The Latest Breaking News from Dina Yehia

Woman illegally strip-searched by NSW police ‘reasonably thought’ officers would call her a liar, judge says

NSW seeking leave to appeal against successful class action including aggravated damages of $20,000 awarded to woman strip-searched at music festival

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5

Police can use force to move body parts during strip-searches, NSW argues in appeal court

NSW police appeal after comprehensive class action loss in 2025 when force admitted music festival search of Raya Meredith was unlawful and unjustified

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4

Father 'chose healing' after NRL watch party murder

A father whose son was stabbed to death at a rugby league watch party showed strength and dignity after a "catastrophic" crime, a judge has found.

AAP · May 15

NSW urged to stop strip-searches of young people after court ruling spotlights police conduct

Supreme court rules police suspicion that a person is in possession of a prohibited drug ‘is not sufficient to conduct a strip-search’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2025

Woman Awarded $93k In Damages After ‘Humiliating’ & Illegal Strip Search At Splendour

“I sincerely hope that this case brings an end to the practice of unlawful strip searches and, in the future, police powers are only used in the circumstances intended by parliament."

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 30, 2025

Raya won $93,000 in a class action after she was strip-searched by police and forced to remove her tampon

Police admitted to unlawfully strip-searching Raya Meredith in 2018 at Splendour in the Grass and withdrew all witnesses before court hearing

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025

‘Absolutely no evidence’: how NSW police backflipped on unlawful strip-search

Shortly before court hearing class action involving 3,000 people, force admitted to unlawfully strip-searching Raya Meredith and withdrew all its witnesses

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2025

Judge suggests NSW police had ‘absolutely no evidence’ to justify main strip-search in class action

Justice Dina Yehia says manner force conducted its defence ‘is a matter, I’ll be quite honest with you, of grave concern to me’

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025

NSW police argument that unlawful strip-search was necessary is ‘outrageous’, class action lawyer says

Judge appears baffled that police force, which admits search of Raya Meredith was unlawful and unjustified, nevertheless claims it was ‘objectively necessary’

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2025

Disgraced ex-deputy mayor behind bars ahead of appeal

A former deputy mayor convicted of domestic violence and fraud will remain in jail after a "highly speculative" bail bid was rejected ahead of an appeal.

AAP · Dec 6, 2024