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Bloodied murderer leaves in ambulance, not prison van

After being found guilty of murder, a bloodied and groaning man has left court on a stretcher with a self-inflicted wound.

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NSW government admits it is vicariously liable for prison guard’s sexual abuse of female inmate

Court hears both parties in class action against state of NSW over conduct of Wayne Astill ‘keen to explore the possibility of settlement’

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Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died while serving life sentences for slaying a judge, a judge's wife and a church-goer in acts of revenge.

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No ankle bracelet, fewer rules for 'playboy rapist'

A man who violently raped his partner over 15 years ago will no longer be required to wear an ankle bracelet or provide details about where he works or studies.

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'Not a risk': rapist wants fewer community restrictions

A so-called 'playboy rapist' has tried to lessen restrictions on his life in the community, saying he has met and slept with numerous women without any harm.

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Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror Greta crash

A class action reached the Supreme Court on Friday.

Newcastle Herald

Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash

The NSW government is likely to join a bus company involved in a crash that killed 10 people to a class action alleging poor road design caused the tragedy.

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'I was going to die': man defends knifing mum's partner

A man charged with murder after stabbing his mother's boyfriend has told a jury he was acting in self-defence after being attacked with a table leg and choked.

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Possible fresh witness flagged in Hillsong assault case

Weeks after a settlement was said to be agreed, a woman's case against mega-church Hillsong is still running after a potential new witness came forward.

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Payouts for navy recruits denied trade certificates

Naval recruits who enlisted hoping to receive training to help find work outside the defence force have been awarded damages after being denied qualifications.

AAP

The extraordinary legal tactics institutions are using to fight compensation claims by abuse victims

Reforms in the wake of the child sexual abuse royal commission made it easier for victims to seek compensation, but now a fierce new battleground is emerging as some organisations at the centre of the claims push to have cases thrown out altogether.

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Man jailed for strangling 16-year-old boy

A mentally ill man who knew drugs could cause him to become psychotic has been jailed for murdering a boy in his home in the NSW Hunter region

AAP

'A grave act of gratuitous violence': Chadley Sheridan jailed for murdering autistic boy at Charlestown

A man who strangled a 16-year-old autistic boy to death in his bed at Charlestown while he was suffering a drug-induced psychosis was on Friday jailed for a maximum of 25 years in NSW Supreme Court.

Newcastle Herald

NSW govt's strip search defence criticised

A judge has criticised the NSW government's defence to a class action over "invasive and unlawful" music festival strip searches as illogical.

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Former Newcastle priest won't face claim due to advanced dementia

Kitchingman pleaded guilty to five charges of sexually abusing a North Coast Children's Home youth,

The Guardian - AU

NSW judge criticises new bail laws passed after Daily Telegraph campaign

Supreme court justice Peter Garling warned wording of new provision could impact its interpretation

AAP

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager keeps freedom

The Crown has failed in a second attempt to revoke Guy Sebastian's former manager's bail after the NSW Supreme Court dismissed its application.

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Man jailed again for brutal ambush murder

A Sydney man has been jailed again for the "brutal, callous and gratuitous" murder of another man in a car park in 2014.

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