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Three year wait for not guilty verdict on assault

Christopher Knaus A man has been found not guilty of punching a drunken man nearly three years after his trial and five years after the alleged assault.

Burgled pair are remanded in custody

Christopher Knaus and Michael Inman Two teenagers who broke into the home of a cancer patient were remanded in custody on Friday.

Drug-driving charge dismissed due to delay in blood testing

Christopher Knaus A case against a man accused of driving after taking drugs has been thrown out of court because a blood sample taken at a hospital four hours after a crash had no legal authority.

Brother found victim's body, court told

Christopher Knaus A man has broken down in tears as he spoke of finding his brother’s dead body, which lay covered in blood after an alleged violent murder in a Bruce apartment.

'I've gotta stab ya brother': man jailed for attack

Christopher Knaus A man who grabbed a pair of scissors and said "I've gotta stab ya brother" to a man he suspected of sleeping with his ex has been jailed for five years.

Jury out on pair accused of shooting conspiracy

Christopher Knaus A jury is deliberating the fate of two men charged with conspiring to shoot the foot of a man who was instead shot dead in 2010.

Driver warned over court tirade

Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly rammed a police car was threatened with a contempt charge after an expletive-riddled court outburst on Wednesday.

Man jailed for assaulting, robbing 'popeye'

Christopher Knaus A man who drunkenly assaulted and robbed a friend nicknamed "popeye" will spend the next six months in jail.

Man on trial for bashing dies of heart attack

Christopher Knaus A 31-year-old man has died of a heart attack while waiting for a re-trial in the ACT Supreme Court.

Woman indecently assaulted at Chisholm ovals

Christopher Knaus A 27-year-old woman was set upon and indecently assaulted by a man at ovals in Chisholm on Saturday, police say.

Former A-G to fight for Forsyth

Christopher Knaus Former ACT attorney-general and prominent barrister Bernard Collaery will fight to reopen the inquest into the 1987 hit-and-run death of Troy Forsyth.

Paedophile lost eye in prison attack, court told

Christopher Knaus and Michael Inman A convicted paedophile fighting against extra jail time should have a "sickening" attack that cost him an eye taken into account, a court has heard.

Prisoner lost eye in 'sickening' attack

Christopher Knaus and Michael Inman A convicted paedophile fighting against extra jail time should have a ''sickening'' attack that cost him an eye taken into account, a court has heard.

Bail for 'speeding, dangerous' driver

Christopher Knaus A woman who allegedly led police on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through a school zone has been released on bail.

Man waved toy gun in Civic during 'video game' delusion

Christopher Knaus A mentally ill man who imagined he was in a video game in Civic, brandishing a toy shotgun outside a bank and pointing it at a police car, has avoided jail time.

Bus stop stabbing accused was 'out for revenge', court told

Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly launched a frenzied knife attack on a man waiting for a bus in Belconnen was out for revenge, a court has heard.

Bail denied for 'revenge knife attack'

Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly launched a frenzied knife attack on a man at the Belconnen bus interchange last month was out for revenge, a court has heard.

Man avoids jail for threats made when ill

Christopher Knaus A mentally ill man who imagined he was in a video game, brandishing a toy shotgun outside a bank in Civic and pointing it at a police car, has avoided jail time.