A Sri Lankan cricketer star who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside her Sydney home has had a major win in court after police dropped several serious charges. Mestiyage Don Danishka Gunathilaka, 32, appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on four charges of sexual intercourse without consent after his arrest late-last year during the T20 … [Read more…]
NRL star Luciano Leilua will likely return to the field on Saturday night after domestic violence charges against him were dropped by police at the last minute. The North Queensland Cowboy had pleaded not guilty to charges of common assault and destroying or damaging property in relation to his partner. He was due to face … [Read more…]
North Queensland forward Luciano Leilua plans to rebuild his playing career after his domestic violence-related charges were dropped and he was cleared to return to the NRL. Leilua was accused of assaulting a 26-year-old woman known to him and smashing her phone in an incident at a home in Sydney’s southwestern outskirts in October last … [Read more…]
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold will temporarily step down from the role, as an inquiry into the handling of a case against former Liberal staff Bruce Lehrmann continues. The ACT government executive has appointed Anthony Williamson, who was the deputy DPP, to act in the role of the territory’s top prosecutor until June … [Read more…]
A security guard who suffered cuts and bruises in an alleged brawl with two youths in a Gold Coast pharmacy believes “it would have turned out a lot worse for me” if customers had not intervened. CCTV footage supplied to 7NEWS shows Mick Gauci being allegedly attacked by two teenagers in the Harbour Town shopping … [Read more…]
Reports are taken directly from the daily logs of area law enforcement agencies. Some agencies do not differentiate between arrests and citations. BURLINGTON Monday 10:58 p.m. Summer and Elm streets. Ernest L. Christofferson, 51, no address given: possession of a controlled substance and failure to appear. 5:02 p.m. 835 Valley St. John A. Monaco, 40, … [Read more…]
A young man was allegedly under the influence and unlicensed when he crashed a car in Toowoomba, killing his 18-year-old passenger. Grace Farley died about a month after the crash, which left her with critical injuries, on March 25. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Teen dies after horrific Toowoomba crash. Watch the latest news and stream … [Read more…]
A federal judge has found a second Fort Gibson man guilty of charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday found Anthony Alfred Griffith Sr., 58, guilty on all four counts on which he was tried in March, according to court records. Anthony Alfred … [Read more…]
The Queensland committal hearing for a high-profile man accused of rape has again been adjourned for prosecutors to prepare medical and mobile phone evidence. Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Wednesday briefly heard the case for a fourth time as part of the process to decide whether the accused man will be committed to stand trial. The … [Read more…]
WARNING: Distressing content A Sydney woman who decapitated her mum after stabbing her to death in a “frenzied and unrestrained attack” has had her prison sentence reduced. Jessica Camilleri faced a murder trial in 2020 but was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter due to substantial impairment over the death of her mum Rita … [Read more…]