A man who stabbed his partner in front of a child and committed a series of other domestic violence offences has had his prison sentence extended by two years after his original sentence was deemed too lenient. Connor Stephens pleaded guilty to 14 counts of crimes against his partner in December and was sentenced to … Read more
A man identified by a coroner as a person of interest in the death of Dianne Brimble on a cruise ship in 2002 has been spared prison for assaulting his wife. Dragan Losic, 63, was sentenced to 14 months in prison but walked out of the South Australian District Court on Wednesday after a judge … Read more
After a four-week investigation that uncovered the most horrific details of the youth justice system in Western Australia, the state awoke on Friday morning to the tragic news that another child had died in custody.
The brother of an NRL star is back behind bars after having his parole revoked less than a year after serving a prison sentence for the horrific car crash that killed a mother of three. Troy Xerri was released on parole from Macquarie Correctional Centre in November last year after serving a prison sentence of … Read more
There has been major unrest in one of Western Australia’s largest prisons – Hakea Prison.
Twelve prisoners were killed in a prison break in the Haitian city of Saint-Marc. Mayor Myriam Fievre said the incident, the third in Haiti in recent months, came amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis fueled by gang violence.
A former Home and Away star who led police on a three-day manhunt is expected to appeal against a prison sentence. Orpheus Pledger, 31, returned to Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday wearing a black hoodie, where he was sentenced to seven months in prison by Judge Justin Foster.
A Geraldton man sentenced to two years in prison after his 18-year-old girlfriend was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident texted his victim after he was hit, saying: “Now my car is fucked, thanks.” Former top-class amateur cricketer Brady Dermott Collins was sentenced in Geraldton District Court on Thursday after being accused of luring his … Read more
Freeze Frame Opera's #MeToo-era interpretation of Mozart's Don Giovanni, scheduled for this week at the Fremantle Prison East Workshops, has been postponed until November following an injury to the lead singer. Baritone Brett Peart fell during rehearsals before the premiere scheduled for Thursday.
An Albany man traumatized by a serious attack has avoided immediate jail time after being caught carrying a fishing knife for protection twice in 11 days. Shane John Edward King, 59, appeared in Albany District Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying a weapon.