Crime
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Naked City
The student, the cop and the long road to justice
Kevin Wilmore Myers was a sportsman, fraudster and fake teacher who molested children for 50 years. Dean Paatsch was an ex-pupil who wouldn’t let him escape.
- by John Silvester
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Bus crashes, bushfires and deaths: How schools deal with life-changing trauma
All schools have critical incident management plans and teams, but when disasters strike, there is a broader system to help schools stay open and students and staff to heal.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Stabbed toddlers stable after French Alps attack as Macron hails ‘backpack hero’
As two toddlers recover from the stabbing in the French Alps, President Emmanuel Macron met on Friday with emergency responders, including a hero known only as ‘Henri’.
- by Antony Paone and Geert De Clercq
What’s next in Trump’s legal battle and his bid to return to the White House
Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign is far from over. As the New York case showed, criminal charges have previously been a boon to his fundraising.
- by Meg Kinnard
Teen guilty of manslaughter over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old
A Queensland teenager has been acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter over the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy on the Sunshine Coast.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
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South-east Queensland
Teen accused of attempted murder lived with victim and her mother
Responders found a mother and her girl with injuries, with police confirming the pair had “numerous stab wounds to the abdomen”.
- by Cloe Read
I’ve told many tales of tragedy, but never one as haunting as this
Peter FitzSimons recreates one of the darkest chapters in Australian history.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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France
‘Nation is in shock’: Children wounded in knife attack in French Alps
An attacker has stabbed several children and at least one adult, leaving some with life-threatening injuries, at a lakeside park in Annecy.
Former X Factor contestant charged over murder of baby
Mitchell Callaway has faced court in Macksville, where police alleged he murdered a nine-month-old girl in 2018.
- by Olivia Ireland and Perry Duffin
Explosive texts reveal police hostility to Scott Johnson’s family
A senior NSW police officer said it was “not in my DNA” for her to let the Johnson family win, text messages reveal.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Sarah McPhee
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Brisbane City
‘A lot of blood’: Man charged over stabbing at Brisbane train station
A spate of alleged attacks across Brisbane in recent days has spurred police to assure the community they are preventing crime and checking young offenders are complying with their bail.
- by Cloe Read