Kathleen Folbigg has made an emotional statement outside a Sydney courthouse after she was acquitted of murder and manslaughter convictions over the deaths of her four children. Folbigg, 55, was released from prison after 20 years earlier this year after being pardoned following the conclusion of a second inquiry into her murder and manslaughter convictions … Read more
The elderly mother of a champion surfer who died after a one-punch attack on the NSW mid-north coast says he was the victim of a “human shark”. In an emotional victim impact statement read to the Newcastle District Court on Wednesday, the surfer Chris “Davo” Davidson’s sister, Carlie Maudson, said his family had been left … Read more
The father of an Australian woman found dead in Mozambique says his family has been let down after a coroner was unable to rule whether her death was a homicide. Victoria’s state coroner Judge John Cain released his findings into Elly Warren’s death on Friday, more than seven years after the 20-year-old died in the … Read more
Brittany Higgins broke down sobbing in the arms of her then-boyfriend days after being allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann in Parliament House, a court has heard. Ben Dillaway says he flew to Canberra on March 27 in 2019 to support Higgins after suspecting she had been sexually assaulted the weekend before. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
A former immigration detainee who was released into the community after a landmark High Court ruling has become the fifth person in the cohort to be arrested. William Yekrop, 39, was arrested in Brisbane on Thursday morning. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Fifth person released from immigration detention arrested. Watch the latest news and stream for free … Read more
One of South Australia’s most persistent and insidious paedophiles has been handed a landmark jail sentence for the depraved sexual exploitation of dozens of boys. Jadd William Brooker, 41, was on Wednesday sentenced to 36 years in prison, including 29 years non-parole — the second-longest jail term for a crime of that nature in the … Read more
Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of child abuse A Sydney dad has been slammed by a judge while being sentenced for failing to provide medical assistance to his toddler stepson, who was violently assaulted by his mother before his death. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty by a … Read more
Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has denied “going through the motions” in the lead-up to a TV item that aired Brittany Higgins’ allegations she was raped in Parliament House by a fellow Liberal staffer. Higgins’ alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann is suing Network Ten and Wilkinson, seeking damages over a broadcast in February 2021 that he claims is … Read more
A man who stabbed his wife to death in a “ferocious“ murder on Easter Sunday will spend at least 14 years and seven months in prison. Altaf Hossain, 54, attacked his wife Syeda Nirupama inside the garage of their Minto home, southwest of Sydney, on April 21, 2019. The 34-year-old was stabbed more than 80 … Read more
Former family vlogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty on Monday to four counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse, according to video footage of the hearing uploaded to YouTube. The mother-of-six, from Utah, in the US, known to her nearly 2.3 million YouTube followers for the now-removed family channel “8 Passengers”, was charged in September with six … Read more
