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Man, woman charged with 2002 murder of teen mum Amber Haigh

A man and woman in the NSW Riverina have been charged with murder over the suspicious disappearance of teenage mother Amber Haigh almost 20 years ago.

Sydney had 11 gang murders in two years

There have been 11 gangland killings in the last two years in Sydney's southwest, with police admitting the situation is "unacceptable".

Hundreds of women protest in Mexico City over killings

Hundreds of women have marched through downtown Mexico City and its suburbs to protest the horrifying death of an 18-year-old in the northern city of Monterrey.

17-year-old boy charged over fatal shooting of NYC schoolgirl

A teenager has been charged over the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City.

Murder charges over teen’s hit-and-run death in Nowra NSW

A man and a woman have been charged with murder over the alleged hit-and-run death of a teenager in South Nowra in NSW's southeast in February.

NSW man admits killing love rival with 4WD

A man has pleaded guilty to running over and killing another man in his victim's own backyard in the NSW Hunter region.

Roberts-Smith ‘boast of beautiful murder’

An SAS soldier has testified Ben Roberts-Smith bragged that blowing the brains out of a trembling and unarmed Afghan man was "the most beautiful thing".

Wollongong stabber guilty of murder

A jury has taken just over an hour to find Petero Baleinapuka guilty of the New Year's Eve stabbing murder of his girlfriend on the NSW south coast.

Nine-year-old girl Charlise Mutten was shot dead

Police have revealed nine-year-old Charlise Mutten died from a gunshot wound before her body was found in a barrel in a river, northwest of Sydney last week.

Kambah murder suspect denied bail

A 49-year-old man charged with the murder of a 68-year-old man in Kambah over the weekend has been denied bail after no application was made to the court. 

New COVID-19 threat to Rolfe’s murder trial

Less than three weeks from Zachary Rolfe's murder trial, a Darwin court does not have a plan to protect the jury from COVID-19.

Charlise Mutten’s accused murderer, Justin Stein, in court

A Sydney man charged with murdering a nine-year-old girl whose body was found in a barrel has been under long-term care for mental health problems.

Mourners gather for vigil in honour of murdered Charlise Mutten

Mourners gathered for a candlelight vigil celebrating the life of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten after her body was found in a barrel near a NSW river.

Kenan Dowden-Carlisle charged with Civic murder

19-year-old Kenan Dowden-Carlisle has has appeared in court today after being charged with murdering 29-year-old Jordan Powell in Civic.

Kerry Whiting pleas not guilty over Tasmania stabbing murder

44-year-old Kerry Whiting has pleaded not guilty to murder following a double stabbing at a home in northern Tasmania.

19-year-old man charged with murder after Civic incident

A 19-year-old Greenleigh NSW man has been charged with murder following an incident in Civic yesterday morning.

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