Gone from the streets but clearly not forgotten,news of Tony Mokbel’s release spread like wildfire throughout Melbourne’s underworld. But the reaction might not be what you think.
Police have released an image of a suspect in the underworld-linked house fire that killed a 27-year-old burlesque performer in Melbourne earlier this year.
Masi Ayiik’s earlier criminal history and persistent alleged visa breaches were revealed during a hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to decide if the 33-year-old should be released on bail.
Police say homicide detectives are still trying to establish the circumstances of the death.
The teenage apprentice placed an online order for a pill he hoped would help him relax and get to sleep. He never woke up.
A 17-year-old tackled by passengers after boarding a plane at Avalon Airport while armed has now been charged with attempted hijacking.
Police have charged 10 people,including a member of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Club and a 16-year-old,with extortion offences.
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A lack of police presence at the airport meant officers had to race nine kilometres to arrest a teenager who claimed to be carrying a bomb on board a Jetstar flight.
A 17-year-old boy allegedly boarded a Jetstar plane armed with a long-arm firearm,ammunition and a fake bomb,a court has heard.