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‘Mummy and Daddy ain’t gonna help’: Crash victim’s father speaks of pain and loss
As Tyrell Edwards was taken into custody for killing five teenagers in a crash at Buxton, John Van de Putte said the families will never get over the tragedy.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Myths and stereotypes alive and well in NSW sexual assault trials
A new report has laid bare the trauma many sex assault victims feel in NSW courtrooms.
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‘Why did you wear that?’: The myths hurting sex abuse survivors in courts
A NSW government report, the first of its kind in decades, found outdated myths and stereotypes of “genuine victims” were rife in sexual assault trials.
- by Perry Duffin
Hunter bus crash driver a no-show in court as 52 fresh charges formally laid
The parents of one of the victims of the Hunter Valley bus tragedy heard that the driver, Brett Button, would not be in court.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘The justice we wanted’: Schoolgirl’s family welcomes killer’s sentence
Year 11 student Michelle Bright was last seen alive when a friend dropped her off after a birthday party.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘Her dreams were stolen’: Slain schoolgirl’s family confront ‘monster’
Michelle Bright’s mother and brothers sobbed as they told the court of their “unending grief” in the decades since the 17-year-old was murdered by Craig Rumsby.
- by Sarah McPhee
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The night an alleged $26m gambling fraudster partied with Sportsbet’s CEO
A video has emerged purporting to show Sportsbet chief Barni Evans dancing with a high roller now accused of defrauding millions of dollars.
- by Perry Duffin
Pair cleared of plotting to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into Sydney
Tristan Waters and David Campbell have been acquitted of their roles in bringing the drug into Sydney but await sentencing over a money swap in Serbia.
- by Sarah McPhee
Beale allowed to sign with French club as he awaits sex assault trial
Suspended rugby union star Kurtley Beale has had his bail varied in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court as he negotiates a contract with interested French clubs.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘A hole that remains’: Tragic unknowns in NSW mother’s murder
Mother-of-three Sharon Edwards died as a result of “at least one episode of interpersonal violence”, but the precise cause and place of her death remain a mystery.
- by Sarah McPhee
Girl, 16, charged with murder of man in Sydney’s west
Two males, aged 18 and 19, are also before the courts over their roles in the death of the man in Tregear, near Blacktown, in June.