POLICE AND COURT

Crime A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his young wife months after their allegedly arranged marriage.

Crime Police say they “acted swiftly” to arrest a man after a bizarre alleged kidnapping

Crime A woman being sued by a couple caught up in a complex finance scam says she was also a victim of the same fraudster.

Crime The Home Affairs Minister has sensationally confirmed he was told about Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape days before news broke of her accusations.

Crime The brother and sister of an alleged murderer say they ‘deeply regret’ an ugly and violent clash with media, including a veteran TV reporter, outside of court.

Crime A court has heard why a Northern Rivers police officer was found not guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old in a Byron Bay laneway.

Crime Caboolture has once again claimed the unenviable title of having the most animal cruelty cases complaints in Queensland.

Crime The former Cairns daycare director who left a three-year-old boy on a bus has learned his sentence for manslaughter.

Crime A man allegedly stabbed by his own mother in a Sydney mansion was involved in an incident a month later where things ‘escalated out of control’.

Crime An ‘extremely shy’ man who lives with his mother has been sentenced for stalking two women, with one saying she ‘felt sick’ whenever she saw him.

Crime A man who pretended to be a sole trader and fraudulently claimed almost $6000 in JobKeeper payments has faced court.

Crime The partner of a man whose decomposed body was found in a toolbox in Queensland has told a court how she came to realise something was terribly wrong.

Crime First he got his mum to deliver roses on Valentine’s Day to his former partner, then he swam to her and showed up at her church in breach of court orders.

Crime Photos have revealed the shocking damage to a car after it was taken on a joy ride across the Gold Coast by children as young as 13. SEE THE PHOTOS

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Crime Inside job: A Logan man has fronted court after using his position to obtain thousands in expensive stock from Bunnings’.

Crime A review will be held into the police response to Doreen Langham’s calls for help before her death as top cop admits “I don’t know what more Doreen could have done”.

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Crime A woman thought her friend left the bedroom to get a sex toy, but instead returned with a knife stabbing her 18 times, whispering “sorry princess”.

Crime Police will allege a 23-year-old man groomed and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was known to him over a one-year period.

Crime Doreen Langham called police hours before she was killed in a fire and had provided them with a dossier of information to prove her ex was ignoring a DVO.

News The Senior Constable is fighting an assault charge that arose from the detention of a teen in the popular town.