When Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial was aborted last year due to juror misconduct, the Director of Public Prosecutions set off a chain of events that led to a public inquiry. Shane Drumgold SC penned a scathing letter to the ACT chief of police and raised concerns about “political and policeContinue Reading
The woman Chris Dawson is accused of sexually abusing when he was her high-school teacher has made a moving plea in court for “it to stop,” saying this is her life and she does not make things up. The convicted murderer, now 74, is on trial in the NSW DistrictContinue Reading
The woman Chris Dawson is accused of sexually abusing when she was 16-years-old has hit back in court as the defence barrister alleged her version of a key event was “made up”. That followed a tense exchange in which the date Dawson confronted his ex-student about a topless photo ofContinue Reading
Some of the “hundreds” of cards and notes former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson allegedly sent the 16-year-old student he was infatuated with have been released in court documents. The files include a school report in which the convicted wife killer called the young girl a “pleasure to teach,” whichContinue Reading
A lawyer for Network 10 has rejected claims she had a muted conversation with Lisa Wilkinson about her Logies speech during a meeting with the ACT’s top prosecutor. Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC has claimed after he stopped Wilkinson from reading out her pre-prepared Logies speech, and warnedContinue Reading
Footage of the moment a car being driven by a Queensland woman careered into her her cheating husband and his mistress on a quiet Brisbane street has been revealed for the first time. Christie Lee Kennedy, 38, avoided serving any jail time for dangerous driving of a motor vehicle afterContinue Reading
One of the most senior police involved in the investigation of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation has admitted that providing her private counselling notes to the defence legal team and prosecutors “was a mistake”. In his first day of evidence, Detective Superintendent Scott Moller also revealed investigators initially didn’t think thereContinue Reading
A woman who helped dump her friend’s corpse in the wilderness after he died of an overdose in her car lied to the man’s sister, sending a vile text claiming she hadn’t seen him in days. The tearful family of Blake Riley packed Toowoomba Supreme Court, becoming emotional as theyContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann never would have been charged if it wasn’t for the publicity surrounding the case because the ACT police were “undercharging” and had a “bizarre” approach to sex cases, an inquiry has heard. Former NSW prosecutor Mark Tedeschi SC asserted that underlined the “bizarre” approach of police. “It wasContinue Reading
Prosecutors in the Bruce Lehrmann trial texted each other criticising the conduct of police officers who investigated Brittany Higgins’ allegations, according to documents tendered to an inquiry. The series of text messages sent by Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold and crown prosecutor Skye Jerome on the evening of MayContinue Reading