Tag: Murder and Manslaughter
Philippines police suspect inside job in Aust man's murder
Police in the southern Philippines said that the brutal murder this week of a 62-year-old Australian may have been set up by a member of his household.[MORE]
Man facing extradition over sex worker's murder
A man has appeared in a Perth court in connection with the murder of a Sydney sex worker 10 years ago.[MORE]
Police baffled by highway shooting
Police are investigating how a man ended up lying next to his car with a bullet wound on Melbourne's Princes Highway.[MORE]
Iraq, India, Mexico deadliest for media - report
Iraq remained the deadliest country for media workers in 2008, followed by India and Mexico, although the number of deaths was down sharply from the previous year, a study showed.[MORE]
Australian man murdered in Philippines
A former Melbourne man has been murdered in the Philippines during a home invasion.[MORE]
WA man charged over Sydney cold case
New South Wales detectives have made a breakthrough in the murder of a Sydney woman more than 10 years ago. [MORE]
Police investigate freeway shooting
A man has been taken to hospital in Melbourne with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the stomach.[MORE]
Woman burnt at stake in PNG: reports
An execution-style murder of a young woman in the Papua New Guinea highlands region has shocked communities and police alike.[MORE]
Blackwater guards plead not guilty to manslaughter
Five former guards from US security firm Blackwater Worldwide, a State Department contractor in Iraq, have pleaded not guilty to killing 14 Iraqi civilians and wounding 18 others by gunfire and grenades at a busy Baghdad intersection in 2007.[MORE]
Chinese police search for suspect in axe murders
Police in central China have launched a manhunt for a love-lorn junk collector suspected in the axe murders of eight people, including a two-year-old boy, state media reported.[MORE]
4yo's dismembered body found in China fridge: report
A four-year-old girl's dismembered body has been found in a fridge in southern China, leading to the arrest of a man who allegedly once said human flesh was "delicious", state media reported.[MORE]
Man charged with Darwin murder
Northern Territory police have charged a 31-year-old man over the death of a man in the Darwin suburb of Nightcliff on Monday night.[MORE]
Police under fire after fatal Nightcliff stabbing
Neighbours of a Nightcliff unit where a man was stabbed to death last night say the area is notorious and police presence is limited.[MORE]
Magistrate questions murder charge against 14yo
A Childrens Court magistrate says a murder charge against a 14-year-old Sydney boy is not strong.[MORE]
Man faces court over Hervey Bay shooting
A 75-year-old man is due to face the Maryborough Magistrates Court today over a shooting in Queensland's Hervey Bay at the weekend.[MORE]
Narooma man remanded in custody over alleged murder
A magistrate at Batemans Bay Local Court in New South Wales has remanded a 26-year-old Narooma man in custody in connection with the fatal bashing of his next door neighbour.[MORE]
Stabbing death in Nightcliff
Darwin Police are investigating a death at a residence in Nightcliff last night.[MORE]
Man faces murder charge after Narooma death
A man is in custody over the death of a man on the New South Wales far-south coast on Friday.[MORE]
12-year-old found guilty of mother's murder
A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument has been found guilty of premeditated murder in the United States.[MORE]
Most child homicides result from abuse: study
An Australian report on child homicides has found that in most cases the deaths result from physical abuse.[MORE]
Wife charged with murder after husband's burning death
A woman who allegedly set fire to her husband in Adelaide has officially been charged with his murder.[MORE]
12 dead in Mexico drug war rampage
Twelve people were killed in northern Mexico close to the US border, including eight in Ciudad Juarez, in the latest violence attributed to the country's brutal drug war.[MORE]
Man with baseball bat may hold clues to fatal shooting
Adelaide police are looking for a man seen wielding a baseball bat near where another man's body was found in the northern suburbs yesterday morning.[MORE]
Sica's lawyer warned as bail hearing adjourned
A Supreme Court judge in Brisbane has adjourned the bail application for Max Sica, accused of a triple murder in 2003.[MORE]
Sica bail hearing begins
A bail application is being heard in a Brisbane court on behalf of Max Sica, who is accused of a triple murder.[MORE]
