Jury retires on alleged Civic baseball bat bashing
Christopher Knaus A jury has retired to consider their verdict on an alleged baseball bat bashing outside a Civic bar that left a man with about 30 stitches in his head.
Street cleaner evidence a strange twist in robbery trial
Christopher Knaus The evidence of a deceased street cleaner could help determine the strength of crucial DNA evidence in an alleged $152,000 cash-van heist, during which a guard was gunned down outside the Mawson Club.
Fall of the pirate king: Jon English caught drink driving
Christopher Knaus Famed rock singer, actor, and Pirates of Penzance star Jon English has appeared in an ACT court, charged with driving home drunk after a Canberra show last year.
Five years jail for Kaleen servo robbery
Christopher Knaus A man who violently robbed a Kaleen service station with a tyre iron has been sentenced to more than five years jail for a series of offences.
Synthetic high seized in adult store raids
Christopher Knaus Drug investigators have seized a $12,000 haul of synthetic cannabis being openly sold from adult stores across the city, the first such raids that have ever been conducted by ACT Policing.
Officer tells court of tackling brawler
Christopher Knaus A police officer has told court of sprinting up a Civic street, screaming at a man to stop bashing an unconscious victim in the head with a baseball bat, before crash-tackling him to the ground,...
Man thought friend was dead after baseball bat attack
Christopher Knaus An eye-witness to an alleged brutal bashing in Civic has told the court he feared the victim was dead, and has spoken of the "traumatic experience" of watching him repeatedly hit with a baseball bat.
Alleged ear biter angry at victim
Christopher Knaus A woman who allegedly bit part of a man's ear off during a fight at a party early on Sunday morning admitted she ''blacks out'' when drunk and on drugs, a court has heard.
Victim denies seeking revenge
Christopher Knaus The victim of an alleged bashing with a baseball bat in Civic has denied that he was planning a ''hit'' on his attackers after they broke the jaw of his friend earlier in the night.
'I told you I'd get you': earbiter faces court
Christopher Knaus A woman who allegedly bit part of a man's ear off during a fight at a party early Sunday morning admitted she "blacks out" when drunk and on drugs, a court has heard.
'Hanging around the hookers again'
Christopher Knaus Man brazenly snatched a bag from a woman to help pay off a drug dealer, court is told.
'Downward spiral of alcohol abuse' led to robbery
Christopher Knaus A man who hit a service station attendant with a tyre iron during a violent robbery has spoken of going "off the rails", turning to alcohol to drown out his grief after a visit to his mother's grave...
Taxi-bash accused released on bail
Christopher Knaus A man who allegedly punched out the front teeth of a Bangladeshi taxi driver told him to "piss off back to your own country" before the attack.
Woman charged with attempted murder of ex-lover
Christopher Knaus A woman who allegedly shot her former lover in the toilet of a McKellar home, before telling him she was going to kill him, will face a charge of attempted murder.
Teen with IQ of 10yo found unfit to plead
Christopher Knaus A teenager with the IQ of a 10-year-old accused of stealing luxury cars, burglary and drug possession has been found unfit to plead to the charges.
Father accused of indecent acts given supervised access
Christopher Knaus A man accused of committing acts of indecency with his two daughters, aged 3 and 5, has been granted the right to visit the girls under supervision, despite fears his presence may put pressure on the...
Suspect in Macgregor fatal stabbing ruled fit to face trial
Christopher Knaus A man accused of stabbing his partner to death in a Macgregor house 11 months ago has been formally committed to stand trial for murder.
Drunk driver jailed for six years over fatal crash
Christopher Knaus A NSW man involved in a fatal crash with a motorcycle while drunk and disqualified has been sentenced to six years prison.
Vojneski to stand trial over stabbing death of partner
Christopher Knaus The man accused of stabbing his partner to death in a Macgregor home has been formally committed to stand trial for murder.
Mum given second chance after drink-driving
Christopher Knaus A woman who drank two bottles of wine, picked her daughter up from dance lessons, and then smashed into another car has been given a chance to prove she can turn her life around.
