Crime
Woman accused of murdering partner in house fire granted bail
Jeffrey Lindsell died from serious burns after the fire at Gymea in Sydney's south in October 2017.
- by Georgina Mitchell
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Crime
Violent past of woman who killed her fiance revealed in court
Cathrina Cahill stabbed her fiance in the back of the head more than 18 months before she killed him at a Sydney home.
Courts
Mentally ill man cleared of murder of mother on Sydney's northern beaches
A young man with chronic schizophrenia who stabbed his mother to death in her bedroom on Sydney's northern beaches has been found not guilty of murder on mental health grounds.
Brazil
Cecilia Haddad's mother reveals their terrifying last phone call
Milu Muller told a Brazilian court she heard her murdered daughter's former boyfriend, Mario Marcelo Ferreira dos Santos Santoro, banging on the apartment door. She never heard from Cecilia again.
- by Matt Sandy
nsw
Police
Carer charged with sexually abusing foster child numerous times
Police will allege in court the man sexually assaulted the boy, now 15, on multiple occasions.
- by Rachel Clun
Police
Criminal lawyer charged over plot linked to death of teen: police
Ali Abbas was allegedly involved in a complex plot to falsify evidence linked to the investigation into the fatal shooting of Brayden Dillon, 15, in his bed.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Healthcare
Man who shot police officer, guard at Sydney hospital found not guilty
A "completely delusional" ice user who shot a police officer and security guard at a Sydney hospital's emergency department has been found not guilty by reason of mental impairment.
Crime
'He's got to lie': Tapped phone calls played in Gattellari trial
No amount of money in the world is going to be any good to you if you are in jail, said a former inmate who was involved in a plot to extort millions of dollars from accused murderer Ron Medich.
- by Kate McClymont
Crime
'Some disharmony' between mother, son before he stabbed her to death, court told
There was "some disharmony" between a mother and her son about rent and employment in the months before he stabbed her to death, a court has heard.
Crime
'Ridiculous': police condemn large Surry Hills brawl that left four injured
Police charged 11 people over the fight that occurred on Oxford Street in the early hours of Sunday morning.
- by Rachel Clun
Police
Halloween party turns into a real-life horror for man stabbed in brawl
The victim was left in a serious condition after a group of men chased and stabbed him with a machete in Sydney's south.
- by Justine Landis Hanley