Crime
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Naked City
‘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
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Domestic violence
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
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Education
Police warn unis to break up protests as staffer threatens to burn camp
Victoria Police told universities there is a strong likelihood of violence if they don’t break up pro-Palestine student encampments on their campuses, warning that agitators who are not students are inflaming tensions.
- by Sherryn Groch and Chris Vedelago
Cafe owner has no idea why his business was hit in drive-by shooting
The Ivanhoe East cafe Picket Fence was closed at the time and no one was inside when the shots were fired.
- by Kristie Sullivan
Opinion
Domestic violence
The thing that keeps me awake at night is all the people who don’t call us
A few months ago, we had a woman brought into crisis accommodation after police found her locked in a bathroom with her baby. She’d been there for weeks.
- by Chelsea Tobin
Police allege private bail program faked GPS tracking for suspected gangland client
An accused lieutenant in the tobacco wars was released on bail on the condition he wear a tracking bracelet, but police allege it was nothing more than a watch.
- by Chris Vedelago
Opinion
Domestic violence
Jacinta Allan needs to do more than walk the protest walk on violence against women
The image of Allan and other Labor MPs leading a march of incensed protesters fed up with inaction and holding signs saying “The system has failed us” felt a bit off.
- by Annika Smethurst
Nobu, $270k cash and a number plate to taunt police: The high life of tobacco war accused
The flashy life and alleged crimes of an associate of exiled gangland boss Kaz Hamad have been laid bare during an application to revoke his bail.
- by Chris Vedelago
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Courts
Father serving 33 years for murdering sons prepares new fight for release
Robert Farquharson was convicted of murdering his three sons, Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2, by driving them into a dam near Winchelsea on Father’s Day in 2005.
- by Michael Bachelard and Alex Crowe
After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice
Carol-Anne Jones’ death, and the callousness of Brenton Brown’s act on a Victorian road, still haunt her family and friends.
- by David Estcourt
The fall of St Kilda star Sam Fisher, and how he plans to help after his drug sentence
Fisher’s lawyers have told a court the AFL Players Association and St Kilda support the former footballer as he faces the prospect of a “significant period” in prison over drug charges.
- by David Estcourt