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Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero
The man behind the killing of a US agent in 1985, has been captured by nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking.
- by E. Eduardo Castillo and Christopher Sherman
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Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines
The case has the potential to invalidate thousands of fines issued during the state’s lockdowns and secure refunds for those who have already paid.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Driver could be free in two months after dragging woman 350m along street
The incident began with the offender stealing the woman’s car from a Woolloongabba shopping centre in inner Brisbane.
- by Toby Crockford
Man who killed a mother, raped daughter sentenced after eight-year delay
Jacob Michael Smith, 45, strangled the woman in her loungeroom before raping her 12-year-old daughter.
- by Toby Crockford
Man jailed for murdering ex-partner with bat and knife
Lynda Greenwood had bright pink house keys so she could find them quickly to get inside in case Jason Lloyd was waiting to ambush her, but they were of no help.
- by Margaret Scheikowski
Oatlands victim’s mother devastated after drunk driver’s sentence reduced
Samuel Davidson was drunk, drugged and driving more than 130km/h when he ploughed into a group of children, including Veronique Sakr, killing four of them.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges in UK
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men.
Man who accused neighbour of sexually harassing wife sued for defamation
The man did a letterbox drop warning about his neighbour’s actions. He has been ordered to pay $30,000 in damages.
- by Toby Crockford
Court of Appeal condemns mandatory minimum sentencing
Victoria’s highest court has condemned mandatory minimum sentences, saying they reduce judges to “instruments of injustice” and sometimes result in more severe punishments than are warranted.
- by David Estcourt
Christian Porter faces mammoth legal bill after losing appeal over barrister in ABC defamation case
The former attorney-general is facing a legal bill in the hundreds of thousands of dollars after losing an appeal against a Federal Court decision that blocked a Sydney barrister from acting for him in his since-settled defamation case.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Sydney man pleads guilty to threatening to behead Kristina Keneally
Luke David Eastop was sentenced to a good behaviour bond after trying unsuccessfully to have his matter dealt with under the Mental Health Act.
- by Greta Stonehouse