A young man bludgeoned his own grandmother due to the deluded belief she was his abusive stepfather, a court has been told. Hayden Leigh Kidd, 22, appeared in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday after pleading guilty to manslaughter over the death of Shirley Kidd, 67, two years ago.Continue Reading
A court has been told a teenage student suffers recurring nightmares of a horror bus crash “every time I shut my eyes” as the truck driver allegedly responsible faced a key hearing. Brett Michael Russell, 61, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a multi-day committal hearing whichContinue Reading
One person is fighting for life, while another 19 have been taken to hospital after a multi-car crash west of Melbourne. Paramedic crews rushed to the scene at the Western Freeway where at least 20 people have been involved in a crash near Myrniong just before 6pm on Monday. OneContinue Reading
Several Victorian students who survived a horror bus crash late last year, have fulfilled their dreams of becoming astronauts with humble photos capturing the long-awaited moment. High school students from Loreto College in the regional suburb of Ballarat finally made it to the United States to participate in NASA’s spaceContinue Reading
Insane photos of traffic chaos causing daily, hour-long delays for residents of a Melbourne suburb have exposed Australia’s growing housing disaster. This week, the ABC’s Margaret Paul was in Kalkallo – a new suburb located around 50km north of the city’s CBD, with a population of more than 5500 –Continue Reading
A truck driver has been hit with a raft of charges over a horrific crash with a school bus in which 33 people were injured, including 27 Victorian schoolgirls. The bus, which was carrying several adults and 27 schoolgirls from Loreto College in Ballarat, allegedly collided with the B-double truckContinue Reading
Two men and a woman have been charged over an alleged incident in Melbourne’s west on Friday, which led to a police officer allegedly being slashed in the face during the arrest. An hours-long manhunt was underway for those responsible for the theft of a food delivery car, when aContinue Reading
These Melbourne parents have been labelled “bad parents” after throwing a lavish $8k McDonald’s party for their one-year-old. Mum Maggie wanted to give her daughter a special retro McDonald’s party, reminiscent of the 80s and 90s birthday bashes so many Aussie kids experienced, but which are now sadly a thingContinue Reading