The 15-year-old’s case was heard during a weekend of shocking youth crime,including a case in which two teenagers died after crashing a stolen car.
Jessie James Tumaliuan allegedly stabbed his estranged partner to death at her Werribee home opposite a primary school.
A killer who stabbed a man to death as the victim was leaving his wife’s birthday party could be released from jail next year.
Quinn McPherson put Alex Robinson in a chokehold after hours of drinking and using cocaine. He only let go after realising his friend’s lips had turned blue.
Sarah Tricarico will be allowed to continue to represent Mokbel as she vows to fight the suspension of her practising certificate after being charged following a police sting.
Liana Buchanan said she was distressed by the Allan government’s bail reforms which were not informed by evidence and jumped to simplistic responses.
A 17-year-old tackled by passengers after boarding a plane at Avalon Airport while armed has now been charged with attempted hijacking.
A grandfather’s simple gesture in the Supreme Court drives home the agony this family now endures. His daughter is dead,and his grandson faces years behind bars for murder.
The attack with the machete was one of a string of violent offences over which the teenager was charged including a separate attack on a night nurse in a foiled carjacking months earlier.
A prosecutor told the Supreme Court the then-15-year-old and his 14-year-old school friend texted each other over their desire to kill their parents and take over the country.