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
No additional time in jail over drowning of four-year-old Vogue Elers, court rules Vogue's family had called the sentence 'unacceptable' and urged prosecutors to appeal. Newcastle Herald · Jun 7, 2023
'Inadequate': crown appeals jail term over four-year-old girl's drowning 'We do feel like we're paying the ultimate price with a life sentence.' Newcastle Herald · May 24, 2023
'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