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Jury discharged on first day of missing campers murder trial

Jury discharged on first day of missing campers murder trial

A new trial is expected to begin early next week after former pilot Gregory Lynn pleaded not guilty to the murders of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

  • by Erin Pearson

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Former Home and Away star to plead guilty to assault after three-day manhunt

Former Home and Away star to plead guilty to assault after three-day manhunt

Melbourne actor Orpheus Pledger has been remanded in custody to face charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman.

  • by Alex Crowe
‘Stop the crocodile tears’: How a judge silenced a remorseless killer
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‘Stop the crocodile tears’: How a judge silenced a remorseless killer

Mother of twins Monique Lezsak died in a frenzied knife attack at the hands of her then partner, Sven Lindemann, as her daughter desperately tried to help. In court, the monster was revealed to be a coward.

  • by John Silvester
Peta thought a body-worn safety device would bring help. She had to fight her ex alone for five hours

Peta thought a body-worn safety device would bring help. She had to fight her ex alone for five hours

A woman who was violently attacked for five hours by her former partner is suing the supplier of a personal safety device that failed to alert police.

  • by Cameron Houston
Woman says she hasn’t sung since the day she was sexually assaulted by coach

Woman says she hasn’t sung since the day she was sexually assaulted by coach

One of Australia’s leading singing coaches sentenced for sexual assault.

  • by Cassandra Morgan
Girlfriend fled from killer’s car months before her fatal stabbing

Girlfriend fled from killer’s car months before her fatal stabbing

A killer drove at his girlfriend and a group of people who came to her aid two months before he stabbed her to death in her apartment.

  • by Tara Cosoleto
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Murder trial for Jetstar pilot over ‘missing campers’ case set to begin

Murder trial for Jetstar pilot over ‘missing campers’ case set to begin

A jury has been selected in the Supreme Court to hear trial evidence regarding the deaths of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

  • by Erin Pearson
To have and to hold: When an engagement goes belly up, who gets to keep the ring?

To have and to hold: When an engagement goes belly up, who gets to keep the ring?

As a psychologist, when I was weighing the question of who should keep the $100,000 bling after the bitter break-up of a Victorian couple, I considered the advice of two experts: a family lawyer and film star Elizabeth Taylor.

  • by Peter Quarry
Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson pleads not guilty

Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson pleads not guilty

Patterson will have her case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court, avoiding the need for a committal hearing.

  • by Erin Pearson
Judge must undergo counselling after complaint from state’s top prosecutor

Judge must undergo counselling after complaint from state’s top prosecutor

The Judicial Commission of Victoria has ruled some of judge Geoff Chettle’s conduct during a sex crimes trial lacked sensitivity.

  • by Erin Pearson
Court to decide who gets to keep the $100,000 ring when love goes pear-shaped

Court to decide who gets to keep the $100,000 ring when love goes pear-shaped

The rules of engagement will be tested over who will keep the ring when a wedding is called off after a builder took his former fiancee to court over her two-carat diamond.

  • by Cameron Houston