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NewsWireUpdate on man who allegedly raped 90yo
The case that traumatised the Central Coast region of NSW last year has taken another turn after the alleged victim died from her injuries.
- NewsWire
Cops reveal horror details in airport body find
Police have revealed some disturbing new details after a woman was found dead wrapped in plastic near Sydney Airport.
- InStyle
A Royal Family Maid Was Arrested For Assault After an "Out of Control" Christmas Party
Buckingham Palace addressed the incident and ongoing investigation in a statement.
- The Independent
Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening
Trump and his billionaire allies are out of touch with a crisis facing more than 600,000 Americans, advocates tell Alex Woodward
- NewsWire
Man accused of wild nude rampage
Dramatic footage has captured a man allegedly going on a wild nude rampage through one city’s major night spot, before he is stopped by multiple cops.
- CNN
She took a DNA test for fun. Police used it to charge her grandmother with murder in a cold case
It was the middle of Jenna Gerwatowski’s workday at the local flower shop in Newberry, Michigan, when she got a call from an unknown number.
- Australian Associated Press
Former top judge 'lost everything' for assaulting woman
A Supreme Court judge who resigned from the bench after being convicted of assault and intimidation has been sentenced for a subsequent breach.
- BBC
Man jailed for life for killing partner's child
Jeff Scott and the child's mother wheeled her two-year-old daughter's body around in a pushchair.
- Australian Associated Press
Rugby player avoids jail over sex with 14yo girl
A once promising young rugby player who had sex with a 14-year-old girl has avoided being jailed following a surprise intervention by one of his lawyers.
- NewsWire
Dramatic scenes after man shot in public
Video footage has captured the moment charges were laid over the death of a 20-year-old man who was shot dead on the street.
- Australian Associated Press
Thai-Australian teen stabbed to death in school fight
A Thai-Australian schoolboy has been stabbed to death allegedly by another student who has been charged over the killing, police say.
- CNN
Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied
Crystal Mangum, the woman who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied about the encounter
- The Daily Beast
Jay-Z Rape Accuser Admits Inconsistencies in Story
A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was underage admitted to NBC News that her story contained inconsistencies, the outlet reported Friday. “I have made some mistakes,” the anonymous woman told NBC, but added that she stands by her allegation that she was raped by the two men at an after-party for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. She was 13 years old at the time. According to NBC, the woman’s story has at least three gray areas.
- CNN
Missing US man found in Syria says he was kept in prison after entering country as a pilgrim
A man thought to be a missing US citizen has been found in Damascus, Syria, telling reporters he had recently been freed from jail.
- CNN
Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler
Victims of major public corruption cases in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry that President Joe Biden granted clemency this week to the two convicted officials.
- NewsWire
Cops charge protester for Hezbollah flag
A man has been charged with allegedly displaying the flag of terrorist organisation Hezbollah during a pro-Palestine protest.
- CNN
Israel accuses an ‘unprecedented’ number of Israelis of spying for Iran
In the months before Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Nevatim Airbase, Iran dispatched spies to film the site in southern Israel, according to Israeli authorities.
- BBC
Three killed and dozens injured by bomb at Thai festival
Reports suggest the blast was caused by a improvised explosive device thrown into a crowd of festivalgoers.
- BBC
Child sex offender sentenced to 15 years in jail
Darren Hornsby receives two concurrent sentences for separate offences in Essex and Suffolk.
- Evening Standard
Sexual predator jailed for raping young woman after night out in Lewisham
The Met said ‘Dorney is a sexual predator who targeted a vulnerable woman’