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‘We were racing’: The six minutes of madness that left two kids dead
An eight-kilometre street race around the shores of Botany Bay ended in a horrific fireball that killed a nine-year-old boy and his 10-year-old brother.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Minor traffic accident that left two dead on Anzac Bridge
Sydney driver Adeeb Sukkar has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing the deaths of Amy Lim and Hongyi Zhang in 2022.
- by Sarah McPhee
Andrew O’Keefe’s ‘tendency to spit’: judge’s scathing finding
The former Seven Network presenter tried to blame his victim and treated her in a “low, demeaning” way, a judge said.
- by Sarah McPhee
Driver speeding to casino before Anzac Bridge double fatal crash, jury told
Adeeb Sukkar was allegedly weaving in and out of traffic before he crashed into two people who had stopped to exchange details following an accident.
- by Sarah McPhee and Amber Schultz
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‘He got me when I was young’: The brave evidence of Dick Caine’s victims
From June to August, while the identity of their former swimming coach could not be reported, six people told a court of the trauma he inflicted decades ago.
- by Sarah McPhee
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George Alex found guilty of $10m tax fraud conspiracy
After a six-month trial and more than a month of deliberations, the jury returned guilty verdicts for the construction boss and three co-accused.
- by Patrick Begley and Sarah McPhee
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Man accused of father’s death allegedly sent texts about wanting to kill him
Jaiken Fitzpatrick has been charged with the manslaughter of his father Kenneth Fitzpatrick, who died at his home in Sydney’s north last year.
- by Sarah McPhee
Paint can ban for man accused of defacing luxury cars across Sydney
Alex Mucibacic has been charged with 23 counts of destroying or damaging property after allegedly spraying graffiti on the badges of vehicles on public streets.
- by Sarah McPhee
Former Sydney swimming coach Dick Caine revealed as serial paedophile
Caine’s lawyers fought to keep his identity a secret after a judge found he committed 39 offences against girls as young as 10.
- by Sarah McPhee
Guilty verdict after woman’s horrifying rape ordeal inside The Star
A jury has found Joel Fitzpatrick Burtt repeatedly sexually assaulted the woman inside the hotel in Pyrmont in 2022.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘Extremely wicked’: Charlise Mutten’s killer jailed for life without parole
The judge said Justin Stein “did not shed a tear” and used tissues as a prop during his trial for the callous murder of his partner’s nine-year-old daughter.
- by Sarah McPhee