Courts & Justice

A man who broke into a schoolgirl’s Sydney home and put a fake collar bomb around her neck has offered a “deep founded” apology to his victim during his parole hearing.The State Parole Authority on Friday reserved its decision on whether…

The imminent release of a Sydney man who threatened to kill a magistrate, praised the Islamic State leader and said he was at war with Australia has prompted a bid for him to remain behind bars.Blake Nicholas Pender, then 28, was jailed for…

Three people have been charged in north Queensland following the alleged exploitation of children, including a one-month-old baby.A 64-year-old man and two women - aged 38 and 41 - have been taken into custody following a three-month…

Former NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and his once-ministerial colleague Ian Macdonald face having their bail revoked after being convicted of a criminal conspiracy.The 77-year-old, his 52-year-old son, and 72-year-old…

A nurse was stabbed in the UK on Tuesday by an agitated hospital visitor who was allegedly angry about visiting restrictions due to COVID.Critical care nurse Joanne Kelly, 47, was taken into theatre for surgery after the incident outside…

A foreign national living in Sydney is facing extradition to Queensland after a badly decomposed human body was found in a container in a inner Brisbane apartment.Detective Inspector Tim Trezise said officers found the body wrapped in a…

A US woman was arrested for extracting 13 teeth from a single victim as well as the burglary of a dentist’s office where she worked, police say.Laurel Eich, 42, faces multiple felonies including performing surgery on another without a…

Former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid is set to return to jail after being found guilty of being part of a conspiracy related to a coal exploration licence which led to a $30 million windfall for his family.The 77-year-old, his son Moses…

For crimes he called “vicious and frightening,” a US judge has given a death sentence to a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer” for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third.Victims’ family…

Britney Spears says she will not perform again while her father retains control over her career, and that the conservatorship she has been under for 13 years had “killed my dreams”.Her remarks on Saturday, in a lengthy Instagram post, were…