4 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.

Events

10 h. ago Alleged wife killer ‘tried to access $1 million in life insurance’

A man who was arrested while visiting Brisbane years after his wife died in a kayak mishap sought access to life insurance, police allege.

Economics

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.

Events

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 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.

Politics

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jurors have been told that charges of attempting to kill her husband in the months before the fateful meal have been withdrawn.

Events

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.

Events

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.

Events

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.

Events

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.

Events

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.

Events

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.

Events

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”.

Events

2 w. ago Berlin doctor charged with serial murder of palliative patients

He is accused of 15 deaths but suspected of dozens more. If convicted, the doctor will be the most prolific serial killer in Europe in two decades.

Events

2 w. ago Man charged with murder after wife's body found in Queensland house fire

A husband has appeared in a Queensland court charged with murder over a house fire that killed his wife at Geham near Toowoomba.

Events

2 w. ago Louise ‘cherished time with family’: Mum mourned as husband charged with murder

Cameron Hunt was arrested 200 kilometres away in Redcliffe after his wife’s body was found in the charred remains of their home.

Events

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.

Events

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.

Events

2 w. ago Second man charged over alleged murder of notorious bikie ‘Afghan Ali’

A 25-year-old Hampton Park man is the second person to be charged over the brazen shooting death of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar, known as “Afghan Ali”.

Events

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.

Events