Vic man swindled $1.9m from 82-year-old Victorian Brian James Wilson has admitted in Melbourne's County Court he scammed close to $2 million from an 82-year-old man who trusted him. AAP · Aug 17, 2022
ADF member accused of teen assault bailed Perth-based Australian Defence Force member Caleb Horner accused of child sexual abuse has been released on bail. AAP · Aug 8, 2022
Fake Uber driver abandons assault appeal Fake rideshare driver Faizan Abdullah, 29, has abandoned his appeal after a Melbourne County Court judge warned he risked receiving a longer jail term. AAP · Aug 8, 2022
Soaring inflation stokes sharp rise in companies suffering critical financial distress Over 500,000 companies in distress as Repayment of Covid-support loans adds to pressure Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022
Trial ordered on Chinese influence charge Chinese community leader and ex-Liberal candidate Di Sanh Duong, will stand trial in the County Court after being charged with planning foreign interference. AAP · Jul 28, 2022
Steven John Cleary jailed for brutal assault captured on police body cam Steven John Cleary, 50, will spend time behind bars for the vicious attack, which was caught on body camera. The "eruption of violence" occurred after police asked a teenager to put a mask on. ABC News · Jul 22, 2022
Former journalist Trent Evans jailed over fatal crash in Melbourne's inner-east Trent Evans was jailed for a minimum of five years over a car crash in Burnley, in Melbourne's inner-east, which killed his friend Rex Willox in 2021. ABC News · Jul 21, 2022
Steven John Cleary pleads guilty after police body cameras capture vicious assault A Victorian man has pleaded guilty to a vicious attack on two police officers triggered by the victims asking a teenager to wear a mask during a COVID lockdown. ABC News · Jul 20, 2022
Ex-Labor candidate admits lying to IBAC A former state Labor candidate has admitted lying to Victoria's corruption watchdog over the purpose of more than 700 taxpayer-funded envelopes. AAP · Jul 11, 2022
Psychologist on trial for $2m estate theft Melbourne psychologist Kris Schroder, 61, is facing a County Court trial for allegedly creating a fake will to steal her dying partner's $2.25 million estate. AAP · Jul 8, 2022
Driver who rammed police officer in Sunbury while under influence of drugs spared jail Benjamin Saurini, 22, is sentenced after being found guilty of negligently causing serious injury over the incident in Sunbury which left a police officer with a broken leg. ABC News · Jul 4, 2022
Katunga mother Amberly Hendy spared jail over crash that killed two people and injured her daughter Amberly Hendy pleaded guilty in the Melbourne County Court in June to two charges of dangerous driving causing death and one charge of dangerous driving causing serious injury. The crash in northern Victoria killed her sister, her sister's boyfriend, and severely injured her daughter. ABC News · Jun 30, 2022
Melbourne man William Wilson jailed over death of pregnant partner Helena Broadbent A Melbourne man who drove away after fatally injuring his pregnant partner by flinging her from the cabin of his moving ute has been jailed over the death, which a judge described as "entirely avoidable". ABC News · Jun 10, 2022
Police officer rammed by unlicensed teen tells driver's pre-sentence hearing of pain Senior Constable Rohan Brown tells the County Court of Victoria there is not enough support for emergency service workers as prosecutors reveal they won't oppose a community order for his attacker, Benjamin Saurini. ABC News · Jun 6, 2022
AAP · Jun 2, 2022 Vic man jailed after firing at police Fadi Diab has been sentenced to seven years in jail after shooting at two federal police officers in September 2019.
AAP · May 27, 2022 Drug counsellor's Order of Australia gone The Order of Australia awarded to a Melbourne addiction counsellor has been cancelled after he was jailed for trading lies in court for cocaine and other drugs.
ABC News · May 26, 2022 Lydia Abdelmalek, who impersonated Home and Away actor Lincoln Lewis to catfish women, loses court appeal Lydia Abdelmalek pretended to be Australian soap star Lincoln Lewis, convincing her victims to send her compromising photographs and "ruthlessly" stalking them.
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 Mum 'scared to leave house' due to debt and bailiff threat pays off every penny Rosie Forshaw, 33, was left in tears when she received a County Court Judgement ordering her to pay £2,500 after falling into debt - but after adopting a frugal lifestyle, she managed to pay it all off
Wales Online · May 19, 2022 Why the WRU moving into the hotel business is actually a smart move which is good for Welsh rugby Despite claims to the contrary, the WRU has not invested £45m of its own money in the new Parkgate Hotel next to the Principality Stadium
ABC News · May 19, 2022 Melbourne woman sentenced to time served for 'brazen' identity theft bank scam Kristel Galvin-Samie is sentenced to time already served for tricking some of Australia's biggest banks into giving her more than $260,000 belonging to other customers.
AAP · May 16, 2022 Man abused young boys at Vic orphanage William Skelland, an 81-year-old man extradited from England, has pleaded guilty to abusing five young boys at a Victorian orphanage in the 1970s.
AAP · Apr 27, 2022 Melbourne shooter acted like a 'vigilante' Melbourne man Paolo Mannici, 90, has pleaded guilty to shooting a man at his Ravenhall worksite in December 2020.
AAP · Feb 17, 2022 Rape charge dropped against top equestrian A raped-accused elite equestrian will no longer face a trial in Victoria's County Court after his charges were dropped.
AAP · Feb 2, 2022 Vic lockdown protest accused goes to trial A Melbourne woman accused of inciting protests during Victoria's COVID-19 lockdowns will stand trial in the County Court.