1 week ago Vigil for man shot dead by police after witness questions why Taser, pepper spray weren’t used

Footscray residents are questioning why police didn’t use tasers or pepper spray before fatally shooting a man who charged at them with a knife in Melbourne’s inner west overnight.

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1 week ago Woman dead, man missing after group washed off rocks at Victorian beach

A woman has died and a man is missing after a group was washed off rocks at a beach in a popular holiday destination in Victoria's south.

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1 week ago Man shot dead after charging at police with knife in Footscray

Police said that when officers arrived at the scene Footscray Plaza and told the man to drop his knife, he allegedly ran at two officers, prompting both to open fire.

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1 week ago Police shooting witness questions why Tasers or pepper spray weren’t used

Footscray residents are questioning why police didn’t use tasers or pepper spray before fatally shooting a man who charged at them with a knife in Melbourne’s inner west overnight.

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2 w. ago Husband charged with murder after wife’s body found in house fire

The 45-year-old man was arrested 200 kilometres away in Redcliffe after his wife’s body was found in the charred remains of their home.

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2 w. ago Husband charged with murder after body found in suspicious house fire

The 45-year-old man was also charged with arson after the body was found at the scene of a house fire west of Brisbane on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Man charged with murder after wife found dead in suspicious house fire

The 45-year-old man was also charged with arson after his wife’s body was found at the scene of a house fire west of Brisbane on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Could one clue solve the mystery of a man’s body found in a Victorian river 53 years ago?

A coronial inquest couldn’t determine how the man died, but detectives say a ring found on his left hand could be key to cracking the case open.

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2 w. ago Could one clue solve the mystery of a man’s body found in a country river 53 years ago?

A coronial inquest couldn’t conclusively determine how the stranger died, but detectives say a unique signet ring found on his left hand could be the key to cracking the case.

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3 w. ago Son released from police custody following death of elderly father on Phillip Island

The 55-year-old son of businessman Paul Waylen, 85, has not been charged in relation to his death.

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3 w. ago Son released from police custody after elderly father’s Phillip Island death

The 55-year-old son of businessman Paul Waylen, 85, has not been charged in relation to his death.

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3 w. ago Homicide probes launched after elderly man found dead on Phillip Island and suspected stabbing in Moe

Police were called to a home in Cowes about 10.20am on Monday where a man’s body was discovered, while another man has died in a suspected stabbing in the Latrobe Valley.

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3 w. ago Homicide probe launched after elderly man found dead on Phillip Island

Police were called to a home in Cowes around 10.20am on Monday where a man’s body was discovered.

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3 w. ago ‘I saw everything’: Doctor recounts Israeli attack on paramedics, filmed on dead man’s phone

The Israeli military now says its initial version of events was “mistaken” after footage surfaced of the 15 killings, which have drawn international condemnation.

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3 w. ago ‘I saw everything’: Doctor recounts Israeli attack on paramedics, filmed on dead worker’s phone

The Israeli military now says its initial version of events was “mistaken” after footage surfaced of the 15 killings, which have drawn international condemnation.

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last month ‘Gangster bravado and bloodlust’: Men jailed over Brisbane murder

Justice Lincoln Crowley told the 10 defendants they were “cowardly thugs” who had no justification for the park ambush that left a 19-year-old man dead.

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