Crime

CrimeWoman arrested over alleged NSW fraud ring

A Thai woman is set to face court in Sydney after being charged over an alleged $9 million fraud and money-laundering ring.

Steve Zemek

Tragic endJoyce Clarke: The final days of a fragile woman

The week she died, Joyce Clarke, 29, survived a suicide attempt. She was released from hospital and sent home on a bus from Perth to recover. Now a police officer is charged with her murder.

Annabel Hennessy & Geoff Vivian

Back to square oneThe harrowing tale behind Hayley Dodd’s killing

Hayley Dodd was hitch-hiking on a country road 20 years ago. Read the story of how she went missing and the steps that led to a man being convicted of her murder ... until today.

Tim Clarke and Shannon Hampton

Shock rulingJudge’s error sparks retrial of murder accused

A man serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of teenager Hayley Dodd has had his conviction overturned and will face a retrial because of a mistake made by the judge.

Shannon Hampton

Domestic violenceHannah’s family reveals footprint left

In an extraordinary interview, the family of Hannah Clarke, have said she was so badly burned only a single footprint remained which they want to become a symbol of her legacy.

Benedict Brook and Ally Foster, news.com.au

CrimeHannah Clarke 'was scared to leave Rowan'

The family of domestic violence victim Hannah Clarke has described her as a brave and caring woman abused by a manipulative husband.

Robyn Wuth

Hoon chargeCar seized after teen clocked at 87km/h in school zone

A teenager has been charged and the car he was driving impounded after he was allegedly clocked doing almost 90km/h in a school zone — more than double the speed limit.

Phil Hickey

Day 50Claremont podcast: ‘Panic as Exhibits ‘Go Missing’’

When Claremont exhibits were sent over the to the UK for expert low copy number testing, exhibits now seen as crucial to the prosecution’s case - Ciara Glennon’s fingernails - went missing.

Kate Ryan

Ongoing inquestPrisoner questioned before new Tyrrell search

A person of interest has been interviewed by detectives over William Tyrrell’s disappearance before police launched a fresh search of the property where he used to live on the NSW mid-north coast.

AAP

Heartbroken familyWhy man convicted of Dodd murder will face trial again

Francis John Wark suffered a “substantial” miscarriage of justice when the judge who found him guilty of abducting and murdering Hayley Dodd refused to accept his alibi, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Shannon Hampton

Well-being fearsBuswell on ‘health and family’ leave after arrest

Colin Barnett is among those who have expressed concerns for the ex-treasurer after he was charged with a string of alleged attacks on his partner.

Peter Law

Shocking damageHome destroyed in suspected arson attack

Police are investigating a suspicious fire that caused $200,000 damage to a home in Ballajura yesterday.

BombshellDodd family heartbreak at quashed murder conviction

Francis John Wark – who was sentenced to life for abducting and killing teenager Hayley Dodd - has had his conviction quashed and will face a re-trial over the high-profile murder.

Shannon Hampton

Border Force swoopChinese man ‘exploited foreign workers’ in Perth

The man has been placed in immigration detention pending his deportation.

RECAPInconsistencies revealed in four UK witness statements

Prosecutor Tara Payne has read in four UK forensic workers’ witness statements, which indicate inconsistencies in sample handling at the FSS lab in Birmingham. RECAP THE DAY’S PROCEEDINGS

Emily Moulton

CrimePrayer leader stabbed at London mosque

UK police say they have arrested a man after a prayer leader was stabbed at a central London mosque.

Terrorists released‘Generation of terrorists’ set to be freed

Australian authorities fear that the release of terrorists jailed after 9/11 could trigger a new wave of terror attacks.

Nathan Vass

Day 49Claremont podcast: ‘Court Room Clash’

The two lead lawyers on WA’s mammoth case have been working for 49 days and nights, which all came to a head when they clashed in the courtroom.

Kate Ryan

Running manDriver ‘flees’ Freeway crash on foot

Police are on the hunt for a driver who allegedly fled the scene of a crash on the Kwinana freeway.

Claremont serial killings trial‘Guessing game’ over on one aspect of accused’s defence

Hairs from up to 10 people were found by experts minutely examining items related to Claremont murder victim Ciara Glennon — and none of them matched the biological profile of her accused killer .

Tim Clarke

REVEALEDTroy Buswell arrested for domestic violence charges

Controversial former Treasurer Troy Buswell is facing serious assault charges for a string of alleged attacks against his partner between 2015 and 2019.

Joanna Delalande

Cold caseFamily of murdered man Josh Warneke call for inquest

Ingrid Bishop believes a coroner’s inquest can crack open her son’s case which has gone unsolved for close to a decade and which has already led to one man being wrongfully convicted.

Phil Hickey

‘very sad day’WA’s top cop speaks on officer’s landmark murder charge

Speaking to a media conference today, Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said it was the first time an on-duty police officer had been charged with murder in almost 100 years.

Lucky escapeWA exhibitionist avoids jail, slapped with fine

An exhibitionist who exposed his penis to three teenage girls, asking one for a “size comparison”, has avoided jail, even after one of the complainants reported she had nightmares after the incident.

Shannon Hampton