The Latest Breaking News from Roy Ellis

Serial predator jailed for sexually abusing boy on Scouts trips

Decades after the victim fist made a complaint about the leader, he found out others had too.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

Nazi symbols on boat designed to be 'offensive, insulting and harmful'

Man sentenced after vessel with 'disgusting' decal was parked in public.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

'You saw nothing': aged care nurse assaulted six patients in Hunter dementia ward

The 22-year-old twisted the genitals and nipples of elderly residents.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 3

Disqualified driver jailed for injuring man while running red in police chase

Officers found cash and drugs inside a Gucci bag in the car.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 12

'I should have hit him harder': woman gets time served for hammer attack on husband

Missing retirement funds triggered the domestic violence attack.

Newcastle Herald · May 21

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

An inmate who bashed four prison officers in an unprovoked attack, causing corrections staff to strike, has had his sentence upgraded.

AAP · Nov 27, 2025

Greta bus crash driver set to appeal 32-year sentence for killing 10

Brett Button was jailed last week for 'unleashing carnage'.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2024

Bus crash class action: roundabout, speed limit, warning signs in question

'They have a hell of a lot to answer for,' one victim's father says.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12, 2024

Hunter Valley Bus Driver Sentenced To 32 Years In Jail Over Crash That Killed 10 People

"As a consequence of the offender's abandonment of responsibility, 10 innocent lives were lost, nine innocent victims suffered grievous bodily harm and 16 innocent victims suffered bodily injury," Judge Roy Ellis said as he handed down his sentence.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 11, 2024

Hunter Valley Bus Driver Will Receive Sentence After Three Days Of ‘Unsettling’ Victim Statements

Brett Button, the driver of the Hunter Valley bus which crashed and killed 10 people in June last year, will soon receive his sentence.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 9, 2024