Elderly woman dies after alleged assault in Sydney emergency department

Elderly woman dies after alleged assault in Sydney emergency department

A man has been accused of punching and choking an 80-year-old woman before knocking her unconscious by hitting her head against a wall.

  • byCarrie Fellner

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It’s loud and colourful,diverse and delicious,and not far from the city

It’s loud and colourful,diverse and delicious,and not far from the city

All that’s lacking in Bankstown is a working public transport system and people who drive to the speed limit.

  • bySophia Phan
Sydney company told to stop supplying garden mulch after asbestos found

Sydney company told to stop supplying garden mulch after asbestos found

The prevention notice was issued to the supplier of mulch for the Rozelle Parklands,which was later found to be contaminated with asbestos.

  • byJessica McSweeney andMatt O'Sullivan
Where drive-in cinemas and multicultural festivals co-exist

Where drive-in cinemas and multicultural festivals co-exist

Whether digging in to corn ribs or enjoying sunset at Pemulwuy Lookout,it’s time you embraced Blacktown like a local.

  • byJostina Basta
‘We haven’t got the drivers’:Bus replacement for 12-month rail closure to cause chaos

‘We haven’t got the drivers’:Bus replacement for 12-month rail closure to cause chaos

Amid a chronic shortage of drivers,authorities will need to transport up to 60,000 commuters a day during the shutdown of the Bankstown rail line for its conversion to Metro.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘Senseless,unprovoked’:Man in custody over hospital assault that left woman fighting for life
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‘Senseless,unprovoked’:Man in custody over hospital assault that left woman fighting for life

A 28-year-old furniture removalist who allegedly assaulted three women in an emergency department of a Sydney hospital did not apply for bail when he appeared in court on Friday.

  • bySarah McPhee andClare Sibthorpe
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Sydney principal faces rape and choking charges
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Sydney principal faces rape and choking charges

Mohamed El Bizry is the principal of a western Sydney academy centre that claims to have supported hundreds of students.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
Son on bail accused of killing mum before setting home alight
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Son on bail accused of killing mum before setting home alight

Troy Safranko allegedly murdered his mother Katherine one day after being released on bail for a separate alleged attack on the 67-year-old woman.

  • byPerry Duffin
Woman dies from head injuries in Sydney’s west,man Tasered and arrested

Woman dies from head injuries in Sydney’s west,man Tasered and arrested

A woman died in Bankstown on Sunday night and police Tasered a man at the scene who was allegedly armed with a knife.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Cattle crushes and raging bulls:Inside the NSW air ambulance service
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Cattle crushes and raging bulls:Inside the NSW air ambulance service

For the first time,the Herald has been allowed into the inner sanctum of one of the state’s most specialised medical services,the Toll ambulance rescue helicopter.

  • byKate Geraghty andAngus Thomson
Anglican Diocese fights heritage orders that prevent church redevelopment

Anglican Diocese fights heritage orders that prevent church redevelopment

Parishioners of St Paul’s in Bankstown fear the church building will be bulldozed to make way for a tower unless the council’s heritage protections are approved.

  • byAndrew Taylor