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| 'Cruelty that defies belief' | 4:51 PM, Aug 10 2008 |
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THE aunt of an intellectually disabled man tortured before his death says the men who helped cover up the crime were not getting "just deserts". Shalendra Singh, 23, Darren Charles Summers, 37, and an 18-year-old who cannot be named were sentenced to between 18 months and two-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to being an accessory to manslaughter. The Supreme Court heard Christopher O'Brien, 22, was subjected to extensive "interrogation'' over the theft of a bracelet and a missing phone on March 6 last year. Entire article Herald Sun. Click here to read the full article on the website |
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| Cop killer's murder appeal | 4:45 PM, Aug 10 2008 |
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POLICE killer Bandali Debs has appealed his conviction and sentence for the brutal cold-case murder of a teenage prostitute. The Court of Appeal heard evidence said to show Debs had access to guns at the time of Kristy Harty's murder should not have been put before the jury. Ms Harty, 18, was shot in the back of the head on a bush track at Upper Beaconsfield in June 1997. Entire article Herald Sun. Click here to read the full article on the website Read More |
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| Trust me I am a politician-How could you!! | 10:14 PM, Jul 30 2008 |
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I don't know how long we have been complaining about the lack of Police in the State of Victoria but I do know that our complaints and those from other sources have been glossed over by Government spin determined to deflect criticism from not only them but the Chief Commissioner and her underlings. It is not an uncommon occurrence to find a regional station unmanned because of staff shortages which in turn undermines public safety and confidence.
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| How sick can a parent be | 8:39 PM, Jul 27 2008 |
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One never ceases to be amazed at the depths of depravity some people will stoop to and this fact was highlighted this week in Court with the sentencing of a Pedophile who for 50 years had molested not only his own children but who had continued on doing the same sick depraved things with his grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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| Appeals need to addressed | 8:31 PM, Jul 27 2008 |
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Many times we have raised the issue of Appeals and how they are designed to give a guilty party every chance to get away with their crime not to mention prolonging the suffering of the victims and their families. What we have advocated for is a top up system of Justice on Appeals where the Defendant has the chance to continue with his appeal but should he/she lose they get an increase on the existing sentence.
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| A rape is a rape then why a discount? | 8:29 PM, Jul 27 2008 |
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The most courageous thing a victim can do in a sexual abuse case such as rape is report it and have the offender held to account, or so you would think. The only problem with that is our Courts seem hell-bent on finding excuses for the offenders when it comes to handing out a sentence. Take the case of Michael McLindon who appeared in the County Court this week on a charge of rape and was subsequently found Guilty by a jury.
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| 'Protect pedophiles from media' | 9:44 PM, Jul 04 2008 |
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CIVIL liberties lawyer Terry O'Gorman is calling for laws to stop "media-inspired vigilantism" following the furore over pedophile Dennis Ferguson's release.Ferguson had been living on a rural property near Miles, about 120km north-west of Dalby, since his release from custody on Tuesday night. But residents angry at his presence in the small community gathered outside the property last night, calling for him to be run out of town. Read the entire article Courier Mail here |
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| Pedophile witch Robin Fletcher battles extended supervision order | 9:52 PM, Jun 25 2008 |
| A PAGAN witch who turned two 15-year-old girls into his sex slaves has won the right to challenge an order that keeps him locked up. In the Supreme Court today Justice David Harper ruled that Robin Fletcher was legally entitled to try to overturn the order that forces him to live in the grounds of Ararat Prison although his 10-year jail term has been completed. Read the entire article Herald Sun | |
| Huxley faces attacker at sentencing | 7:03 PM, Jun 17 2008 |
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Lauren Huxley has faced her attacker in court for the first time today to witness his sentencing for the brutal assault that nearly killed her. Justice Peter Hall handed down a fixed term of 24 years to Robert Black Farmer, 39, who was last month convicted of attempting to murder Ms Huxley. Read More |
