5 h. ago Murder charge against man accused of killing gangland lawyer dropped

Vincenzo Crupi has left court a free man after a prosecution in which he was accused of murdering Joseph “Pino” Acquaro in Brunswick in 2016 was abandoned.

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10 h. ago Erin Patterson trial LIVE updates: ‘I did not say that’: Simon Patterson denies accusing alleged mushroom killer of poisoning at hospital

Erin Patterson’s estranged husband Simon will continue providing evidence in her murder trial. Follow our live blog.

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11 h. ago Police speak on murder charge following wife's 2020 kayaking death

Queensland Police have charged a man with his wife's murder years after it was first deemed non-suspicious.

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3 d. ago RAAF pilot accused of killing wife in lawnmower incident granted bail

The man accused of staging his wife’s death as a late-night lawnmower accident will walk free from custody.

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3 d. ago RAAF pilot accused of killing wife in lawn mower incident granted bail

The man accused of staging his wife’s death as a late-night lawn mower accident will walk free from custody.

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3 d. ago WA news LIVE: Murder charge over death of police officer Anthony Woods downgraded; WA police commissioner responds to GPS monitoring concerns

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4 d. ago ‘I’ve spent a small fortune on beef Wellingtons’: Erin Patterson’s texts revealed

Accused killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson urged her estranged husband to attend the fateful lunch because she’d spent “a small fortune” on eye fillet steak.

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4 d. ago What we know so far about the Erin Patterson mushroom lunch trial

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.

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5 d. ago Accused killer cook admits foraging for mushrooms, lying about dehydrator

What we learned about the prosecution’s case against the alleged killer mushroom cook on day one of the hotly anticipated trial.

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5 d. ago Accused pool killer’s protests over hospital mental health treatment

Brian Barnes is accused of killing an elderly woman in a dispute over a local swimming pool in the small Victorian town of Quambatook.

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6 d. ago Accused mushroom cook killer has attempted murder charges dropped ahead of trial

Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch, but jurors have been told that charges of attempting to kill her husband in the months before the fateful meal have been withdrawn.

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7 d. ago Man charged with eight counts of murder after car ploughs into crowd in Vancouver

Eleven people died - the youngest aged only 11 - in an incident that has rocked Canada just as voters head to the polls to choose their next government.

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9 d. ago Man charged with murder of Newcastle teen claims death was an ‘accident’

Decklen Deaves-Thornton has said via his lawyer that he didn’t intend to “kill or fatally injure” anyone in the drive-by shooting in Newcastle.

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1 week ago Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed

Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.

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1 week ago Sydney man charged with murder after stabbing on popular Melbourne night strip

A Sydney man has been charged with murder after a father of six was stabbed to death on a popular night strip in Melbourne last weekend.

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1 week ago Brisbane news live: Accused carjacker and shooter to front court | Woman ‘killed partner hours after palliative care meeting’

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1 week ago Man charged with murder following death of woman on Central Coast

Police released dock vision of 52-year-old Adrian Torrens following his arrest.

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1 week ago Man charged with murder over death of Central Coast teenager

A man has been charged with the murder of Audrey Griffin after her body was found in Erina Creek, NSW.

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1 week ago Mother reveals her final message to daughter before alleged murder

The death of athlete and UTS student Audrey Griffin, 19, was initially dismissed by police as non-suspicious. A man has now been charged with her murder.

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1 week ago Man charged with murder of university student found in creek

Police had initially dismissed the death of athlete and UTS student Audrey Griffin, 19, as non-suspicious. Her family described her as a “radiant soul” who was “full of light, kindness, and laughter”.

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