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Man found dead hours after threatening messages to stab him were received

Neighbours had heard shouting in the early hours of the morning.

Manchester Evening News

Historic native title determination recognises commercial rights in a first for Central Australia

A native title determination recognising commercial rights for the first time in Central Australia has been settled, seven years after the claims process began.

ABC News

Alex Murdaugh avoided death sentence because of ‘racial and class privilege,’ observers say

Murdaugh family has presided for generations over South Carolina courts

The Independent UK

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Murdaugh's fast conviction sealed by his testimony: experts

Prosecutors produced no direct evidence linking South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son, yet a jury took less than three hours to convict him

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh jailed for life without parole for shooting wife and son in double murder

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of two counts of murder after his wife and their son were shot dead at their rural home in South Carolina, US, in a case highlighted in Netflix documentary Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal

Daily Mirror

Alex Murdaugh prosecutors speak to cheering crowd after guilty trial verdict: ‘No one is above the law’

South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson struck a jubilant tone as he hailed the disgraced lawyer’s conviction as proof that the justice system works

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering wife, son in June 2021

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, the fourth-generation heir to a powerful South Carolina legal, law enforcement and political family, was found guilty Thursday of murdering his wife and son in a case that brought the glare of national and international media attention to a long-secluded but corrupt corner of the…

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SC attorney general steps in to close out state’s murder case against Alex Murdaugh

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The South Carolina pathologist who performed autopsies on Paul and Maggie Murdaugh after their murders disputed defense witnesses on Tuesday who said her conclusions about how the son and mother died were incorrect.

Tribune News Service

Alex Murdaugh trial prosecutor holds rifle over witness’s head to prove defence is wrong about Paul’s murder

Dr Kenny Kinsey rubbished what he described as the ‘preposterous’ theories from the defence that Paul was shot in the head at point-blank range and that Maggie was killed by a 5”2’ shooter

The Independent UK

How tall is Alex Murdaugh? Defense expert says height ‘unrealistic’ to have killed Maggie

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The gunman who killed Maggie Murdaugh must have been far shorter than Alex Murdaugh, currently on trial for the murders of his wife and son, a gunshot expert testified for the defense Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

South Carolina Supreme Court turns down request for rehearing state’s 6-week abortion ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. — On the day the South Carolina General Assembly picked a new Supreme Court justice, the current members of the state’s highest court said they wouldn’t reconsider a previous ruling striking down a six-week abortion ban.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones

Top state prosecutors are urging Congress to pass legislation allowing state prisons to jam signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates

The Independent UK

NYC Was Wrong To Fire Employees for Being Unvaccinated, Court Says

Plus: ACLU in court over law criminalizing school behavior, Twitter losing heavy users, and more...

Reason

South Carolina Supreme Court hears challenge to 6-week ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday from abortion providers and the state regarding their legal dispute over South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban, which has been blocked since mid-August pending the state high court’s decision in the case.

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Uddingston father and son complete half marathon in memory of tragic teen

Luke and Alan Wilson took on the Great Scottish Run on Sunday in memory of late Fraser McAllister, 18.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire trio to take on half-marathon in memory of tragic teen

Luke Wilson, Alan Wilson, and Ava Gilmurray will take on The Great Scottish Run for the Beatson Cancer Charity in memory of friend, Fraser McAllister, who passed away on July 10.

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Alex Murdaugh's attorneys, South Carolina prosecutors battle over leaks and evidence in double murder case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys on both sides of the Alex Murdaugh case got some of what they asked for from a South Carolina judge Monday after a few fiery courtroom clashes.

The Independent UK

Showdown over evidence, leaks looming in Alex Murdaugh case

A showdown between defense attorneys for disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh who say prosecutors are unfairly withholding evidence and those prosecutors who want the defense to agree to secrecy rules first is heading for a courtroom next week

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Prosecutors in Alex Murdaugh murder case leaked confidential information to media, his lawyers say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors from the South Carolina attorney general’s office have leaked derogatory confidential information to news outlets calculated to hurt disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh in his upcoming trial for the 2021 killings of his wife and son, Murdaugh’s lawyers alleged in a court filing Monday.

Daily Record

Wife of brain-damaged man who was savagely assaulted vows to be 'first person' teen attacker sees when freed

Alan Wilson was in a coma after he was attacked by teenage yobs last year and suffered catastrophic brain injuries. His wife wants to sit face-to-face with one of the attackers Harry Furlong.

ABC News

Whistleblower protection question looms as critic brands new Fitzgerald report into Queensland's CCC a 'missed opportunity'

It remains unclear how the Queensland government will deal with a long list of "additional issues" that did not fall within the terms of reference of an inquiry into how corruption is investigated.

The Guardian - AU

Tony Fitzgerald’s inquiry into Queensland’s CCC could be blueprint for federal Icac, expert says

Inquiry recommends more civilians be hired to reduce corruption watchdog’s reliance on police

The Guardian - US

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh charged with murder of wife and son

Charges for prominent lawyer represent milestone in sprawling saga involving interlocking deaths and dozens of fraud charges

Daily Record

Brother of girl 'cut up for kebab meat' dies after 'never getting over' her disappearance

The devastated mother of Robert Downes, who tragically died following his young sister Charlene Downes' disappearance, has spoke of how her 'wonderful' son 'never got over' what happened to the teenager.

Daily Mirror

Unmasked: Teenage brothers who crushed carer's skull with log in savage attack

Archie and George Tilley, now 16 and 14, attacked Alan Willson, 47, in Longcroft Park in April 2021 - following their sentencing yesterday, the judge lifted restrictions preventing them from being identified

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