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| Crime victims demand sex offenders named | 6:17 PM, Jun 01 2008 |
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The mother of two Melbourne sisters brutally raped and murdered in their home by a next door neighbour says the justice system has failed her daughters. Friends of Colleen Irwin, 23, and Laura Irwin, 21, discovered the women's bodies in their home at Altona North, in Melbourne's west on January 28, 2006. A coroner found that William John Watkins raped and stabbed the women to death before going on the run. Read More |
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| Teen avoids jail over great-gran bashing | 10:14 AM, May 29 2008 |
| An interesting article from earlier this year that appeared in the Herald Sun: A TEENAGER who robbed then bashed a 75-year-old great-grandmother in her bed so she would not recognise him has avoided jail. Judge David Parsons today sentenced Ashley Wayne Brooks, 19, to a two-year youth justice centre order and said his young age and slight stature were factors in the sentencing. Brooks had pleaded guilty in the County Court to five charges including aggravated burglary and intentionally causing serious injury after breaking into Barbara Durea's housing commission flat in Traralgon on March 17. Read full story | |
| Six years for sex with boys | 9:47 PM, May 20 2008 |
| Convicted child molester William Alexander Scetrine will spend at least four years behind bars for grooming four primary school age boys for his own sexual gratification. The 62-year-old former Ballarat radio identity yesterday stared at the floor and remained emotionless as Judge Graeme Crossley read out the sentence. A relative of one of the boys yelled out in court: "I hope you rot in hell for what you've done.'' Judge Crossely told the County Court in Ballarat that Scetrine lured the boys to his home with the offer of the use of a computer. Read More | |
| Crime is no joke | 9:58 AM, May 18 2008 |
| On the day that people in NSW read about the ongoing trauma suffered by brave assault victim Lauren Huxley and her wonderfully supportive family, people south of the border were treated to a stupid radio stunt that makes a mockery of victims of crime. Read More | |
| Outrage over Melbourne gangland murder site radio stunt | 10:16 PM, May 16 2008 |
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Victims of crime groups have been outraged by a Melbourne radio station’s stunt featuring Roberta Williams and a tour of gangland murder sites. The groups reportedly said the Nova 100 promotion glorifies and glamorizes criminals. "They are trying to glorify these hoons who are in jail for killing each other. Why are they glorifying these mongrels?" said Crime Victims Support Association spokesman Noel McNamara. Read More |
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| Hinch prepared to go to jail again | 9:02 PM, May 05 2008 |
| Derryn Hinch is angry that a man about to be released from jail will have his identity protected. Hinch is prepared to go to jail again. Watch Derryn's editorial from his 3AW drive program Monday 05 May 2008 here Hinch's angry editorial Read More | |
| We have a right to know | 8:40 PM, May 05 2008 |
| Who has more rights to legal protection - an innocent child or a convicted serial pedophile and rapist?The answer is no longer obvious after the decision of a Melbourne court to allow a multiple sex offender, who experts fear will strike again, to return anonymously to the community. The County Court gag means the Sunday Herald Sun cannot name this sex offender, publish his photograph or let you know where he will live after his imminent release from jail. We believe you have a right to be told if known predators live in your neighbourhoods. Read the entire article Herald Sun Read More | |
| Repeat unlicensed drivers may lose cars | 9:11 PM, Apr 30 2008 |
| Repeat offenders who drive while disqualified face having their cars confiscated and sold, while parents may be photographed under a move to use security cameras to monitor parking outside Ipswich schools. Read More | |
| Make hoon punishment hurt | 5:31 PM, Apr 28 2008 |
| VICTORIA'S current hoon laws do not seem to be getting through to those irresponsible idiots who treat the punishment as a badge of honour. That they can get their car back in 48 hours and most likely reoffend just goes to show that irresponsible people will not take heed of warnings until they start to experience some real discomfort. Although police are seizing about 50 hoon cars a week, costing the owners about $1 million to reclaim them, it does not go far enough. Read the entire article from The Herald Sun | |
| Officer shortages in battler areas | 11:31 AM, Apr 27 2008 |
| Frontline police stations in battler areas are running with as few as five officers, but affluent suburbs each had 30 or more officers on duty, according to a new audit.The Victorian staff stocktake of around-the-clock stations detailed the number of frontline uniform officers who were working - and those gazetted, but missing - over 24 hours on March 12. Read the entire article Sunday Herald Sun | |
