Courts
Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother
An unlicensed driver has admitted to dangerous driving causing serious injury in Melbourne’s west last year.
- by Emily Woods
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Woman accused of killing elderly neighbour allegedly broke into her home and stole from her
A West Footscray woman charged with killing her neighbour and dumping the body in the Maribyrnong River allegedly broke into the elderly woman’s home and stole cash and jewellery.
- by Erin Pearson
Alleged Maribyrnong River killer named as veil of secrecy lifted
A court heard detectives needed extra time to analyse CCTV footage and forensic evidence, which they indicated would be the cornerstone of the prosecution case.
- by Erin Pearson
Jail call for woman who made daughter marry her Perth killer
Less than six months after Ruqia Haidari was forced to marry Mohammad Ali Halimi, he killed the 21-year-old at their home in Perth.
- by Emily Woods
The ‘trusted insiders’ helping underworld bosses dodge border security
Police call them “trusted insiders” and crooks call them “doors”. They’re the people who work in industries which import, export, or move goods across borders, and who help criminal syndicates bring drugs and tobacco onshore.
- by David Estcourt
‘Menace to society’: Fatal hit-run driver jailed for at least five years
The judge who jailed Peter Koutsogiannakis described the 30-year-old as “devoid of moral qualms” and says he left a cyclist to die like roadkill.
- by Emily Woods
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Organised crime
Crime figures exploiting bail system amid claims of fake trackers, perjury and weapons offences
There are concerns private bail operators are being abused by organised crime figures who can afford the steep $12,000-a-month fees to win release from custody.
- by Chris Vedelago and Erin Pearson
Man charged with murder and attempted murder after fight at Bentleigh East home
A man is dead and a woman is fighting for life in hospital after an altercation in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs.
- by Melissa Meehan and Ashleigh McMillan
‘She’d steal her grandma’s false teeth’: Notorious conwoman jailed after three decades of fraud
Athena Razos, one of many names she used, has defrauded and stolen from law firms, major banks, her first husband and friends over three decades.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston
Camper killer Greg Lynn’s extraordinary plan to have murder conviction quashed
To clear their client of Carol Clay’s murder the former pilot’s lawyers are considering using a law successfully applied in the state only once before.
- by Erin Pearson
Accused $1.3m traffic fine fixer allowed to go to Greece on holiday
Tyler Garth allegedly used her employment at a VicRoads contractor to falsify fine nominations connected to organised crime figures, including bikie gangs.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson