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Inside the ADVO hearing that could have saved a two-year-old boy
The Lismore man last week killed his two-year-old son Rowan, and himself, in a murder-suicide that shocked the state.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Kallista Mutten denies killing daughter Charlise behind chicken shed
Charlise Mutten’s mother has denied shooting her nine-year-old daughter dead behind a chicken shed in the Blue Mountains or that messages from a “higher power” had told her to kill her daughter.
- by Sarah McPhee
Charlise Mutten’s mother breaks down at trial of girl’s alleged killer
Kallista Mutten has told a jury her fiance made various claims about her nine-year-old daughter’s whereabouts in the days before she was found dead in a barrel.
- by Sarah McPhee
Former sex crimes detective guilty of groping teen, not guilty of rape
A jury also found Glen Coleman abused his position of public office. Now, it can be revealed he faces a second trial on other serious offences.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Marrickville domestic violence stabbing premeditated, police allege
Police say a man planned the stabbing of his brother and mother in their inner-west Sydney home, the attack unfolding while their father was in the shower.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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‘He didn’t have a chance’: Luke went to his new job in the morning. He never came home
Luke Bray, 24, wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. His mother wants answers.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘I’m an old bloke, I was excited’: Ex-cop says sex with teen inside police station was consensual
A week after allegedly raping the 19-year-old while investigating her complaint, Glen Coleman messaged: “The final offer. $700 for two hours. Either way, this will be the end”.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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‘Mummy, no’: Charlise’s alleged killer claims he heard girl scream
A jury has listened to prison calls between Justin Stein and his mother after he was charged with murdering his partner’s nine-year-old daughter.
- by Sarah McPhee
Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air, court told
The 33-year-old Canadian has pleaded not guilty after police alleged he opened an emergency door while intoxicated during a flight from Vancouver to Australia.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Police officer’s skull fractured in CBD stabbing, man charged with attempted murder
Constable Elvis Poa suffered two skull fractures when he was stabbed in the head by a man in Sydney’s CBD on Sunday.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Sarah McPhee and Josefine Ganko
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NRL 2024
Court case shines light on Paul Kent’s demons
The Fox Sports NRL host’s well-publicised fall warrants compassion. This is why he won’t get much.
- by Danny Weidler