Charges against the young man accused of killing the son of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens in an alleged hit-and-run crash have been set. Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hinton KC told Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday he would proceed with the charge that Dhirren Randhawa, 18, caused deathContinue Reading
Chaotic scenes have erupted in a courtroom as a man who attempted to kill his neighbour in a violent stabbing attack, sparked over tree trimmings on his lawn, claimed there were “lies” in his case. Shaun Michael White was due to be sentenced for trying to kill his neighbour inContinue Reading
A man who strangled his teenage girlfriend to death in a drug-induced psychosis, believing she was a “demon”, has had his 20-year jail sentence overturned after a court found he was experiencing an episode of schizophrenic illness at the time. Jordan Brodie Miller was sentenced to a non-parole period ofContinue Reading
The Spotlight program falsely believed that Brittany Higgins had texted an ex-boyfriend a photograph of a couch in Linda Reynolds’ office, accompanied by some flirtatious banter, just weeks before her alleged rape. They hoped it was going to deliver a big scoop, according to new texts uploaded by the FederalContinue Reading
Channel Ten’s star witness has arrived back in Australia as he prepares to give evidence on the affidavit that has forced Justice Michael Lee to reopen Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case. Taylor Auerbach, 32, flew into Sydney on Tuesday night from New Zealand after Channel 10 won a last minute bidContinue Reading
An explosive affidavit sworn by ex-Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach, which contains his account of Bruce Lehrmann’s dealings with the Seven Network as well as numerous attachments, runs to 2000 pages and is set to detonate a fierce legal fight in the Federal Court today. Justice Michael Lee will hold anContinue Reading
A killer husband who doused his estranged wife in petrol and set her on fire is accused of repeatedly raping her in the months leading up to her horrific murder. Brian Earl Johnston was jailed for life this month for the heinous murder of Kelly Wilkinson in the backyard ofContinue Reading
A man who murdered his parents with a sledgehammer in an “unrelenting and brutal attack” days before his mother turned 60 left their battered bodies lying in pools of blood in the family home before fleeing interstate. The horrific ripples of Christopher Puglia’s cowardly and “childish” act were revealed asContinue Reading
A Victorian judge has aired “haunting” concerns about her willingness to proceed in a case involving a $10 million cryptocurrency bungle. Jatinder Singh, 38, was due to face a presentence hearing in the Victorian County Court on Thursday after pleading guilty late last year to stealing $6.09 million. But beforeContinue Reading
A convicted killer who spent 22 years sitting on death row has been executed. Phillip Dean Hancock took his last breaths just before 11.30am after receiving a three-drug lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary on November 30. The 59-year-old’s sentence went ahead over two decades after he committed his crime,Continue Reading