Karen Percy
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Alleged abuse victims of Malka Leifer 'hugely relieved' after winning right to be publicly named
Three Melbourne sisters who allege a Jewish school principal sexually abused them in the early 2000s say they are "hugely relieved" to have won back the right to be named publicly. → Read More
Novak Selby jailed over dangerous driving causing death of firefighter Mat Kavanagh
Novak Selby's four-wheel drive had veered onto the wrong side of the road at a sweeping bend of the Goulburn Valley Highway, hitting the vehicle in which Mat Kavanagh was travelling. → Read More
Lawyer of convicted terrorist argues for sentence reduction due to solitary confinement
Lawyers argue any sentence for a Melbourne man convicted of terrorism should be reduced due to the need for him to be in solitary confinement for his own safety, a court hears. → Read More
Two men accused of using 'black flights' to smuggle drugs between Australia and PNG refused bail
Salvatore Formica and Pierinio Forni are ordered to be extradited to Cairns over an alleged drug ring exposed when a plane carrying 500 kilos of cocaine crashed in Papua New Guinea in July. → Read More
Former public servant Nino Napoli admits rorting education funds to pay for wine, TV, maintaining hairpiece
Nino Napoli orchestrated the payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Victoria's education department to companies run by his relatives, and personally gained almost $100,000. → Read More
Victorian firefighter Mat Kavanagh's family shares pain of loss in Novak Selby's plea hearing
They were two men with much in common — both affected by loss in the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009. But one is now dead because of the "momentary inattention" of the other during this year's bushfire crisis. → Read More
Victoria Police officers fined, spared conviction over assault of Melbourne man
Police officers who were found guilty of assaulting a man in Melbourne's north with batons and spraying him with a hose have been sentenced to good behaviour bonds and fined for their behaviour. → Read More
Far-right Melbourne terrorist Phillip Galea to appeal conviction for plotting series of attacks in 2016
A Melbourne court has heard far-right terrorist Phillip Galea had no intention of killing anyone, and his plans to attack "lefties" in Melbourne were "bluster, waffle and big-noting". → Read More
Victoria Police officers Brad McLeod, John Edney and Florian Hilgart found guilty of 2017 assault on disability pensioner
Three police officers called to conduct to welfare check are found guilty of assaulting a disability pensioner, who says they "treated me like a dog at the weakest moment of my life". → Read More
Husband charged with murder of Mill Park woman Elaine Pandilovski suffering from depression, lawyer says
Epping man Zoran Pandilovski faces the Melbourne Magistrates Court over the death of his estranged wife, with prosecutors laying extra charges against him over a crash that left two people in hospital. → Read More
Xochil Quetzal O'Neill pleads not guilty to murder of his neighbour Maud Steenbeek
Defence lawyers say a man alleged to have used a wooden paddle to bash a woman to death, while she was on Skype call with her brother in the Netherlands, was mentally impaired at the time of the killing. → Read More
Victorian autism services provider settles discrimination claim for Lachlan Murrell
The mother of a nine-year-old with autism, ADHD and other conditions that cause severe behavioural issues, is pushing for better skills and standards after settling a discrimination lawsuit with Victorian support provider Mansfield Autism Statewide Services. → Read More
Former Melton teacher's aide Nicole Woods to be sentenced for sexually abusing 15-year-old student
Former teacher's aide Nicole Woods pleads guilty to sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy at a school in Melbourne's west, who told a court he had been left "numb" and "broken". → Read More
Appeal court told police 'deliberately corrupted' trial of Jason Roberts over Silk-Miller murders
Lawyers for convicted murderer Jason Roberts say he should be acquitted of killing two police officers in 1998 because his trial was "deliberately corrupted" by fabricated police statements, which could amount to perjury. → Read More
Suppression order on case of Noeline Dalzell lifted as family vow to honour her memory
A mother of three who died in front of her children was remembered as a "lioness" with a "beautiful smile" — and now her family say they won't let her death go unnoticed. → Read More
Daniel Hounslow sentenced over 'merciless' bashing murder of Micah Kawalek
Daniel Hounslow, who has been convicted of multiple rapes in the past, bashed and killed a man under a delusion he was attacking his abusive older brother. → Read More
Police lay more charges against Richard Pusey, the Porsche driver involved in Eastern Freeway crash
Police charge Mr Pusey, 41, with committing an act outraging public decency and behaving in an indecent manner, after he allegedly filmed then fled the crash scene where four Victorian police officers died in April. → Read More
Elderly man avoids jail after attempting to kill himself and wife days before being separated in aged care
An elderly man who attempted to kill his wife who had Alzheimer's and himself, days before they were due to be separated in aged care, is spared jail, with a judge saying he acted out of love and a desire to "end her suffering". → Read More
Victoria Police officer Ross Fowler spared jail over bashing of Frankston man
A County Court judge orders police officer Ross Fowler to pay $10,000 after he was found guilty of bashing a Frankston man in February 2016. → Read More
Kensington boxing tournament alleged shooter Ali El Nasher granted bail amid COVID-19 delays
Ali El Nasher, who faces eight charges including attempted murder, is granted bailed on a $400,000 surety after three Court of Appeal justices rule the "case for attempted murder is non-existent". → Read More