Bridge stunt chokes city
Saffron Howden, Louise Hall, and Dylan Welch THE private pain of a troubled man rang out from Sydney's iconic bridge and struck at its congested heart.
Club fight led to shooting, murder plot, court told
Louise Hall A FIGHT in the upmarket Ivy nightclub fuelled a feud between the Ibrahim and Macris families, leading to the near-fatal shooting of Fadi Ibrahim and an alleged retaliatory murder plot against John...
Ibrahim dirty laundry aired in court claims
Louise Hall Courts AFTER his brother Fadi was almost killed in a hail of gunfire, Michael Ibrahim allegedly thought the family should reassert its standing or else ''people will think they can take the Cross''.
Confusion in Villawood riot case
Louise Hall THE magistrate hearing charges stemming from a riot at Villawood yesterday declared himself unable to deal with the legal questions raised by seven immigration detainees charged with criminal...
'Selfless love' motivated suffocation of partner
Louise Hall A RETIRED teacher who suffocated his chronically ill partner of 22 years will not go to jail after a Supreme Court judge found he acted out of ''selfless love'' and ordered his two-year prison...
Face 'went blank' after punch, court told
Louise Hall AN IRISH backpacker who was punched during an alcohol-fuelled fight in a takeaway shop in Coogee ''went blank'' before he slumped in a doorway and stopped breathing, a court heard yesterday.
High heels tripper lands happily on her feet in court
Louise Hall A SYDNEY woman has been awarded $62,500 in damages from a hotel after a judge ruled she was ''entitled'' to wear high heels.
Killing was act of love, court told
Louise Hall Courts A RETIREE who suffocated his chronically ill partner of 22 years killed her out of ''selfless love'' and deserves compassion, the NSW Supreme Court was told yesterday.
Waterlow verdict: victims of a system powerless to protect
Louise Hall THE families of people with psychiatric illnesses are powerless to protect themselves from violent behaviour and the mental health system needs an urgent overhaul, the partner of the slain Sydney art...
Shooter suffering from 'schizophrenia'
Louise Hall Courts A FIREARMS and martial arts enthusiast with a history of violence was suffering from untreated paranoid schizophrenia when he shot and almost killed his ex-girlfriend at Star City casino, the Sydney...
Love for a daughter comes too late to help Lane
Louise Hall KELI LANE was an immature 21-year-old who was hiding a complex personality disorder behind her ''golden girl'' exterior when she murdered her two-day-old daughter in 1996.
Apology for killings, but talk of release terrifies the Waterlow family
Louise Hall HE HAS apologised for killing his father and sister. He has said he has gained insight into his schizophrenia since being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs in the prison hospital.
Waterlow 'shattered by the reality' of killings
Louise Hall ANTONY WATERLOW has apologised to his family for killing his father and sister, telling a court: ''If I could give my life to bring them back, I would.''
Security guard acquitted of armed robbery ruse
Louise Hall Courts A SECURITY guard accused of being a fake hostage has been found not guilty of orchestrating an armed robbery at a hotel where he worked, which led to the shooting of a police officer and a four-hour...
Coroner's 'foul play' ruling vindicates mother's battle with police over death
Louise Hall, Lisa Tisdell A MOTHER'S eight-year battle to prove her daughter did not die in a car accident but was killed by someone has been vindicated with a coroner finding the woman met with foul play.
Catholic brother abused boy he was counselling
Louise Hall Courts A FORMER Catholic brother has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenager he was counselling after the youth was molested by another man.
Teller stole $115,000, killed woman
Louise Hall A BANK teller has admitted to befriending a wealthy elderly customer before stealing $115,000 from her account and killing her the next day.
'Brother Bill' denies sex abuse of boy, 17
Louise Hall Courts A FORMER Catholic brother has told a jury he never took a teenage boy on an overnight trip to St Stanislaus College in Bathurst and he did not sexually abuse the 17-year-old.
Teachers wanted matter kept quiet, says mother of victim
Louise Hall Courts THE MOTHER of an 11-year-old boy who was sexually abused by a house mistress says she was told by her son's exclusive school to keep the matter quiet.
Doctor used probe 'like a sex toy'
Louise Hall A DOCTOR used an ultrasound probe ''like it was a sex toy'' and had a delighted expression on his face as he fondled a female patient's genitals, a court has been told.
