Tag: Murder and Manslaughter
13 bodies found in Mexican town
Authorities in Mexico say they have found the bodies of 13 people, the majority of them teenagers, in the north-western state of Sinaloa, which is home to one of the country's most violent drugs cartels.[MORE]
Malaysian man killed in karaoke row: report
A Malaysian man has died after being stabbed in the chest in a row that erupted after he was accused of hogging the microphone at a karaoke venue, state media reported.[MORE]
Killer appeals against life sentence
A woman jailed for life for the murder of a 16-year-old girl is appealing against her sentence.[MORE]
Mystery man may hold key to murder investigation
Detectives believe a man in the Robinvale area in Victoria's north may be able to help their investigation into the murder of St Albans man, Nguyen van Nguyen.[MORE]
Police charge three over Queanbeyan murder
A Queanbeyan man has been charged with the murder of Danny Ralph.[MORE]
Baby killer freed
A 41-year-old Perth woman has walked free from the Supreme Court after admitting killing her 21-month-old son.[MORE]
Teenager found guilty of manslaughter
A Criminal Court jury has delivered a manslaughter verdict against a Hobart teenager who was charged with murder.[MORE]
Couple plead not guilty to homeopathic manslaughter
A New South Wales couple has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of their baby daughter, who died after allegedly being treated with homoeopathic remedies.[MORE]
Tas man on Sydney murder charge
A northern Tasmanian man is being extradited to New South Wales on a murder charge in relation to a man's death in 1991.[MORE]
Adviser who killed mum to be sentenced
A former political adviser to the New South Wales Liberal Party will be sentenced next week for murdering his mother on the south coast in 2006.[MORE]
Court rejects final appeal over Salt nightclub murder
A man convicted of murder after a fight at the Salt nightclub in Melbourne, has lost a last-ditch bid for a legal review of his case.[MORE]
Mokbel committed to stand trial
Tony Mokbel has pleaded not guilty to the murder of hotdog vendor Michael Marshall.[MORE]
Brimble accused pleads not guilty
One of the men accused over the death of Brisbane woman Dianne Brimble has pleaded not guilty.[MORE]
Police search creek for missing woman
New South Wales police are searching a western Sydney creek for the remains of a woman missing for the past five years.[MORE]
Sister slams Wood's 'trial by media'
Gordon Wood's sister has lashed out at his sentencing for the murder of girlfriend Caroline Byrne.[MORE]
Magistrate disqualifies himself from Mokbel hearing
A Melbourne magistrate has agreed not to preside over a hearing for alleged murderer Tony Mokbel.[MORE]
Swiss rapper facing murder charges
Swedish rapper David Jassy, facing murder charges for running over a jazz pianist on a Hollywood road last month, will be arraigned in court on December 17.[MORE]
Wood sentence 'a gross miscarriage of justice'
Gordon Wood's sister has slammed his prison sentence for the murder of Caroline Byrne as a gross miscarriage of justice and maintains her brother had nothing to do with the model's death.[MORE]
Wood jailed for 17 years
Gordon Wood has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne.[MORE]
Court told murder accused was victim of aggression
The lawyer representing a man charged with the stabbing murder of a Hobart teenager says her client had been the victim of aggression.[MORE]
Man charged over Gladstone murder
A man will appear in a central Queensland court today charged with the overnight murder of a woman in Gladstone.[MORE]
Nigeria 'witchdoctor' held over 110 child deaths
Police in south-eastern Nigeria have arrested a man who told a television documentary he had killed 110 children he believed to be possessed by evil spirits, officials said.[MORE]
Murder accused to face committal hearing
An Ivanhoe man charged with the murder of a woman has made another court appearance by video link.[MORE]
Russian skinhead gang found guilty of murders
A court in Moscow has found seven members of a skinhead gang guilty of a series of racially motivated murders and attacks.[MORE]
Court considers future of violent offender
The NT Supreme Court examines the future of a deaf man with a history of violent offending.[MORE]
