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The Latest Breaking News from the County Court

Life sentences under 'adult time' laws for youth crims

Victoria has become the second Australian state to move to sentencing children as adults for serious crimes.

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Officers to stand trial over alleged false imprisonment

Two senior constables accused of false imprisonment will stand trial after a magistrate found there was enough evidence for the case to go to the County Court.

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Far-right extremist vows to continue doing Nazi salute

A self-proclaimed "Hitler soldier" has been granted bail as he appeals a one-month jail sentence for performing the Nazi salute outside a court.

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Indigenous leader found guilty of stealing $920k

Indigenous leader Geoff Clark and his son Jeremy have been found guilty of stealing close to $1 million from Aboriginal organisations over a 15-year period.

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Ruqia was murdered by the man she was forced to wed. Her mother has now been jailed over the marriage

Sakina Muhammad Jan to serve at least 12 months in prison in Australia’s first forced marriage conviction

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Pedophile abuses kids on Snapchat after early release

A convicted sex offender preyed on young girls on social media within months of securing an early prison release, a court has been told.

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Prosecutors push for more jail for neo-Nazi leaders

Neo-Nazi group leaders Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant are facing the prospect of being re-sentenced to more prison time as prosecutors launch an appeal.

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Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

A Geelong nurse has faced the first day of a trial where he is accused of raping a patient while the man was recovering from surgery at a private hospital.

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Anti-vax bus driver jailed before cop assault sentence

A bus driver who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and threw glass bottles and rocks at cops during a protest has been locked up ahead of his sentence.

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Ballarat real estate agent Richard Hayden admits stealing from clients to give dying wife good end to life

A court hears that Richard Hayden used money that should have gone to clients for their home deposits to pay for luxury holidays and medical bills for his dying wife. It brought an end to an almost 100-year-old family company.

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Tony Page jailed over death of pedestrian Alan Williams, aged 75, at Melbourne intersection

Tony Page was trying to adjust a passenger side mirror at a Melbourne intersection moments before he accidentally hit his accelerator, striking and killing 75-year-old Alan Williams.

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A1 Engineering fined after worker crushed to death at old cheese factory

A1 Engineering has been fined and convicted over a workplace incident in December 2016 where two workers were inside a container preparing to move a 770kg piece of machinery when it fell on them, killing one and badly injuring the other.

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Kidnapper ties up children and locks them inside home

A man bound and gagged a Melbourne mother before restraining her two children by placing tape over their eyes and hands, a jury has been told.

AAP

Melbourne man Jared Pihlgren jailed for 12 years over CBD attack on stranger

A man who teamed up with his son to commit a violent, random attack in the Melbourne CBD has been jailed for 12 years.

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Former Victoria Police officer pleads guilty to misusing his position to pursue sexual relationships

Former Victoria Police officer Brett Johnson pleads guilty to 10 charges in the County Court, admitting he misused his position to pursue intimate relationships with vulnerable women.

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With Malka Leifer convicted of abuse, her victims say their lives can finally move forward

For weeks, the trial of former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has played out in Victoria's County Court. But the proceedings were the culmination of years of allegations and legal manoeuvres that spanned the globe.

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