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Accused allegedly confessed guilt after stabbing murder

A man accused of stabbing a man to death and seriously injuring another has claimed he was acting in self-defence, a Supreme Court jury has been told.

Defence lawyers question historical rape DNA evidence

Defence lawyers question historical rape DNA evidence

Lawyers for a man accused of raping an elderly woman in the early 1980s have questioned the strength of DNA evidence used to charge him four decades later.

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

Mother-killer facing a maximum eight years behind bars

A man who killed his mother after an argument in her home is facing a maximum prison term of eight years behind bars after accepting a sentence indication.

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Mother fled family home almost 10 years before killing

A man has been accused of hitting his wife with a hammer and stomping on her almost a decade before he killed her in an allegedly "brutal and vicious" attack.

Stranger who killed man at home was 'confused': lawyer

Gene Cadell Griffiths was in a confused state when he killed a Victorian man in his own home, his lawyer has told a pre-sentence hearing.

Samantha Guillerme pleads guilty to manslaughter of Jarrad Lovison

A 26-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Latrobe Valley man Jarrad Lovison, who was found in bushland five weeks after his disappearance.

Vic man guilty of murdering his mum

Melbourne man Thomas Bednar has been found guilty of the murder of his mum Judy Bednar in her home in May 2021.

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Vendetta led to Melb mum's murder: lawyer

Vendetta led to Melb mum's murder: lawyer

Melbourne mum Judy Bednar was killed because of a vendetta against her son, who is standing trial for murder, his lawyer has told the Victorian Supreme Court.

Alternative murder suspect 'preposterous'

Alternative murder suspect 'preposterous'

A defence barrister's claim that there's an alternative suspect to the murder of Melbourne mum Judy Bednar is preposterous, prosecutors say.

Defence suspect knew details of mum's body

Defence suspect knew details of mum's body

The man defence lawyers say killed a Melbourne mum knew details of where her body was found, but he says he overheard police talking through a doorbell camera.

Lawyer says son 'framed' for mum's murder

Lawyer says son 'framed' for mum's murder

Melbourne man Thomas Bednar was framed for the killing of his mum Judy, 78, and there's a viable alternative suspect, his lawyers have told his murder trial.

Manslaughter trial after man's brain bleed

Manslaughter trial after man's brain bleed

A Melbourne man's death from a brain bleed days after a confrontation with another man is too remote to sustain a manslaughter conviction, a lawyer has argued.

'Tell me how my two brothers died at Tuam mother and baby home'

'Tell me how my two brothers died at Tuam mother and baby home'

A birth and death certificate for Anna’s brother John Desmond shows he was born healthy and almost 9lbs in weight, but at 13 months he was described as “emaciated”

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