Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been commended for reconsidering his withdrawal of legal aid funding to Adam Cranston who awaits sentencing for masterminding the $105 million Plutus Payroll conspiracy. On Friday, Mr Dreyfus approved funding for Cranston’s legal costs ending a six- week hiatus in the case as the fraudster was left hanging, unable to pay … [Read more…]
The parents of a Queensland crayfish farm worker who died from a shotgun wound have said they are thankful for the coroner referring two potential suspects to prosecutors 27 years after their son’s death. Lawrence and Wendy Brooks also said they were “really disappointed” that the second inquest into the death of their son, Jeffrey … [Read more…]
Police in the United Kingdom say a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the central English city of Nottingham and three were injured after an attempt to run them over with a van. Detectives said they had an open mind about the motive … [Read more…]
Forensic scientists have begun exhuming the bodies of 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from the former mausoleum of General Francisco Franco near Madrid. The exhumation, which is being carried out as an election campaign heats up, is the first involving people whose bodies were moved from other parts of Spain after the 1936-1939 … [Read more…]
A man has been charged with murder after another man was allegedly stabbed to death at a suburban home during a confrontation. The 24-year-old was arrested in Canberra after he allegedly fled following the altercation at a home in St Clair in western Sydney last Friday. Youhanna Angok died at the house in Parroo Close … [Read more…]
The former CEO of a peak industry body has failed to sue the state of NSW for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution after he had stalking charges against him thrown out. Benjamin Reeves, who is simultaneously suing a media outlet for defamation, claimed the length of his detention in October 2020 was unreasonable … [Read more…]
The former CEO of a peak industry body has failed to sue the state of NSW for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution after he had stalking charges against him thrown out. Benjamin Reeves, who is simultaneously suing a media outlet for defamation, claimed the length of his detention in October 2020 was unreasonable … [Read more…]
A Queensland man formerly convicted of dealing in stolen vehicles and bribing police has been acquitted due to entrapment by a “dishonest and corrupt” undercover police agent. Nemanja Predragovic was convicted by a jury in April 1992 of one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a motor vehicle and two counts of unlawful possession of … [Read more…]
Exactly when convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson first had alleged sexual activity with a teenager at the school he taught at is set to be decided as his trial concludes. Dawson was jailed in 2022 for murdering his wife Lynette Dawson in January 1982, with a judge finding he was motivated by the pursuit of an … [Read more…]
The parents of a Queensland crayfish farm worker who died from a shotgun wound have said they are thankful for the coroner referring two potential suspects to prosecutors 27 years after their son’s death. Lawrence and Wendy Brooks also said they were “really disappointed” that the second inquest into the death of their son, Jeffrey … [Read more…]