Tragedy
Man killed parents after taking drugs due to lockdown boredom
Graeme Murray stabbed his parents to death with “utmost brutality” in their home in the NSW Central Tablelands, a judge says.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Westfield owner beefs up security after Bondi Junction attack
Scentre Group has increased its security and is working with local police across its 42 Westfield shopping malls following the attack at its Bondi Junction centre.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Read the letter a concerned parent sent about radicalised schoolboy before attack
A letter from the parent dated April 3 claims a year 11 boy was trying to convert younger students to Islam through controversial videos screened in the school’s prayer room.
- by Heather McNeill
Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them, girlfriend says
Jesus Gerardo faces kidnapping charges in Mexico over the disappearance of Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad.
- by Alex Crowe
‘Our hearts are broken’: Parents of Callum and Jake Robinson share their grief
The Australian brothers were on a surfing trip in Mexico when they were allegedly murdered by Mexican nationals attempting to steal car parts.
- by Alex Crowe
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‘The part that is so raw ... is that I am just devastated’: Soul Barn owner has no answers on ‘toxic mushroom’ death
The owner of a Victorian wellness centre where a woman died after consuming suspected toxic mushrooms says she fears for her safety after being harassed, threatened and stalked by strangers.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Australians abroad
Girlfriend leads tributes to Australian brothers slain on Mexican surfing trip
The girlfriend of one of the Australians killed in Mexico has posted of her heartbreak after police confirmed the identities of three bodies found in a well last week.
- by Alex Crowe
Body found after man went overboard on Elvis cruise
Police have retrieved the body of a man in water off Sydney Heads after he went overboard while on an Elvis-themed P&O cruise.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Courts
Shereen’s partner pleaded for help when she went missing. He now admits he killed her
The body of mother-of-two Shereen Kumar was found near her Dural home after a police search.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Sydney councils
Mayor of Sydney’s biggest council dies on flight home from China
Tony Bleasdale, a Labor Party veteran, was returning from a delegation to cities in South Korea and China when he died. He was 77.
- by Michael Koziol
‘The night she was killed we were robbed’: Loving mother killed and dumped in beachside suburb
Toni Tiki’s battered body was left in scrubland at Maroubra. Police believe a local sex offender may be the culprit as a $1 million reward is offered.
- by Jessica McSweeney