A scientist instrumental in providing evidence that led to Kathleen Folbigg’s release says the unconditional pardon is a “celebration of science”. Immunologist Carola Vinuesa maintains she has been an advocate for science – rather than Folbigg – and has called for the use of genetic testing in all cases of sudden infant deaths. Prof Vinuesa’s … [Read more…]
Police have arrested and charged two Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang members following an alleged public shooting in Sydney’s east last month. The arrests were made after police say seven shots were fired by a high-powered firearm into a unit on Gregory St in South Coogee at about 8pm on Saturday, May 27, damaging the … [Read more…]
Veering left and right, a knife-wielding Brett John Jackson first tried to tip a 17-year-old girl out of her own car as he sped away from her screaming mother. Jackson finally pushed her from the moving vehicle after dragging her 13-year-old brother down a driveway. More than a year after the violent carjacking, Jackson, 24, … [Read more…]
The brother of American Scott Johnson says the man who attacked Johnson on a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 deserves no leniency June 6, 2023, 2:48 AM ET • 3 min read SYDNEY — A man who admitted killing American mathematician Scott Johnson by punching him from a cliff top at a gay meeting … [Read more…]
DANIEL GAITAN The Kenosha City Council voted Monday evening 10-7 to change the way the city issues fines for some minor marijuana violations. The ordinance change that is set to go into effect this September reduces the fines for first-time offenders in possession of a small amount of marijuana in city limits, and a sister … [Read more…]
A former real estate agent has begged for a judge’s mercy after he admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients, so he could splurge on his dying wife. Ballarat man Richard Hayden pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court to fraudulently withdrawing more than $700,000 from his family’s 90-year-old real estate … [Read more…]
A Gold Coast man has been ordered to pay his parents’ neighbour $3300 for calling him a “f****** German c***”. However Jason Scott Murray denied using the xenophobic phrase, instead claiming he called Dirk Huenerberg a “vermin c***”. Murray had targeted the 75-year-old Huenerberg while out the front of their respective Bunderoo Circuit, Pimpama, properties … [Read more…]
Stolen Cadillac suspect (RPD)Stolen Cadillac suspect (RPD) Despite a few ‘tweaks’ to the police pursuit laws this legislative session, Richland officers could still not chase a stolen car suspect. The suspect rams two patrol cars, speeds off Early Sunday morning, Richland officers spotted a black Cadillac Escalade sitting in the Walmart parking lot on … [Read more…]
A police officer has defended the decision not to charge Charmaine McLeod’s ex-partner with rape months before she died in a car crash with their four children. The Coroners Court in Brisbane on Monday started its second week of hearings into the head-on collision that killed McLeod, 35 and her children Aaleyn, 6, Matilda, 5, … [Read more…]
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says the wanted suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. Deputies serve search warrant northeast of Connell During the late night-early morning hours of Sunday into Monday, June 4-5, Adams County Sheriff’s Office Deputies served a search warrant and swept an area looking for a suspected drive-by shooter. The search … [Read more…]