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Convicted fraudster George Alex leaves court in Sydney. He was granted bail last year despite a hefty prison sentence.

Jailed construction boss lives in the community as he fights $10m fraud conviction

It can be revealed George Alex was granted bail just months after being imprisoned for nearly a decade. He is appealing over “jury misconduct”.

  • Clare Sibthorpe

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Richard Jones has been jailed for sexually assaulting a girl while he worked the Horizon Church in Sutherland.

Pentecostal predator had ‘lifetime free of punishment’ for Sydney child abuse

A former volunteer at former prime minister Scott Morrison’s church in Sydney has been jailed for sexually abusing a young girl 40 years ago.

  • Amber Schultz
Anthony Koletti leaves Downing District Court on Thursday.

Melissa Caddick’s widower says police tricked him over alleged Vaucluse assault

Anthony Koletti is accused of shoulder barging a 73-year-old woman at a clifftop reserve in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
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What 26 years of data says about the typical domestic violence killer

The statistics provide a unique profile of a domestic violence killer in NSW as the state’s coroner warned the “wicked and complex problem” was a persistent driver of homicide.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Their relationship began as a whirlwind romance but soon became engulfed in emotional stress.

Byron psychedelic guru accused of choking ‘spiritual healer’

Tempers allegedly flared when the “alchemical storyteller” and his then partner began discussing a sexually charged internet meme.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Kieran Loveridge at court on Wednesday.

Notorious one-punch killer punished for heroin use while on parole

Kieran Loveridge, who sparked Sydney’s lockout laws after killing Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross, has faced court again.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
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David James Cooke cannot contact Princess Ingrid Alexandra for two years.

Man who sent card to Norwegian princess arrested after clashing with media

David James Cooke, 63, was on Wednesday banned from contacting Ingrid Alexandra or entering the University of Sydney – where she lives and studies – for two years.

  • Riley Walter
Kayne Jarrett and Russell Edward with  their cousin Stanley Correy.

‘This can’t just keep happening’: The family taking a retail giant to court

Two teens, their uncle and his eight-year-old son allege they were asked to leave a Superdry store and are seeking damages in a “legally significant” case.

  • Amber Schultz
Lauren Huxley prepares for her 3oth birthday in 2016.

Lauren was beaten and left for dead. Today her family have something to celebrate

Lauren Huxley barely survived a senseless, random attacker who broke into her home. She and her family are now breathing a sigh of relief.

  • Perry Duffin
Dallas Honeysett has become the first person charged with contravening a Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Order

First person charged under strict new domestic abuse prevention laws

Dallas Honeysett has been charged with breaching a serious domestic abuse prevention order. He was on parole for other violent offences.

  • Amber Schultz