Police video shows protester tackling Ferguson, Missouri, officer, who suffered life-threatening brain injury
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Yahoo News AustraliaAussie drivers warned as new $658 road fine comes into effect tomorrow
A fine-free grace period ends at midnight after months of what police described as 'disgraceful behaviour' by some drivers. Here's what you need to know.
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‘Difficult’ next step in baby attacker probe
Police are still looking for a man who allegedly poured hot coffee over a baby before fleeing the country – but one expert says getting an extradition may be challenging.
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Stranger attacks woman in city shop
A woman has been rushed to hospital after a “serious assault” by a stranger in a shop on a busy city street.
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Chilling update in bucks party rape case
The court has been told a groom has failed to show any remorse after he gang raped three teenagers during his bucks party weekend.
- Evening Standard
BBC commentator's daughter 'shot dead with crossbow while tied up' in Bushey triple killing, court hears
Carol Hunt, wife of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and her daughters Hannah and Louise were attacked in their home in Bushey on July 9
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Hammer, axe allegedly used in kidnapping and torture
Police have arrested four men they say were involved in a violent kidnapping where two people were allegedly tortured and shot.
- Australian Associated Press
Fresh charges for man accused of trafficking child
A man charged as the alleged ringleader of a child trafficking syndicate has been hit with fresh allegations relating to the possession of child abuse material.
- The Independent
Farmer’s wife named ‘most wanted’ woman for drug dealing caught after 16 months on the run
Lynne Leyson had travelled extensively around the UK in a bid to avoid the authorities
- The Independent
‘The bruises aren’t working’: Boyfriend accused of fatally stabbing teen partner with a sword
Shane Curry was found curled up with the lifeless body of Nevaeh Goddard with a sword and kitchen knife in the room, police said
- Australian Associated Press
Buck's party gang rapist had 'no remorse' for victims
A lawyer involved in the gang rape of three teenage women during his buck's weekend has showed no empathy towards the victims, a judge has noted.
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O'Keefe 'lucky to be alive' as bail revoked after OD
A magistrate has lamented the "absolutely tragic" legal dramas that have turned a former television host into a courtroom "frequent flyer", revoking his bail.
- The Daily Beast
Alleged Gunman May Get 20 Years Despite Escaping Assassin Charge
The alleged gunman suspected of an assassination attempt against Donald Trump was charged with two felonies: possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an altered serial number on Monday. While the FBI said they were investigating the shooting incident at the former president’s West Palm Beach golf club on Sunday as an apparent assassination attempt, Ryan Wesley Routh was not slapped with a criminal complaint of attempted assassination or any violent offense.Po
- The Independent
Ryan Routh: What we know about Trump shooting suspect caught with an AK-47 and a GoPro
A past armed stand-off with police, anti-Trump social media posts, and pledges to fight in the war in Ukraine: what we know about suspect Ryan Routh
- The Independent
Dad suspected of killing his children’s mother during a kid’s birthday party is arrested
The man had allegedly fired shots at the woman in the past
- BBC
Couple accused of murdering teen to steal baby acquitted
Robert and Anne Geeves were accused of killing an intellectually disabled teen to steal her baby.
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Remains of missing toddler Elijah Vue found after 7-month search
The remains of 3-year-old Elijah Vue, who went missing in February, were discovered on Sept. 7 in a wooded area near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. DNA match: The remains were found by a hunter preparing his land for the upcoming hunting season, just over three miles from where Vue was last seen. DNA testing conducted by the Wisconsin Crime Lab confirmed the identity of the remains.
- The Independent
‘She knew something was wrong’: His mother went missing just before his 6th birthday. Now 27, he’s never given up hope
Dymashal Cullins, an Atlanta real-estate loan officer and mother of five, was last seen in August 2003. There have been few leads in the past two decades and her family thought the police had given up. But her family tells Andrea Cavallier why a new investigator on the case may be the key to solving the mystery
- Australian Associated Press
Man arrested over drug trafficking on Aboriginal lands
A man has been arrested in an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illicit drugs and alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities.
- Australian Associated Press
Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots
The alleged creator of an encrypted communications app is among dozens of people arrested in nationwide raids led by Australian Federal Police.
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‘Jealous’ coward’s ‘terrifying’ attack on girlfriend
A “jealous” Thai national bashed his girlfriend to death in an insecure and drunken rage fuelled by an ill-founded belief.