The Latest Breaking News from Kate Ratcliffe

MMA fighter 'never denied' fatal sparring assault

A professional cage fighter gave a full-throated admission to police after accidentally killing his friend in a sparring match, his lawyer says.

AAP · May 6

Gunman mystery looms over underworld murder trial

Enough evidence links an accused murderer to an underworld drive-by shooting to convict him despite not knowing who else was involved, a court has been told.

AAP · Sep 18, 2025

Mum and son guilty of murder after mowing down teen

A mother and son have been found guilty of murdering teenager Taj Jared Hart, who they deliberately hit with their ute before fleeing the scene.

AAP · Aug 13, 2024

Jury finds Murrumbateman woman guilty of murdering sleeping husband

The jury came back with its verdict within hours.

The Canberra Times · Apr 21, 2023

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".

AAP · Apr 20, 2023

NSW Supreme Court played emotional video Murrumbateman woman made on day she allegedly fatally shot her husband

The NSW Supreme Court hears 54-year-old Dale Vella's marriage was a difficult one in which she suffered frequent verbal abuse.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Woman 'destroyed' before husband shot dead in sleep

A woman who shot her husband in the eye with a shotgun while he slept had a substantial mental impairment brought on by his "incessant" abuse, her lawyer says.

AAP · Apr 11, 2023

Newcastle Supreme Court told man 'mentally unwell' during fatal shooting rampage in Wyong

A court has been told Bradley Jason Mark White "wasn't able to control himself" or "determine what was right or wrong" when he fired more than 220 shots at five homes and eight cars in a suburban street in 2020.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Neighbour dispute ends in alleged murder

A murder trial jury has been told how a neighbour angry that a young man wouldn't fight him set about shooting at several homes in a NSW Central Coast street.

AAP · Sep 27, 2022

Harley Thompson faces murder trial in Nowra Supreme Court over death of Cameron Johnston

Harley Thompson lied when he told police he did not light a fire which killed a 49-year-old man, a court has heard.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022