Victims may have yawned when threatened by ranting bikie boss: barrister A prosecutor has described the claim as "nonsense", noting the offender is not "a normal suburban dad". The Canberra Times · Sep 1, 2022
Canberra drug dealer accused of lying about who shot him due to 'anti-snitching' culture An ACT Supreme Court jury is urged to consider whether a group of bikies might have been responsible for a shooting in Canberra last year, during which a drug dealer was shot in the face. ABC News · Aug 16, 2022
'Good luck' all that saved man after jaw 'broken into small pieces', jury told A gunman "wasn't shooting to scare or injure" when he shot a man in the face, a prosecutor says. The Canberra Times · Aug 15, 2022
'No reason someone should die': Witness says man shot with 'no justification' An attempted murder trial has heard the man was shot because of unsubstantiated rumours he was "a kiddie fiddler". The Canberra Times · Aug 10, 2022
Alleged shooter was 'going to whack' suspected 'kiddie fiddler', attempted murder trial told The accused gunman and two others have gone on trial in the ACT Supreme Court. The Canberra Times · Aug 2, 2022
Conditions 'screamed slow down' when negligent driver killed elderly man The victim, 84, waited at a pedestrian crossing for nearly 20 seconds before entering it only to be struck and killed. The Canberra Times · Jul 28, 2022
Rough rapist jailed for 'humiliating' public attack on 'childlike' victim The concreter has been sentenced to three years in jail over the violent and degrading sexual assault, which had a "devastating" impact on the victim. The Canberra Times · Jun 10, 2022
Petrol-pouring home invader admits trying to set man alight The 32-year-old had his bail revoked after pleading guilty to five offences midway through his trial. The Canberra Times · Jun 8, 2022
'Please don't do this': Home invader doused man, dog in petrol, court told "There was petrol in my eyes and mouth," the man said in a police interview played to the alleged assailant's trial. The Canberra Times · Jun 7, 2022
Angry 'predator' shouts at prosecutor, claims rape merely 'sex in public' The rapist huffed and puffed in the ACT Supreme Court dock before yelling out. The Canberra Times · Jun 3, 2022
Ex-gang boss slashed inmate's face with 'shiv' in 'vicious' prison bashing The former Brothers 4 Life chapter leader wrongly suspected the victim was a paedophile. The Canberra Times · Jun 1, 2022
Concreter found guilty of dirt track rape, locked up The 41-year-old bowed his head and began breathing heavily after the verdict was announced. The Canberra Times · Mar 29, 2022
Woman suffered laceration in alleged dirt track rape, trial told The 41-year-old man accused of raping her has pleaded not guilty. The Canberra Times · Mar 21, 2022