Crime
Man charged after police discover ‘appalling’ photo of toddler holding gun
The 21-year-old man is facing multiple firearms offences after police uncovered an alleged photograph of him posing with a three-year-old holding a gun.
- by Catherine Naylor and Sarah Keoghan
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‘A hole that remains’: Tragic unknowns in NSW mother’s murder
Mother-of-three Sharon Edwards died as a result of “at least one episode of interpersonal violence”, but the precise cause and place of her death remain a mystery.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Courts
Bondi man allegedly ensnared by ‘tentacles’ of Chinese spies, court told
Alex Csergo told police he was “terrified” and “paranoid” about what would happen if he did not co-operate.
- by Perry Duffin
Man stabbed to death in Balmain, machete attack outside city nightclub
A spate of stabbings across Sydney has left one man dead and put four others in hospital as police pursue four different groups of men believed to be responsible for the crimes.
- by Harriet Alexander and Nigel Gladstone
Sydney’s love affair with cocaine and the carnage it has created
More than almost anywhere else in the world, Sydney loves cocaine. But its craving comes at a cost, and bystanders are paying.
- by Jordan Baker, Perry Duffin and Sarah Keoghan
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Drugs
Sydney’s gangs escalate war as drugs seized, top cop warns
Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson says massive drug seizures have seen criminal syndicates exact justice on those responsible within their own organisations.
- by Perry Duffin
Girl, 16, charged with murder of man in Sydney’s west
Two males, aged 18 and 19, are also before the courts over their roles in the death of the man in Tregear, near Blacktown, in June.
How Taskforce Magnus aims to halt Sydney’s public killings
The NSW police taskforce will bring together eight existing strike forces and more than 100 officers and detectives to bust a deadly “cone of silence”.
- by Angus Dalton
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Police
Bondi cocaine kingpin’s death triggers 100-strong police taskforce
A month-long round of shootings and killings followed Alen Moradian execution, as warring gangs vie to control Sydney’s drug market.
- by Perry Duffin, Sarah Keoghan and Angus Dalton
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Organised crime
Man fights off kidnapper, crashes ute into Sydney pizza shop, in suspected gang attack
The ute crashed into a Domino’s Pizza shop in Punchbowl as the man foiled a daylight abduction which police believe could be linked to the Comanchero bikie gang.
- by Perry Duffin
‘Unfathomable’ shooting of lawyer heightens gang war escalation fears
Doctors are working to save criminal lawyer Mahmoud Abbas after a gunman shot him twice outside his family home in south-west Sydney.
- by Perry Duffin, Sarah Keoghan and Angus Dalton