Candice Prosser is a reporter with ABC News in South Australia and also reads radio news bulletins. She has covered news for the north and west of the state, while based at Port Pirie, and been a senior court reporter in the Adelaide office.
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| UpdatedPolice missed multiple opportunities to prevent Liam Humbles, who was believed to have been in possession of a gun and selling drugs at a high school, from killing teenager Lewis McPherson, a South Australian coroner says.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, warradale-5046, sa, adelaide-5000
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Two men accused of killing another man after one held him in headlock are acquitted of murder, with an Adelaide judge deciding they did not intend harm.
Topics: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, woodville-5011, adelaide-5000, sa
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A man on parole after serving jail time for robberies he committed as one of the "overall bandits" used a fake penis in a bid to give authorities a clean urine sample, an Adelaide court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, offbeat, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA man faces court accused of raping a backpacker and holding her against her will at a property south-east of Adelaide, as police warn more alleged victims may emerge.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, law-crime-and-justice, murray-bridge-5253, adelaide-5000, sa
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The grandfather of a toddler killed in an alleged hit-and-run at Dover Gardens yells profanities at the man accused of being the driver as he faces Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, dover-gardens-5048
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A man who beat another man to death after coming to the aid of two women who were being sexually assaulted is jailed for 12 years, in what the judge describes as a vicious and cruel beating.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, beaumont-5066
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| UpdatedThe driver, who tells the jury he is passionate about wrestling and very familiar with the DVD playing in the ute, says he knew when the "big twist" in the event was coming because of the music and commentary.
Topics: road, accidents, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, port-germein-5495, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA man who crashed into and killed a pedestrian near Adelaide's Entertainment Centre while "drawing attention to himself" in his high-performance car is found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
Topics: courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000
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A man convicted of murdering Adelaide teenager Deborah Leach more than 40 years ago is granted permission to appeal against his conviction in the High Court.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, sa
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A driver denies being distracted by a wrestling DVD when he caused a fatal accident on a South Australian freeway, and makes an emotional apology as the crash victim's granddaughter leaves the courtroom.
Topics: road, accidents, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, port-germein-5495, adelaide-5000, sa
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A carer who encouraged sexual acts between two intellectually disabled people and then filmed them is jailed for his crimes, including rape.
Topics: sexual-offences, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, disabilities, carers, sa, adelaide-5000
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Two drivers whose road rage caused the death of a man at a pedestrian crossing are jailed over the incident, which the sentencing judge described as "outrageous".
Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, elizabeth-south-5112, elizabeth-5112, sa, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedThe parents of a five-year-old boy were not told by a childcare centre of his alleged indecent assault by a carer at the business, an Adelaide court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA woman with autism is acquitted of manslaughter over the death of her elderly mother who lay on the floor of their home without food and water for several days after a fall.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedAn Adelaide man charged with advocating terrorism by allegedly providing instructions on how to kill Jewish people was "acutely psychotic" at the time, a court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA man who caused a fatal collision in South Australia's mid-north was watching a wrestling DVD while driving along a highway, prosecutors say.
Topics: road, accidents, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, port-germein-5495, adelaide-5000, sa
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The 15-year-old driver of a stolen ute who killed Adelaide woman Nicole Tucker in a fiery crash will be sentenced as an adult.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, bedford-park-5042, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA man described as an evil and insidious sex offender is jailed for the abuse of a six-year-old girl in South Australia, with the judge condemning his behaviour for casting a shadow over all male carers and teachers.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, prisons-and-punishment, crime, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedAn alleged murderer has been psychologically damaged because of "sensory deprivation" experienced by being in holding cells for extended periods with only an electric light for stimulus, his lawyer tells an Adelaide court.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, holden-hill-5088, australia, sa
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| UpdatedMultiple doctors failed to diagnose a 10-year-old girl's herpes infection ahead of her death, prompting a South Australian coroner to recommend better education for parents about continuity of care.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, diseases-and-disorders, sa, adelaide-5000, north-adelaide-5006, mount-barker-5251
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| UpdatedChildcare worker Brenton Kelly Dickson, found guilty of molesting a young girl during an out-of-school-hours care program, is again attacked outside a court in Adelaide.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, child-abuse, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedA South Australian Government child protection worker charged with child sex offences tells the media he believes he was targeted because of his gender and was a "pawn in a bigger game".
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, child-abuse, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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A former out-of-school-hours care program director is refused permission to appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing a young girl in his care.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, child-abuse, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedA man charged with murdering a mother and her two young children in Adelaide's north may not be mentally fit to instruct his legal team, his lawyer tells the Magistrate.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA truck driver who allegedly rammed a hatchback then reversed over it during a road rage incident in Adelaide at the weekend is granted bail.
Topics: marryatville-5068, sa, australia