Father admits gunning down man but says it's not murder An accused murderer has admitted he fatally shot a man in the face after a dispute over a stolen wallet. AAP · Sep 24, 2025
Australian lawyer apologises after AI generated fake quotes in murder case The fake submissions included fabricated quotes from a speech to the state legislature and nonexistent case citations purportedly from the Supreme Court. Euronews · Aug 15, 2025
Lawyer issues apology after using AI-generated fake quotes in murder case The lawyers admitted the citations ‘do not exist’ and that the submission contained fictitious quotes The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn A father has been found not guilty of violently assaulting his 24-day-old son in a moment of frustration before the baby died in hospital. AAP · Jun 18, 2024
Father says baby died after he accidentally dropped him A father charged with child homicide over his 24-day-old son's death has claimed he is not guilty as he accidentally dropped the baby, his lawyer says. AAP · May 22, 2024
Killer drove at girlfriend two months before murder Ricardo Barbaro, the boyfriend of Melbourne mum Ellie Price, has fronted court for a pre-sentence hearing after being found guilty of her stabbing murder. AAP · May 9, 2024
Lawyers for accused murderer Ricardo Barbaro tell trial he was not the last person to see Ellie Price alive Lawyers for accused murderer Ricardo Barbaro concede he was with victim Ellie Price in the lead up to her death and left the apartment where her body was found, but argue he was not the one who fatally stabbed her. ABC News · May 2, 2023
Dad challenges life sentence for cold blooded killings A Melbourne father has challenged the two life sentences he received for the cold-blooded murders of his estranged daughter and her husband. AAP · Apr 19, 2023
Jail for man who tried to recruit hit man in Bunnings car park to kill ex-wife's preacher A pastor tells the Supreme Court of Victoria he does not seek revenge as the man who tried to recruit an assassin to kill him is jailed. ABC News · Dec 13, 2022
Balmoral men found guilty of rape in caravan for second time A jury hearing new evidence in a retrial from a witness claiming a woman expressed doubt about whether she had been raped at a party in western Victoria finds the two men guilty of the attack. ABC News · Aug 23, 2022
Brendan Pallant on trial for allegedly killing girlfriend's toddler weeks after moving into their home Melbourne man Brendan Pallant is appearing in the Supreme Court of Victoria where he is charged with the murder of two-year-old Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao at Langwarrin. He is pleading not guilty. ABC News · Jul 6, 2022
Teenager fights jail sentence over murder of disabled Central Victorian man John Bourke The lawyer for a teenager found guilty of murdering a Central Victorian man in his home during 2018 is fighting his nine-year minimum jail sentence, saying evidence used against him was prejudicial. ABC News · Jun 6, 2022
Police errors, no legal representation and strict bail laws: why was Veronica Nelson behind bars when she died? Inquest into Aboriginal woman’s death in custody is also examining the affects of Victoria’s punitive bail laws The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022