Rachel Olding

Lucky arrest: drug package had broken open inside woman

Rachel Olding A woman is lucky to be alive after a bag containing 115 grams of ice burst inside her as she attempted to board a domestic flight to Western Australia.

State weighs early warning drug system

Rachel Olding The state government will consider adopting an ''early warning system'' to stay one step ahead of synthetic drug manufacturers who try to skirt around recently imposed bans.

'We're Christians' say couple who helped naked man

Rachel Olding An elderly couple who opened their front door on Monday night to find a badly bashed, naked man pleading for help say they called triple-0 and covered the man with a blanket because of their...

Missing mother's remains found after 50 years

Rachel Olding For 49 years, Francis Ryan thought that her loving mother had abandoned her one day without reason.

Motorcyclist thrown 25 metres after police chase crash

Rachel Olding A motorcyclist was "thrown 25 metres" after crashing during a police pursuit in south Sydney.

Family takes comfort from paramedic's final heroic act on cruise

Rachel Olding When Lisa McKay drove her brother to the Carnival Spirit cruise liner last month, it would be the last time she would see him.

Murderer killed our life: victim's parents

Rachel Olding She was their ''sweet little fairy,'' a peaceful, happy ''blessing'' who was flourishing in Australia despite being separated from her parents in India.

Juice bar owner suspected of backing Assad 'forced to sell'

Rachel Olding A shopkeeper was allegedly extorted, threatened, firebombed, bashed and eventually forced to sell his Bankstown juice bar for a pittance because a gang of Sunni Muslims suspected he supported Syrian...

Stabbing victim was considering a divorce, friends claim

Rachel Olding An Auburn woman who was brutally stabbed with her mother in their western Sydney home had been allegedly considering a divorce.

Slain woman was considering divorce, say friends

Rachel Olding A woman was considering a divorce from her husband when she was brutally stabbed along with her mother in their western Sydney home.

Grim end for 'nice and polite' pair

Rachel Olding They were a quiet and polite pair who always said hello to their neighbours and worked hard to earn a living.

'Suspicious' deaths of two women in Sydney's west

Rachel Olding and Megan Levy A man returning home from work discovered the bodies of two women inside their home in Sydney’s west in a gruesome scene that was said to be confronting for emergency service workers.

War medals stolen in burglaries before Anzac Day

Rachel Olding A war veteran has had 13 service medals stolen in one of two similar burglaries in NSW in the lead-up to Anzac Day.

Upright surgery may have led to death

Rachel Olding A man who died during a routine shoulder operation at a Sydney hospital was operated on in a controversial upright position, an inquest has heard.

Man died three days after routine shoulder surgery, inquest told

Rachel Olding A man who died during a routine shoulder reconstruction operation at a Sydney hospital was operated on in a controversial upright position, an inquest has heard.

Inquest raises 'curious aspects' of death at investor's home

Rachel Olding In his car around the corner from Anthony and Veronica Ghalloub's multimillion-dollar West Ryde mansion, Jean Vincent Didier Govinden hid a knife, gloves, a black balaclava, ropes, a walkie-talkie,...

Concerns rise over safety as more police play 'hero cop'

Rachel Olding Frontline police officers are risking their lives by developing a ''hero mentality'' and attempting to resolve high-risk situations on their own.

Police close the book on Hills abduction and gang rape that wasn't

Rachel Olding The finger was pointed at several men in the area and women spoke of being too scared to leave the house, but an apparent abduction and gang rape in Baulkham Hills has been proven untrue by police.