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Kerry Whiting charged with murder over Tasmania double stabbing

A week-long police hunt in Tasmania has ended with Kerry Whiting charged with murder over a double stabbing at a home in the state's north.

Kerry Whiting caught after fatal Tasmania stabbing

Kerry Whiting has been caught by police after spending a week on the run after an alleged stabbing murder in northern Tasmania.

Man charged with NSW murder arrested in Chisholm

A man charged with the shooting murder of a Newcastle woman was arrested in Chisholm last Friday and taken to Queanbeyan Police Station.

Police ramp up search for Victorian campers’ remains

Victorian police will get more resources for their search in remote bushland for the remains of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

Selfie catches moment before murder: Crown

As a Sydney man smashed a whiskey bottle and began advancing on a friend he'd eventually kill, a woman coincidentally began filming herself nearby.

German mother jailed for killing children

A German woman has received a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering five of her six children, all aged between one and eight years.

Man charged over bashing murder near Gosford

A man has been charged with murder over a baseball bat attack during a home invasion on the NSW Central Coast.

Tributes paid to slain British MP David Amess

David Amess was a man of the people, a hard-working British MP who had no grand political ambitions beyond serving those who had elected him for almost 40 years.

Five killed in Norway bow and arrow attack

A man armed with a bow and arrow has killed five people in a small Norwegian town before being arrested.

Fatal Bega stabber not guilty of murder

A drunk man who fatally stabbed his mother's friend 31 times has been found not guilty of murder after a NSW judge said his actions were caused by an underlying mental illness. 

Manhunt in connection to Melbourne murder

A tattooed man is wanted by police over a suspicious death in Melbourne's outer suburbs.

NSW barking dogs murder accused acquitted

A young man who fatally shot his ice-fuelled neighbour as he aggressively wielded a pickaxe handle has been found not guilty of murder.

NSW martial arts killer ‘jealous, possessive’

A martial arts expert was motivated by "jealousy and possessiveness" when he murdered his girlfriend of about eight weeks.

16-year-old NSW boy charged after fatal stabbing

A 16-year-old NSW boy has been charged with murder and attempted murder, with police alleging an argument between three teenagers ended in a fatal stabbing.

Rolfe’s murder trial delayed again

Policeman Zachary Rolfe's murder trial over the outback shooting of an Indigenous man will be delayed again.

Barking dogs sparked alleged murder in NSW

While three dogs continued barking their owner left his central western NSW home for the last time in pursuit of his neighbour.

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