Frying pan killer found not guilty
A man who admitted killing his 71-year-old father with a frying pan and a knife has been found not guilty of murder by reason of mental incapacity.
A man who admitted killing his 71-year-old father with a frying pan and a knife has been found not guilty of murder by reason of mental incapacity.
Recent legal developments have emerged in connection with the remarkable seizure of $137 million worth of cocaine off the coast of Albany last year.
WHO IS JACOB HERSANT * Jacob Hersant, 25, is a known neo-Nazi and associate of Thomas Sewell, 31
The first man to be charged after Victoria banned public Nazi salutes was found guilty, declaring on the steps of the court: “I am a Nazi.”
The son of US President Joe Biden will change his plea to guilty in a federal tax case, his lawyer said.
Six pro-Palestinian protesters have escaped conviction after being found guilty of disrupting Sydney's Mardi Gras parade by storming the route and clashing with police. On 2 March, shortly after 9.30pm, a group of protesters clashed with police after they entered the cordoned-off parade route through downtown Sydney.
A woman has admitted unlawfully killing her four-year-old stepdaughter, who was allegedly found “malnourished” and “severely abused” in a Brisbane home. Shannon Leigh White was initially charged with the murder of Willow Dunn after emergency services found the child's body in a Cannon Hill home in May 2020.
Former New York Congressman George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
A Geraldton man is sentenced for his role in hiding a baby's body in a backyard freezer after pleading guilty following negotiations. Investigators had previously alleged that a Spalding couple placed their stillborn baby in a freezer in their backyard between August 20 and 25, 2022, to cover up the pregnancy.
An engineering company has announced it will plead guilty in connection with the death of an employee in a Kalgoorlie-Boulder workshop four years ago. Monadelphous Engineering Associates Proprietary Limited was sued for failing to create and maintain a work environment free from hazards for employees following the death of Haydyn Grubb.