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Pensioner shoots alleged intruder after violent home invasion in Torrington

‘Shattered’: Elderly woman speaks after violent home attack

An elderly couple who were caught up in a violent home invasion have provided an update after allegedly being attacked inside their NSW home. 

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Gunmen opened fire at Diamond Venues in Punchbowl from an SUV, which was found well alight a short time later. SCN WorldStar

Major update after wrong funeral shooting

Two people have been charged over a shooting at the wrong funeral site for a gangster who was shot dead in Vietnam last month.

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Veteran criminal lawyer Sam Macedone said Mr Blessing would have a ‘strong’ case should any charges be laid against him. NewsWire / Joel Carrett

Minns praises homeowner who shot intruder

As the public waits to find out if a NSW man will be charged for shooting an alleged home invader, the Premier has weighed in.

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A DiDi rideshare driver was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. Now his visa history has come to light.

Shock update in DiDi driver sexual assault case

A DiDi rideshare driver was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. Now his visa history has come to light.

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Police are hunting a gang of masked men after a 23-year-old suffered ‘life altering’ injuries in a violent raid on a luxury family home.

Major manhunt after gang cuts off 23yo’s hand

Police are hunting a gang of masked men after a 23-year-old suffered ‘life altering’ injuries in a violent raid on a luxury family home.

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More than 100,000 seized exotic cockroaches, illegal to import, will need to be euthanised. (HANDOUT/Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW))

Record bust seizes more than 100,000 exotic cockroaches

Pet businesses and owners are on notice after authorities seized about $200,000 worth of exotic cockroaches from a single breeder.

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Ahmed Al Ahmed was hailed for his bravery after challenging one of the Bondi shooters. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

Bondi hero drops bombshell claim in emotional interview

Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has broken down in an emotional interview on breakfast radio, saying he is an ‘honest guy’ who ‘never hurt anyone’.

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Bondi Beach terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed.
Sevag Chalabian, left, and Steve Barrett who is still fighting to clear his name three years after a blackmail charge was dropped.

Journo fights to clear name in court’s ‘flawed’ crim call

Why an award-winning reporter who spent years getting an ‘absurd’ blackmail charge against him dropped is still fighting one of Australia’s highest courts and a leading law journal to clear his name.

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Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh were charged last February. NewsWire Handout

‘Devastating blow’: Accused anti-Semitic nurses’ court bid

A viral video involving two Sydney nurses that made international headlines last year may be thrown out of court as their bombshell trial looms.

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An elderly couple have been seriously injured and a man has been shot during a suspected home invasion in northern New South Wales.

Elderly couple battle knife-wielding intruder in home horror

An elderly couple have been seriously injured and a man has been shot during a suspected home invasion in a ‘fairly quiet’ neighbourhood.

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Di and Keith Blessing were allegedly attacked in their home near the tiny village of Torrington. Facebook

‘Impressive’: 75yo shoots alleged stabber

Police have praised the “impressive” efforts of a 75-year-old man who shot an alleged intruder after he and his wife were stabbed.

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A parent has been sanctioned after storming onto the field during a heated on-field exchange at a junior sports match.

‘Good on her’: Mum praised for storming rugby ‘brawl’

A parent has been sanctioned after storming onto the field during a heated on-field exchange at a junior sports match.

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Ben Roberts-Smith’s case has been delayed.

Ben Roberts-Smith’s prosecutors flag two-month case delay

The timeline for giving the Victoria Cross awardee evidence that will allow him to prepare his defence has already been pushed back two months.

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A video shows officers Nathan Black and Timothy Trautsch assaulting a vulnerable woman.

Premier downplays police brutality after release of video

One State premier has defended the system after footage showing a woman being assaulted by police while experiencing a psychotic episode was made public.

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