Courts
Alleged international drug kingpin faces court on trafficking charge
A Chinese-British dual national extradited to Australia has faced court accused of being a senior member of an international criminal syndicate after being charged with drug trafficking.
- by David Estcourt
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VCAT bans addicted nurse who stole dying patients’ medication
Opioid-addicted nurse Sonja Spehar, who fleeced dying patients of their medications, has been stripped of her registration for five years.
- by Cassandra Morgan
‘Ms Fagan, I am really sorry’: Woman denied bail over fatal crash
A young woman charged over a crash in Melbourne’s west in which 69-year-old grandfather Sedat Hassan died has been refused bail after a magistrate found there was too great a risk of her driving again.
- by Adam Cooper and Erin Pearson
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Policeman who shot James Gargasoulas cleared of assault on student
Senior Constable Roland Jones was cleared of charges stemming from an elite unit’s bungled operation that left an Indian student with a broken jaw.
- by Cameron Houston and David Estcourt
Alleged killer motorist was on bail for driving offences before fatal crash
A 21-year-old woman was on bail for a string of alleged driving offences when she allegedly crashed her car and killed a man at Sunshine West this week.
- by Erin Pearson
Islamic State devotee who helped wannabe terrorist could be free in months
A radicalised young Melbourne woman who helped a wannabe terrorist in his plan to fight for Islamic State could be free from prison within three months despite not having renounced her past devotion to an extreme ideology.
- by Adam Cooper and Erin Pearson
‘Destroyed my soul’: Man jailed over pregnant partner’s fatal fall from ute
Helena Broadbent was 26 weeks pregnant when she was flung from the back of her partner’s ute during an argument. Her baby was delivered by emergency caesarean, but Helena later died from critical head injuries.
- by Adam Cooper
Melbourne Catholic Archdiocese ordered to pay $1.9m to abuse survivor
The judge found the sexual abuse had caused the victim injuries that severely disrupted his education and working life and ordered the church to pay for economic loss, general damages and future treatment expenses.
- by Jackson Graham
Tegan George expands claim against Peter van Onselen, Network 10 in lawsuit
The reporter claims the network breached the Sexual Discrimination Act and its own social media policy by allowing van Onselen to tweet about her.
- by David Estcourt
Jealous man jailed for 24 years for murdering ex-partner
Juan Gonzalez was 76 and had never been in trouble with the law when he drove to Thanh Ngoc Truong’s St Albans unit and fatally shot her in the neck.
- by Adam Cooper
No jail for former policeman who lied to land high-paying government jobs
After moving to Victoria, the former British police officer lied about his qualifications and experience to land plum jobs with a local council and the state ombudsman’s office.
- by Adam Cooper