Life Sentences in NSW: “Life Meaning Life”
At the conclusion of their highly publicised Supreme Court trial, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara were found guilty and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for murdering Sydney student Jamie Gao. Gao was shot dead in 2014 after Rogerson...
Man Monis “Brainwashed” Woman Accused of Killing His Ex-Wife
Man Haron Monis, the man responsible for the Lindt Café siege, is said to have masterminded his first wife’s murder and totally dominated the women who killed her, the Sydney Supreme Court has heard. Amirah Droudis is on trial before...
DPP Investigates Case of Boy Shafted by Prosecution and Own Lawyer
We recently reported on the case of a 15-year Sudanese refugee, known only as ‘JB’, who spent seven years in prison for murder after both the prosecution and his own defence lawyer acted improperly by withholding evidence which raised significant...
Police Ignore Desperate Mother’s Pleas for Help
A grieving mother has laid a formal complaint against South Australian Police for not responding with urgency or empathy on the morning her 4-year old son Luca was killed by his father. The moment Julia Trinne realised her husband and...
Bar Fight Ends in Murder
Just as midnight rolled into Friday morning on 21 February, 2014, 30-year old Nicholas (Nick) McEvoy was found lying on a footpath, close to death, in the Western Sydney suburb of Dean Park. How he got there was a mystery....
Judge and Accused Murderer Exchange Insults
It started as a routine hearing, but ended with the defendant facing contempt of court charges, and the judge also facing possible disciplinary action over a heated exchange that included profanities and vulgar insults. Denver Fenton Allen, accused beating a...
The Norfolk Four: A Miscarriage of Justice
By Blake O’Connor Most would agree that the wrongful imprisonment of a person constitutes a serious failure in the administration of justice. However, the fact that upwards of 300 people have been exonerated in the United States through the ‘Innocence...
Jill Meagher’s Murderer Refused Legal Aid for Appeals
Earlier this month, the Victorian Court of Appeal overturned one of the sexual assault convictions against Adrian Bayley, the man serving a minimum of 35 years in prison for the rape and murder of ABC reporter Jill Meagher. Bayley originally...
Three Charged Over Stabbing Murder of Teenager
Three people were charged last night with murdering an 18-year-old man after a fight erupted outside a Panania convenience store, in Sydney’s southwest. It is reported that police and ambulance officers arrived at Marco Avenue shortly after 6pm to find...
No Body, No Release from Prison
Fifteen years ago, the murder of British Backpacker Peter Falconio gripped the world. The story was almost unbelievable: 8 months into a dream backpacking trip, Mr Falconio and Joanne Lees hired a Kombi to travel through the top end of...
