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‘I regret a lot’: Charlise Mutten’s mother speaks after ex-partner jailed for murdering NSW girl

‘Because of my trust in someone I put my daughter in harm’s way,’ Kallista Mutten says in emotional interview

The Guardian - AU

Cowardly murderer claims he never intended to kill rival when he ran him over

Adam Bidner has launched an appeal against his 24-year jail term.

Newcastle Herald

Privilege and lies: the wasted life of girl's killer

After being raised among Sydney's elite, Charlise Mutten's killer lived a life of drug use and crime before receiving a life sentence for her murder.

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Woman accused of murdering former partner denied bail

Proving self-defence might be a struggle, a judge has told a woman while denying her bail ahead of a trial for allegedly stabbing her former partner to death.

AAP

Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten's killer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, with the murder labelled, "gravely reprehensible and extremely wicked".

AAP

Cowardly killer wants sentence reduced for running down defenceless rival

The feud came to a head in the Cessnock Waste Management Centre.

Newcastle Herald

Man sentenced over 'bloodbath' murder of sleeping teen

A man who snuck into a sleeping teenager's home and stabbed him to death did so because he saw himself as his sister's protector, a court has been told.

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‘Otters pop up beside your kayak’: six coast fanatics reveal their favourite UK beaches

We asked a naturalist, a writer, a champion surfer, a walker, a forager and a yoga teacher to tell us what makes the seaside so special

The Guardian - UK

Jury sent home for weekend in schoolgirl murder case

A jury will take a break over the long weekend before returning on Tuesday to consider the fate of the man accused of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten

AAP

A hitman, a predator politician and a cowardly and callous murder

These were the biggest criminal cases in the Hunter in 2023.

Newcastle Herald

Father who shook baby to death handed 18-year sentence

A man failed in his fundamental duty to protect his infant son from harm when he violently shook the baby, causing fatal injuries, a judge has said.

AAP

Judge slams 'unjust' terror case for mentally ill man

The terrorism prosecution of a man with schizophrenia who took hostages at a Wollongong dive shop has been dismissed as ''unreasonable and unfair".

AAP

Man cleared of boarding house deaths due to illness

A man who was led by a psychotic episode to start a fire that claimed three lives at a Sydney boarding house has been cleared of criminal responsibility.

AAP

Hostage-taker cleared of abuse charge due to impairment

A man acquitted of terrorism after taking hostages in a dive shop has been found not responsible for possessing child abuse material on mental health grounds.

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Newcastle Herald

'Cowardly act': tip murderer jailed for running down defenceless rival

The feud came to a head in the Cessnock Waste Management Centre.

The Canberra Times

Murder in Murrumbateman: how a 23-year marriage ended in tragedy

Dale Vella was acting strangely at dinner. No one knew what she was about to do.

The Canberra Times

Why wife 'violently ended' husband's life may never be known

Dale Vella was on Friday sentenced to a lengthy term for shooting her husband.

AAP

Wife sentenced for 'beloved' husband's murder

Dale Lee Vella has been sentenced to 24 years behind bars for the murder of her husband while he slept in 2021.

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Man bailed on DV charges as woman's death probed

A man found inside an apartment with his dead partner has been granted bail on domestic violence charges while police investigate the cause of her death.

AAP

Struggle to understand woman's murder of husband

Her daughter, her barrister, and the judge who will sentence her are all struggling to understand why Dale Vella shot her husband through the eye as he slept.

The Canberra Times

'My world is smaller': Daughter 'lost two parents' after mum murdered dad

A court heard the young woman's emotional victim impact statement on Wednesday.

AAP

Indigenous woman claims bail breach arrest was unlawful

A legal challenge by an Indigenous woman has delved into the steps police officers must take before arresting people on breaches of bail conditions.

ABC News

Simon Fleming found not guilty verdict of alleged Windang terrorism charge

A man who fired bullets into traffic and took two men hostage in a Wollongong street "probably did not know his act was wrong" such was the state of his mental health, a court has heard.

AAP

Woman deserves Oscar if she's a murderer, lawyer says

A barrister urging jurors to find a woman who shot her husband as he slept guilty of manslaughter, rather than murder, says she was "deeply, deeply depressed".

Edinburgh Live

Tributes to former Edinburgh travel rep after tragic death in horror road crash

Rebecca Kirby, known as Becks, died after she was struck by a car when she crossing the road while out with friends on the evening of August 27, 2021.

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