The man accused of shooting schoolgirl Charlise Mutten twice, in the head and side of her body, before dumping the body in a barrel claims the girl’s mother is responsible for her death, a jury has been told. Justin Laurens Stein, 33. is facing a trial in the NSW SupremeContinue Reading
A road worker who killed a mate while “showing off” in a bobcat is facing up to 25 years in jail after admitting responsibility, a court has been told. Christopher Bell, 53, had been drinking beers with co-workers on a Wednesday afternoon after his shift when he jumped behind theContinue Reading
The daughter of a beloved nurse “deliberately” killed by a man in a horrific crash near Brisbane has revealed the moment she heard the fatal collision while on the phone to her mother. Kasey Wolff teared up on the stand as she recalled the last conversation she had with herContinue Reading
The fabrications of a self-confessed cocaine-sniffing property developer who told a “blizzard of lies” have failed to win an almost half-a-million dollar claim for legal costs for veteran crime reporter Steve Barrett. Supreme Court Judge Natalie Adams on Wednesday handed down her decision rejecting a costs application, bringing to aContinue Reading
Former NSW minister Gareth Ward says he is disappointed that his sexual assault trial did not go ahead, with a new date set in more than a year. Mr Ward was set to stand trial in early April after he pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting two people on separateContinue Reading
A teenager accused of murdering an Uber driver and dumping his body following a robbery attempt gone wrong has had his charge downgraded at court. Tye Wayne Porter and another teenager – who cannot be identified as he was a child at the time of the offence – were bothContinue Reading
A creep who made false bomb threats to a government building stalked the detective who arrested him, sending a chilling letter to her home address before leaking it to an outlaw bikie gang. Nicholas Del Vecchio’s reign of terror against the cop and two other women was revealed in courtContinue Reading
The mother of a toddler who died following a fall has spoken of her disgust at the treatment of the child’s stepfather, after a manslaughter charge was sensationally dropped at court. Aaron Harley James will walk free from court after the shocking development on the first day of his manslaughterContinue Reading
WARNING: Confronting details A man’s chilling threat to burn a woman alive during a terrifying home invasion where he menaced a couple with an air pistol before tying up and raping the female victim has been revealed in court. The man’s “premeditated and calculated” plan was set into action afterContinue Reading
A co-accused and key witness in the alleged staged $2.8m robbery of a high-end jewellery store will not give evidence, a court has been told, as the Sydney businessman accused of setting up the fraudulent heist of his own shop was again denied bail. Germani Jewellery owner Michel Germani hasContinue Reading