A former victim’s advocate who was fired after sending a sexually inappropriate message about “panties” to his boss and colleagues claims the message was sent as a mistake and meant for a friend. Jovan Thomas, a victim advocate in the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, sent a reply-all email to his boss, District Attorney Brooke … Read more
An area of Kosciuszko National Park’s backcountry where a 23-year-old man was found dead is “complex and technical” for skiing, an inquest has been told. Andrew Keith Seton’s body was found on a rock in Watsons Crags on September 5, 2022. Watsons Crags is a challenging backcountry skiing destination requiring hiking and climbing northwest of … Read more
The family of a 76-year-old US man was rewarded over $US2 million ($A3 million) for his death from second- and third-degree burns suffered in a scalding hot motel shower where water temperatures reached at least 65C. Court documents from the lawsuit alleged that Kentucky man Alex Chronis checked into the Econo Lodge in Erlanger, Kentucky, … Read more
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died A mother and her son are accused of deliberately striking an Indigenous teen with their ute and leaving him to die by the side of a road south of Sydney in an act of retribution over past … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content Three men have been found guilty of luring three women to be gang-raped in an apartment they were renting for a buck’s party weekend. Maurice Hawell, 30, his brother Marius Hawell, 22, and Andrew David, 30, were hit with the verdicts on Monday after an almost four-week-long trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre … Read more
Australian star Rebel Wilson has been sued for defamation after she accused the producers of her new film The Deb of embezzlement and misconduct. Wilson took to Instagram earlier this week, accusing three producers of preventing the film’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival because of her allegations. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie Hollywood star … Read more
Hollywood couldn’t script it. A world famous actor walks free after prosecutors are accused of a cover up, burying crucial evidence that could have helped the star’s case. Throw in it was live streamed and reality cameras are following the leading man… and maybe you do have a box office hit. Know the news with … Read more
A US judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin after his lawyers alleged police hid evidence of the source of the live round that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer made the ruling three days after Baldwin’s trial began in New Mexico, after hearing evidence on the defence … Read more
An Indian grandfather was mistaken for a child abductor and fatally attacked in a New Zealand park, in an act his family has slammed as “totally unfair”. Mewa Singh, 60, was visiting his son and grandson in Christchurch when he suffered a fatal blow at the hands of a stranger. His 32-year-old attacker, whose name … Read more
A Sydney man has been found not guilty of causing his wife’s death in a buggy crash while on their honeymoon on a popular Queensland island. Robbie Awad was charged over the death of his new bride, 29-year-old Marina Hanna, during their honeymoon on Hamilton Island in June 2022. The pair were in a buggy, … Read more
