Lawyers acting for a former pilot accused of murdering two elderly campers have flagged 17 issues they claim are emblematic of the “completely hopeless” case, a jury has heard. Over two days this week, defence barrister Dermot Dann KC used his final opportunity to address the jury, saying the trialContinue Reading
The jury tasked with deciding the murder trial of former Jetstar captain Greg Lynn are set to hear from forensic officers, police investigators and a molecular biologist. The 57-year-old will return before a jury of 14 in the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday over allegations he murdered Russell Hill, 74,Continue Reading
An attack on a controversial Christian leader caught on livestream video from a southwest Sydney church has yet to result in any charges, with the alleged attacker remaining in hospital under police guard. Assyrian Christian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was allegedly stabbed multiple times at Christ The Good Shepherd ChurchContinue Reading
Assyrian religious leader Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed several times while giving a sermon at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley. The church service was being live-streamed with supporters of the bishop rioting on the streets in protest of the stabbing. More than 50 police cars wereContinue Reading
There’s no end in sight to the road carnage engulfing South Australia as the state records yet another death. A 65-year-old Mawson Lakes man died on the side of Hanson Rd in Adelaide’s north about 10am on Wednesday in what police investigators believe was a horror truck rollover. The policeContinue Reading
Disturbing CCTV footage shows the moment two police officers dragged an elderly man out of a care home and restrained him on the ground, with one of the officers repeatedly kneeing the man. The rough interaction came moments after the officers tasered and pepper-sprayed Mick Francis, a resident of theContinue Reading
A criminal investigation has been launched into the conduct of two police officers after an elderly man was tasered and pepper-sprayed at a care home last month. The incident took place in Adelaide’s south on October 26, though the name of the facility has not been released. Police said onContinue Reading
One of the most senior police officers involved with the Madeleine McCann case has said the searching of a reservoir in Portugal could be the “best chance” authorities have had in over a decade to find out what happened to the three year old girl. German and Portuguese police investigatingContinue Reading
A wild new theory about the true identity of a woman claiming to be missing child Madeleine McCann has exploded online. Followers of the infamous case were rocked this week after a 21-year-old woman from Poland took to social media claiming she was the missing British girl. Julia Wendell –Continue Reading
A young woman’s claim that she is missing British girl Madeleine McCann has been undermined by two major issues. Julia Wendell, from Poland, went viral over the weekend after launching an Instagram account named @iammadeleinemcann, which she has used to share “evidence” that she is the missing girl. The 21-year-oldContinue Reading