It’s like something out of a Hollywood movie. A man, armed with a rifle and wearing a black balaclava, hits 11 banks in a 10-year robbery spree from 2004 to 2014. Justice finally caught up with him when he accidentally left some blood at a crime scene. He storms in,Continue Reading
Julian Assange has stepped foot on Australian soil, bringing to an abrupt end a bitter and protracted legal saga lasting more than a decade that centred on the release of hundreds of thousands of classified and unfiltered US state department documents. Touching down at Canberra airport on Wednesday evening atContinue Reading
Former fugitive Julian Assange has emerged on the tropical island of Saipan to plead guilty to a single espionage charge with Kevin Rudd by his side, but is facing a huge bill for his freedom flight. The former prime minister, who is Australia’s ambassador to the United States, made theContinue Reading
A judge overturned the conviction of a US woman who spent 43 years in prison after incriminating herself in a 1980 killing while she was a psychiatric patient, with the judge and the woman’s lawyers suggesting a former police officer may have been the killer. Judge Ryan Horsman ruled lateContinue Reading
Former West Coast Eagle premiership player Daniel Kerr has pleaded guilty to persistently engaging in family violence against his ex-partner and mother of his children for eight years. The 40-year-old appeared in the WA District Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to the single charge. Police had alleged Kerr,Continue Reading
A bikini model and actor who starred briefly in the hit horror film Wolf Creek is facing serious child sex abuse charges following her arrest for the alleged sexual abuse of a teen boy and exploitation material allegedly found on her phone. Megan Skye Blancada, a young mum and model,Continue Reading
The man accused of being behind the wheel of a boat that crashed in Perth’s south, killing both his wife and the mother of an AFL player, has entered pleas of not guilty to manslaughter. John Burdon, 47, pleaded not guilty to two charges of unlawfully kill another under suchContinue Reading
A teenage girl has been sentenced to 12 months detention after “hacking” a man’s head with a knife during a failed robbery orchestrated through Facebook. The 15-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, is one of two girls who pleaded guilty to their role in the theft and attackContinue Reading
Truck driver Jagmeet Singh has appeared in court after a tragic accident that claimed the life of pedestrian Nengguang Wen in Adelaide. Mr Wen, a 64-year-old Chinese national who was visiting family in Adelaide, tragically died at the scene after being struck by Singh’s truck. Mr Singh initially denied responsibilityContinue Reading
A man accused of making online threats against Brittany Higgins, her fiance and their dog says his plan is to “behave” after pleading guilty to one of the three charges he faces. David William Wonnocott, 49, appeared in Tweed Heads Local Court on Wednesday, where his solicitor told the courtContinue Reading