Tag: Murder and Manslaughter
Guyanese bandit killed in police shoot-out
Guyana's top criminal and an accomplice were killed in a shoot-out with security forces, police said.[MORE]
Man charged over suspected drug death
Police have charged a man over a suspected drug-related death in central Queensland.[MORE]
Woman disappears, man charged with murder
A man has been charged with murder after the disappearance of an elderly woman at Jindabyne in the NSW Snowy Mountains. [MORE]
Jury retires in toilet murder trial
A jury has retired to consider whether a teenager murdered a mildly autistic man in a public toilet. [MORE]
Police release footage of Claremont murder victim
WA police have released previously unseen video footage of a man seen with one of the victims of the Claremont serial killer.[MORE]
Teen to face trial accused of murdering mum
A Gold Coast teenager accused of murdering her mother and attempting to murder her father is to stand trial.[MORE]
'Gifts for sex', jealousy in Byrne murder case
A Sydney court has heard the 45-year-old man accused of murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne expected gifts and bonuses from his employer Rene Rivkin.[MORE]
Liberals crackdown on juvenile crime wins support
A support group for the families of murder victims has welcomed a Liberal Party policy which would give courts more authority to try teenagers as adults.[MORE]
Body of Japanese aid worker found in Afghanistan
A Japanese aid worker kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan has been found dead, the governor of Nangarhar province says.[MORE]
Jury tours cliff scene of alleged Byrne murder
The jury in the Caroline Byrne murder trial has walked along the top of the cliff from where she was allegedly thrown.[MORE]
Gap murder: Wood's account 'inconsistent'
The man accused of murdering Caroline Byrne gave police inconsistent accounts, a Sydney court has heard.[MORE]
Judicial review: MP's assassin to give evidence
The man convicted of killing Labor MP John Newman has been ordered to give evidence at a judicial review.[MORE]
Toowoomba man charged with rape, attempted murder
Toowoomba police have charged a 28-year-old man with the attempted murder and rape of a 61-year-old woman in the Darling Downs city earlier this year.[MORE]
Girl's alleged murder by family shocks Israel
Israeli police have revealed suspicions that a four-year-old girl had been allegedly murdered and dumped in a river by her grandfather and her mother, who were in a romantic relationship.[MORE]
Shooting victim former Finks member
Adelaide police are waiting for a post mortem examination to help piece together a fatal shooting at Payneham South.[MORE]
DPP says evidence, not sympathy, determines charges
The Northern Territory's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has hit back at the suggestion his office will accept lesser charges for Aboriginal men accused of killing their partners because of some kind of misplaced sympathy for the accused.[MORE]
Inquest into Katherine murder-suicide begins
An inquest has heard a man who murdered his girlfriend before committing suicide was jealous and possessive.[MORE]
Father and son charged with conspiracy to murder
A father and son have been charged with conspiracy to murder the son's former wife.[MORE]
Tributes flow for murdered couple
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of an elderly couple murdered on the NSW south coast.[MORE]
Hit-run accused to stand trial, charge downgraded
A Sydney man has been committed to stand trial over the hit-and-run death of his girlfriend in Canberra.[MORE]
Wood retrial: Jury told 'no investigating'
The new jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne has been told it is an offence to conduct their own investigations.[MORE]
NT man gets 2 life sentences for 'merciless flogging'
A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for the brutal rape and murder of his wife during a prolonged, drunken rage.[MORE]
Shooting murder sparks reward offer
Victorian police hope a $100,000 reward will help them solve the murder of a Gold Coast man.[MORE]
Co-accused delivered fatal blows, court told
A man on trial for the murder of an Orange charity worker says it was one of his co-accused who inflicted the fatal blows.[MORE]
Bikie link in Adelaide shooting death
Police identify a man who was shot dead at units in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.[MORE]
