Crime
Slain woman’s 10-year-old daughter ‘a hero’ for trying to save her
A friend of a woman who was stabbed in Melbourne’s south-east on Tuesday has hailed the victim’s 10-year-old daughter “a hero” for trying to save her mum.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Marta Pascual Juanola
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‘How many years for killing a person’: Rubbish tip killer found guilty after online searches
A man who claimed his girlfriend simply vanished from home in a pink nightgown has been convicted of her murder by a jury.
- by Erin Pearson
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Victoria Police
Teen murder accused faces court over fatal Sunshine stabbing
The court was told it was the boy’s first time in custody and his defence lawyer said police advised the accused’s mother to move house after threats were made against her.
- by Lachlan Abbott
‘I sought forgiveness’: Melbourne underworld figure finds God
Former Notorious Crime Family figure Jimmey Barkho says his newly found Christian faith has made him reconsider his “bad actions”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Chris Vedelago
‘Most beautiful person’: Mother dead, child injured and man under guard after suburban stabbing
Professional bodybuilder Monique Lezsak has been remembered as a great parent of nine-year-old twins after she was found stabbed to death at a home in a quiet Endeavour Hills street.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Courts
‘You had an opportunity to stop’: Deakin lecturer jailed for savage attack on wife
Adam Brown sat unmoving and struggling to hold back tears as the Supreme Court heard that an argument over childcare arrangements turned fatal when the 41-year-old stabbed his wife to death.
- by Erin Pearson
Former Malka Leifer student settles abuse claim with ultra-Orthodox school
The woman, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Adass community, filed a suit against Leifer and the Adass Israel School over fresh allegations of abuse. She settled the case hours before the trial was due to begin.
- by David Estcourt
Melbourne couple allegedly kept domestic slave at Point Cook home
A healthcare worker raised the alarm with authorities last October after noticing signs the woman might have been subject to human trafficking.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Courts
Dementia patient faces eviction after dispute with serial conwoman
An 86-year-old woman suffering from dementia could be booted from her Hawthorn home of 50 years as fresh allegations emerge in a court dispute against serial conwoman Athena Razos, who had 14 nicknames and stole $1.5 million.
- by Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago
School hires security amid fears of reprisal attacks after fatal Sunshine stabbing
Escalating tensions between two groups of school students has led to additional police patrols as the community calls for calm.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Two boys interviewed over fatal Sunshine stabbing
Investigators are now searching for a third teenager who they believe was involved in the stabbing of 16-year-old Pasawm Lyhym in Melbourne’s west on Thursday.
- by Ashleigh McMillan