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Longer term urged for brutal killer to send DV message

A young woman's death in a frenzied domestic violence-related attack should result in a sentence that sends a message to other offenders, a court has been told.

AAP · Aug 8, 2025

'Inadequate' sentence appealed after girl drowns

A 30-month jail sentence for a woman whose drunken kayaking excursion led to a four-year-old drowning has been described as "manifestly inadequate".

AAP · May 24, 2023

Symptom-faking murderer 'not very bright', court told

A man who murdered a 17-year-old girl and stabbed her friend lied to them about having a knife, to triple zero about who attacked them and to his own doctors.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023