Tag: court
Aggravated home invasion in Wyndham Vale
Police have arrested two teenagers in relation to an aggravated home invasion in Wyndham Vale, which occurred at the weekend.
About 5.45am on Saturday, police...
Nightclub arrest in Werribee
A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man who allegedly jumped the fence of a nightclub in Watton Street, Werribee on Sunday morning has been charged with...
Parwan man imported meth ingredients for use in his chook shed
A 31-year-old Parwan man who was caught attempting to import ephedrine from India to manufacture drugs in his chook shed has faced court.
A County Court...
Appeal denied in Melton fatal case
A man who argued that three-and-a-half years’ jail for his role in a fatal crash at Melton was manifestly excessive has had his application...
‘High risk’ Kurunjang offender released
A Kurunjang man who stabbed a teenager at Woodgrove Shopping Centre two years ago, in what was described as an “excessive” act of self-defence,...
‘Despicable’ Hillside ex-truckie jailed for fatal hit-run
A Hillside hit-run driver has been jailed for almost a decade for killing a teenager and seriously injuring another nearly hit two other people...
Court cuts teen’s prison time following appeal
A St Albans teen, who was sentenced to four years’ prison for attempted armed robbery and recklessly causing injury, has had his sentence reduced...
Driver jailed for Melton death crash
When David Smith was killed by a speeding car being driven “erratically” in Melton more than two years ago, a family was “fractured” and...
Simone Quinlan had five gunshot head wounds, court hears
Murdered mother Simone Quinlan was shot at least five times in the head and her body dumped in a mine shaft in regional Victoria,...
Court refuses jail appeal
A court of appeals judge has recognised that a 23-year-old man jailed for armed robbery faces a real danger of becoming institutionalised.
However Justice Phillip...