE Bomb Squad has detonated an explosive device after it was found in a car this afternoon. PICTURES: Watch a police robot remove the device,
Mum ‘steered off the road’: detective
A MUM accused of murdering her own children by driving them into a lake was still accelerating when the engine cut out, a court has heard.
Rapist actor’s chilling show-reel
A CONMAN jailed for rape posted sickening online videos of him menacing women which he claimed were show-reels for his unsuccessful acting career.
Bikes sped up before tragedy, court told
UPDATE: A GROUP of teens riding illegal monkey bikes accelerated as they approached a zebra crossing where mother of two Andrea Lehane was killed, a court has heard.
‘The Munster’ died with a gun in his hand
THREE guns were fired in the shootout which killed Graham “Munster” Kinniburgh at Kew in December 2003, Melbourne Magistrates Court heard.
7-Eleven owners ripped off workers
THE franchisees of a Melbourne 7-Eleven store who own several million dollars worth of property have been fined for underpaying employees.
Homicide Squad called after kids hurt
HOMICIDE Squad detectives have arrived at a home in Melbourne’s north where three children were allegedly assaulted.
Third teen charged after violent carjacking
A THIRD teenager has been charged over a violent carjacking during which a man was bashed with a hammer in Melbourne.
Man who died in Werribee named
A MAN who died on Sunday after he was allegedly assaulted in a service station’s truck stop has been identified as a 28-year-old Hoppers Crossing man.
Prison officers sacked over gun licences
FOUR officers from the maximum-security Port Phillip Prison have been sacked for not having proper firearms licences.
Lover ‘drove Blewitt to meetings with Carl’
A CAREER criminal’s lover has told court she chauffeured her partner to meetings with slain gangland boss Carl Williams leading up to the murder of Graham “The Munster” Kinniburgh.
Bike teens ‘spat at cyclist’ before death
UPDATE: A GROUP of teens riding monkey bikes on a park footpath spat on a cyclist in the minutes before a young mum was killed on a zebra crossing, a court has heard.
Police nab massive 275kg ice haul
AN INTERNATIONAL crime syndicate that shipped $275 million worth of the lethal drug ice into Melbourne from Hong Kong has been smashed.
’Sleeping pill killer’ cops more jail time
A MAN who butchered his wife while she slept and then blamed his actions on the use of sleeping pills must serve at least two additional years in jail after a successful appeal.
Sex offender escapee found
UPDATE: A SEX OFFENDER who escaped from an Ararat correctional facility this morning has been recaptured.
Fatal crash accused faces deportation
A MAN accused of crashing into a car and killing two mothers could ultimately face deportation.
Servo crime scene after hospital death
HOMICIDE Squad detectives are investigating after a man who was dropped off at Werribee Hospital this morning died.
Alleged Gumtree scammer charged
A MAN who allegedly used Gumtree to scam a number of people has been charged by police.
Man sues over failed $3.7m superstar sex
A CHINESE businessman who wanted to have sex with famous female A-listers Megan Fox and Candace Swanepoel says he paid more than $3.7 million to an Australian escort agency to make the “sexual services” happen.
Drug kingpin denied deportation
PLANS to deport a Melbourne gangland figure back to Scotland have been put on ice after a decision by the Adult Parole Board who feared he could reoffend in his home country.
Mum sues dead son for mental anguish
A MOTHER has sued her dead son for damages in a landmark legal case, claiming his fatally flawed driving was responsible for her psychiatric injury and ongoing mental anguish.
Wild brawl after match caught on camera
A MAN was kicked in the head and others left bloodied when a wild brawl erupted after an NRL clash last night. And it was all caught on camera. WATCH THE VIDEO
Body retrieved from upturned car in creek
EMERGENCY services have finally retrieved a man’s body found in a car near the Hume Fwy overnight.
