Courts & Justice

Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl Charlise Mutten’s callous ‘execution’ by mother’s boyfriend Justin Stein
Lawrence Booth
Slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten probably spent her final moments in terror, a grim likelihood that justified a life sentence for ...

Scott Morrison tells Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins defamation trial he feared for senator’s life
Adesola Mojo
Former prime minister Scott Morrison has defended Senator Linda Reynolds’ handling of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape, while he gave evidence ...

Auckland woman imprisoned for two months after failing to care for dog so obese it could not move
James Odonell
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags A woman has been sentenced to two months in prison because he was ...

‘We got him good’: Mum and son accused of murdering South Coast teen
Lawrence Booth
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died A mother ...