Christopher Knaus

Christopher Knaus

Christopher Knaus is the police reporter for The Canberra Times.

Bashed man 'too drunk' to know assailant

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Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly had his face stomped for 10 minutes was drunk and confused at time of attack, court told.

Slipper granted delay on cab case

Peter Slipper.

Christopher Knaus Former speaker Peter Slipper granted two-week adjournment over taxi voucher allegations.

Woman who allegedly rammed police car after chase bailed

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Christopher Knaus A woman who allegedly led police on a 14-minute pursuit before reversing into a police car while drunk has been released on bail.

Prisoner support program a first

Northside community service chief executive officer Simon Rosenberg.

Christopher Knaus ACT correctional authorities are preparing to launch an ambitious, Australian-first program to stop prisoners returning to crime by helping to rebuild almost every aspect of their lives for a full...

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Hit-run teen's inspiring recovery

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Kyah Han (Burma),  with his parents in hospital after he was almost killed in a hit and run incident.
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Christopher Knaus Those closest to Kyah ''Burma'' Han had little reason to celebrate his 19th birthday.

Child porn accused gets strict bail conditions

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Christopher Knaus An IT expert allegedly found with pornographic images of his young daughter in an interstate hotel has been released on bail, with a court hearing his computing business would fail without his...

Accused ear biter released on bail

Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane.

Christopher Knaus A woman accused of biting off part of a man's ear lobe during a fight at a house party has been released on bail.

Hospital crash driver pleads guilty

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Christopher Knaus Man accused of hitting and killing Linda Cox pleads not guilty to unlawful killing

Jail for hit-and-run driver

A seriously injured man was trapped inside his burning vehicle after it was hit by the driver of a stolen car in Kambah on Wednesday.

Christopher Knaus A teenager who smashed into another car while on his way to get drugs, leaving the victim trapped in a burning car with life-threatening injuries, has been sentenced to more than three years’ jail.

Man accused of abusing two young girls

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Christopher Knaus A jury has begun deliberating the case against a teenager who allegedly sexually abused two young girls while babysitting them about a decade ago.

Shooting victim changing story, court told

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Christopher Knaus A man who was allegedly shot by his ex-lover in the toilet has repeatedly altered his story, defence lawyers have told a court.

No appeal for surgeon who operated on wrong part of brain

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Christopher Knaus A neurosurgeon found to have operated on the wrong part of a patient's brain using inappropriate instruments has been denied a chance to appeal the ruling against him.

Colleague overheard strange calls

Rishi Khandelwal  leaves the Supreme Court  after bail was granted (2010).

Christopher Knaus A public servant sitting in the cubicle next to a man allegedly carrying out an elaborate $1million tax fraud began noting down details of his colleague's suspicious phone calls on Post-it notes, a...

Students 'never met' tax fraud accused

Christopher Knaus, Michael Inman An Indonesian student who allegedly had her details used as part of an elaborate $1 million tax fraud says she has never met or heard of the former public servant on trial.

Fears child porn accused may try to 'cover tracks'

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Christopher Knaus An IT expert accused of child pornography charges will remain behind bars as authorities try to extract evidence from his covert, encrypted email account based in Canada.

Construction death inquest delayed

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Christopher Knaus An inquest into the death of a young construction worker at an upmarket apartment development in Kingston has been delayed by three months, as investigators continue to work through the collection of...

Supermarket heist plot lands man in jail

Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane.

Christopher Knaus A man has been sentenced to more than six years jail after his plan to take $10,000 from a Woolworths supermarket was foiled at the last moment by authorities using phone taps and surveillance.

Jail time for church break-in

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Christopher Knaus An intellectually impaired man who broke into a church in Manuka and started a fire at the Woden bus interchange has been sentenced to three years jail.

Tax details scoured in $1m fraud case

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Christopher Knaus The trial of a former public servant accused of using hundreds of fake tax returns to embezzle more than $1million has begun poring over a vast trove of Tax Office records, as prosecutors begin...

Man jailed for church break-in, arson

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Christopher Knaus An intellectually impaired man who broke into a church in Manuka and started a fire at the Woden bus interchange has been sentenced to three years jail.