A Gold Coast man who threw a bottle at a driver, rammed his car and then chased him has been sentenced to four months in jail. Daniel Steven Wesley May, 23, told Southport Magistrates Court at his sentencing on Wednesday that he launched the attack when his victim called him a “junkie”. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
A woman has been jailed for nine years for fatally beating her two-year-old daughter after becoming upset at her chores on a property west of Sydney owned by cult The Family. Ellen Rachel Craig, 62, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting she had killed her daughter Tillie Craig on a property near Oberon in central NSW … Read more
A man is accused of sexually assaulting a child at knifepoint at a park in Western Sydney. The child was waiting at Mt Druitt Station about 1.15am August 15 when they were allegedly approached by a stranger, who took them to a nearby park. There, the man allegedly threatened the child with a knife and … Read more
A man is facing charges after brandishing a knife in alarming scenes at a busy Sydney shopping centre. The man was arrested at Westfield Parramatta after he stole a number of items from stores on Saturday morning, arming himself with a knife and threatening a shopper. The 36-year-old shopper confronted his alleged attacker, who then … Read more
Sydney physical education teacher Tayla Brailey is facing further child abuse charges after being accused of sexually abusing a student. The 30-year-old was arrested at a school in southwest Sydney earlier this month after it was alleged a 17-year-old boy had been sexually touched by a teacher. She was granted condition bail during a brief … Read more
A Queensland man has been jailed and 16 children in the Philippines have been removed from harm in a major international child protection investigation. The 57-year-old man was arrested in January last year and charged with two child abuse-related offences, including trying to arrange sexual activity with children in the Philippines. He was sentenced in … Read more
Former prime minister Scott Morrison has defended Senator Linda Reynolds’ handling of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape, while he gave evidence at a defamation trial. Reynolds is suing Higgins for defamation over a series of social media posts containing alleged mistruths which she believes damaged her reputation. Morrison told the Perth court on Tuesday support had … Read more
Extreme criticism of bail decisions in the wake of Molly Ticehurst’s murder could be behind NSW’s remand prisoner population surging to record highs. More than 5760 people were in prison awaiting a hearing in June 2024, up 19 per cent from the previous peak of 4831 in June 2023. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics … Read more
New bombshell allegations have emerged about the Sydney schoolteacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student. Court documents reveal Tayla Brailey said “I’m going to jail, aren’t I?” when police confronted her at Lurnea High. The 30-year-old recently-married teacher is accused of having unprotected sex with the student in the back of a car, … Read more
Singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi has won a legal fight against her mother, with a judge ruling a supposed housing pact between the pair never happened. Amorosi, 42, was suing her mother Joyleen Robinson in the Victorian Supreme Court for full ownership of two properties bought as a result of her success. One was an 8ha property … Read more
