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Letters to The Editor — May 12, 2023

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The Hindu

Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer says he demanded that ACT's chief prosecutor stop Brittany Higgins from addressing National Press Club

John Korn, who represented Bruce Lehrmann, recalls his "somewhat inappropriate" advice to the ACT's top prosecutor to prevent a speech at the National Press Club about sexual assault.

ABC News

Garda to face criminal prosecution over pursuit of infamous N7 robbery gang who died in head-on smash fireball

Dean Maguire, 29, Karl Freeman, 26, and Graham Taylor, 31 were killed instantly when their BMW vehicle burst into flames following a crash with a truck while they were driving on the wrong side of the carriageway

Irish Mirror

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Plastic surgeon used Snapchat to procure and pay six underage girls for sex, police allege

Double Bay doctor Richard Paris Sackelariou remains behind bars.

Newcastle Herald

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution

Shane Drumgold tells the ACT Board of Inquiry he had wondered whether government ministers were exerting pressure on police investigators.

ABC News

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold defends decision to block police report during Bruce Lehrmann's trial

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold called police officers investigating the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins "boofheads", Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer tells an inquiry.

ABC News

'Abusive' police terminating sexual assault cases too early: DPP

Shane Drumgold SC believes police are getting a legal test wrong.

The Canberra Times

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ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold takes the stand on first day of Board of Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial

Questioned about an Australian Federal Police report that described Brittany Higgins as "manipulative", ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold tells a Board of Inquiry into the case that it contained "basic, misguided analysis".

ABC News

Concern for GSOC man who partied with Gerry Hutch as he is ID'd abroad

This paper broke the story that the senior GSOC investigator had told colleagues he attended a 'welcome home' party for Hutch after he was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne.

Irish Mirror

Fears for safety of GSOC officer in Hutch party probe after he was ID'd abroad

The senior GSOC investigator had told colleagues he attended a ‘welcome home’ party for Hutch after he was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne

Dublin Live

Kathleen Folbigg's legal team seeks parole or pardon from NSW attorney-general

The convicted killer's lawyers say the attorney-general has the legal power to allow her release, five years before her sentence is up.

ABC News

Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial is over but a string of related cases and inquiries remain. What are they?

Allegations that Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, which he denies, will be tested again in open court as a high-profile defamation case is set to begin

The Guardian - AU

New evidence in Kathleen Folbigg inquiry 'fundamentally changes' circumstances surrounding children's death, inquiry told

Kathleen Folbigg, 55, has five years remaining of a 25-year sentence, after being convicted in 2003 of three counts of murder and one of manslaughter.

ABC News

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch may never face fresh charges over Regency hotel shooting

Hutch, 60, walked free from the Special Criminal Court on Monday after he was acquitted of murdering the 34-year-old Kinahan cartel lieutenant

Dublin Live

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Irish Mirror

Gerry Hutch may NEVER face new Regency attack charge, with case against The Monk now ‘dead in the water'

Exclusive: Hutch, 60, walked free from the Special Criminal Court on Monday after he was acquitted of murdering the 34-year-old Kinahan cartel lieutenant.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer was not ‘soft on crime’. But this is politics – and the ruthless Tory machine is just starting up

The Labour leader’s record on advocating for victims of sexual abuse is instructive, just don’t expect to hear about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

‘Sir Softy’: Starmer insult makes it from Sun headline to PMQs

Rishi Sunak’s attempt to attack Labour leader on crime borrows from report about foreign-national criminals

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak brands Keir Starmer ‘Sir Softy’ as pair clash during tetchy PMQs

Labour leader had accused the Government of breaking public services, including the criminal justice system

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The Independent UK

Sunak aims ‘Sir Softie’ jibe at Starmer during tetchy Prime Minister’s Questions

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Government of breaking public services, including the criminal justice system.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer uses PMQs to double down on Labour attacks over crime

Labour leader accuses Rishi Sunak of having ‘lost control of court service’, while Sunak says Starmer was ‘soft on crime’ as DPP

The New Daily

Why is there an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial? Legal experts explain

Yet another twist after opening statements in an inquiry into the prosecution of Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins.

Irish Mirror

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch will spend rest of his life looking over his shoulder as Kinahan cartel's No. 1 target

His face is so well-known here, blending in in another country would be better for his safety.

The Conversation

Why is there an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial? Legal experts explain

There’s yet another twist in the Bruce Lehrmann saga. On Monday, opening statements were delivered in an inquiry into the prosecution of Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins.

Dublin Live

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch will spend rest of life looking over shoulder no matter where he goes

Hutch will also be careful who he forges friendships with in the future as he no longer trusts anybody after Jonathan Dowdall

ABC News

Board of Inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann trial hears relationship between police and prosecutors was 'beset by tension' from outset

The inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins begins in Canberra with opening statements.

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