Killer claims she feared for her own life before attack A man was violently attacked, photographed while hog-tied and dumped along train tracks after he let a woman take the blame for his drug stash. AAP · Oct 23, 2025
Teacher killer refuses to face victims in court A killer who threw a teacher's body inside a green waste bin in "an extremely callous act" has refused to get on a bus to face his victim's loved ones in court. AAP · Sep 29, 2025
Mokbel argues he suffered a miscarriage of justice Underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel claims police, prosecutors and barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his drug-trafficking convictions. AAP · Sep 3, 2025
Jealous man tries to murder ex-wife's new partner A jealous man who shot his ex-wife's new partner outside a flower stall, leaving his victim paraplegic, told police "I love guns" after the attempted murder. AAP · Dec 5, 2023
Son stayed with mother's body after 'savage' beating Tia Minhinnick is facing significant jail time after he savagely and fatally bashed his mother, 41-year-old Angela Huata, at their Melbourne home. AAP · Oct 30, 2023
Shooting accused says he acted in self-defence A man standing trial for attempted murder does not dispute he fired a weapon at his ex-wife's new partner but claims he did so in self-defence, his lawyer said. AAP · Oct 12, 2023
Shooting accused allegedly warned of 'big mistake' The man accused of shooting his ex-wife's new partner at a roadside flower stall allegedly threatened there would be a price for everything, jurors have heard. AAP · Oct 11, 2023
Group 'hunted down' 18-year-old before revenge killing The family of an 18-year-old who was hunted down by three men and then stabbed to death have expressed their heartbreak over the young man's death. AAP · Jul 14, 2023
Rebecca Payne faces pre-sentence hearing for murdering her husband with drug-laced biscuits at Walpeup A court has heard Walpeup man Noel Payne was violent and abusive towards his wife and another woman who lived at his property before he was murdered in 2020. His wife Rebecca Payne is to be sentenced for his murder. ABC News · May 22, 2023
Trio plot father's murder from inside hotel room A woman who hurled abuse at her dying ex-partner and two men who helped inflict fatal wounds have faced a Melbourne court after being convicted of murder. AAP · Apr 11, 2023
Supreme Court murder trial of woman whose drugged spouse was found in freezer underway Rebecca Payne, whose partner's body was found in a freezer in 2020, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is being tried for murder in the Victorian Supreme Court. ABC News · Feb 21, 2023
Wife fed husband laced biscuits, stuffed him in freezer A woman has faced the first day of a murder trial where prosecutors allege she drugged her husband, wrapped him in a blanket and stuffed him into a freezer. AAP · Feb 21, 2023
Group face murder trial over CBD stabbing Five people charged over the fatal stabbing of Ricky Rowlands in a street brawl during one of Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns are facing a trial by jury. AAP · Nov 15, 2022