Crime
Man guilty of murdering two-year-old boy with a metal table
Brendan Pallant bashed Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao - affectionately known as Snuffles - just weeks after he moved in with the toddler’s mother.
- by Emily Woods
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Man accused of using drone to drop drugs into prison bailed to live with mum
Lu Cai is accused of using a drone to drop a milk carton filled with drugs into Port Phillip Prison.
- by Erin Pearson
‘Weak little cowards’: Gym management slams arsonists over weekend blaze
Fighters Xpress gym in Dandenong was gutted in a firebombing attack, but its managers have promised to return bigger and better while heaping shame on those trying to be a “thug or gangsta”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Lachlan Abbott
Police probe organised crime link in Dandenong gym fire
A gym in Melbourne’s south-east has been gutted by fire overnight, as arson investigators look into whether the blaze is connected to 11 other recent fires.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Voodoo in the western suburbs: Judge sides with nurse over voice memo
It’s common in Grace Oladejo’s home country of Nigeria but not something she expected to encounter in Melbourne. As a Christian, she was compelled to warn others.
- by Tom Cowie
Police probe Comanchero bikie link in firebombing attacks
An aggressive push by the Comancheros to control drug prices has sent the underworld into turmoil and caused investigators to expand their probe into a series of arson attacks across Melbourne.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola, Chris Vedelago and Lachlan Abbott
Alleged victim in ‘slave’ case suffering cognitive decline after terminal diagnosis
A magistrate has warned a Melbourne couple charged with slavery offences to work with their lawyers or face having their case sent to trial after their alleged victim was given 30 months to live.
- by David Estcourt
‘No cash here’: Vince Colosimo has tens of thousands of dollars in fines withdrawn
The troubled actor is financially destitute, mentally unwell and unable to deal with the 169 unpaid toll fines and driving infringements he has racked up.
- by David Estcourt
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Inquest
Officer admits pursuit of petrol thief who killed grandmother was breach of police rules
Betty Sloan was killed when Ryan Tulloch, who was being chased by police after stealing petrol, lost control of his car and caused a four-car pile-up in Box Hill in 2019.
- by David Estcourt
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Organised crime
Gang feud behind Melbourne firebombings and car smash
The torching of the popular Sonsa Market in Collingwood has been linked to a string of nearly a dozen arson attacks across Melbourne’s suburbs.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola, Lachlan Abbott, Chris Vedelago and David Estcourt
Crime
Victoria
Police seek men involved in dispute outside Collingwood supermarket
Police are looking for two men who were involved in an argument outside Collingwood's Sonsa Market on June 22 as part of an investigation into a wave of firebombings across the city.