Shereen’s partner pleaded for help when she went missing. He now admits he killed her
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Shereen’s partner pleaded for help when she went missing. He now admits he killed her

The body of mother-of-two Shereen Kumar was found near her Dural home after a police search.

  • bySarah McPhee

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Mayor of Sydney’s biggest council dies on flight home from China

Mayor of Sydney’s biggest council dies on flight home from China

Tony Bleasdale,a Labor Party veteran,was returning from a delegation to cities in South Korea and China when he died. He was 77.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘The night she was killed we were robbed’:Loving mother killed and dumped in beachside suburb

‘The night she was killed we were robbed’:Loving mother killed and dumped in beachside suburb

Toni Tiki’s battered body was left in scrubland at Maroubra. Police believe a local sex offender may be the culprit as a $1 million reward is offered.

  • byJessica McSweeney
NT woman and former cop identified in fatal tunnel crash,investigations could take months
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NT woman and former cop identified in fatal tunnel crash,investigations could take months

A former officer was driving the Audi that crashed into another car,killing an occupant and closing the Legacy Way tunnel for hours.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Death of woman in Sydney’s east being treated as suspicious
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Crime

Death of woman in Sydney’s east being treated as suspicious

The woman,believed to have been 19,was found dead at an eastern suburbs unit. Police have arrested a man on existing warrants.

  • byJessica McSweeney andSally Rawsthorne
‘Hearts are breaking’:Town grieves after teen girl allegedly murders 10-year-old sister

‘Hearts are breaking’:Town grieves after teen girl allegedly murders 10-year-old sister

The 17-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her sister at a home,south of Newcastle,on Monday afternoon. She has been remanded in custody charged with murder.

  • bySarah McPhee,Perry Duffin andJessica McSweeney
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BHP and Vale offer $39b to settle Brazil dam disaster claims

BHP and Vale offer $39b to settle Brazil dam disaster claims

The disastrous dam collapse in 2015 caused a giant mudslide that killed 19 people in one of Brazil’s worst environmental catastrophes.

  • bySimon Johanson
‘It’s beyond words’:Ten-year-old girl stabbed to death
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Crime

‘It’s beyond words’:Ten-year-old girl stabbed to death

A 17-year-old girl was arrested at a home west of Newcastle after a 10-year-old died of multiple stab wounds.

  • byBen Cubby
Police stage sad,quiet recreation of fatal Brisbane bus turn

Police stage sad,quiet recreation of fatal Brisbane bus turn

Police staged a quiet recreation of the bus turning from Ann Street into Edward Street as part of their investigation into the bus crash that killed 18-year-old Tia Cameron on March 8.

  • byTony Moore
The fact my job exists shows just what men will do to harass ex-partners
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Crime

The fact my job exists shows just what men will do to harass ex-partners

We think of security as something reserved for the wealthy or famous. But it’s everyday women who are being killed by men at the rate of one every week who need it the most.

  • byJoel Svensson
The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free

The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free

Daniel Billings was charged with stalking,rape and animal cruelty. Police said he’d threatened his former partner. There was no magistrate,so a registrar gave him bail.

  • byJordan Baker,Perry Duffin andJonathan Drennan