Woman Charged with Murder after Allegedly Ramming Ex-boyfriend With Car
By Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally striking her ex-boyfriend with her SUV and pinning him against a car park wall. 44-year-old, Jackeline Musa allegedly arrived at 31-year-old Payman Thagipur’s apartment only to find him with another woman. A witness has stated that she observed ...continue reading
Jury Trials Return to NSW After a 3-Month Freeze
By Poppy Morandin & Jimmy Singh. With COVID-19 related restrictions easing and business seemingly returning to normal for most of New South Wales, the District Court has begun criminal trials before juries again. The return will be done under strict measures including temperature checks and screening questions for jurors, in order to prevent individuals ...continue reading
High-School Cleaner Murdered Teacher at School Days Before Her Marriage Ceremony
26-year-old Stephanie Scott was a high-school teacher at Leeton High School in NSW. She was engaged to her fiancé, Aaron Leeson-Woolley. They were a few days away from getting married. But no one could have predicted or even thought of what actually unravelled on Easter Sunday 2015. On Easter Sunday 2015, Stephanie had some ...continue reading
Queensland Man Sentenced to Life in Jail for Murder of Pregnant Teenager
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. The frightful case of the murder of pregnant teenager, Tiffany Taylor, was heard in the Supreme Court recently after orders from the court for the man accused of killing her to stand trial. Rodney Williams was sentenced to life in jail after being found guilty of murdering the ...continue reading
What are the Rules Around NSW Police Strip Searching a Person?
241,000 is the number that has been given to NSW Police Officers, representing the quota for conducting personal searches, including strip searches on people for the 2019 financial year. In fact, in 2019, NSW Police failed to meet its quota by just under 2000 searches. NSW Greens managed to obtained the shocking revelation through the ...continue reading
What is a Criminal Lawyers’ Role?
Criminal lawyers represent people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, movies and TV shows have portrayed criminal lawyers in a bad light, prompting members of the public asking the question criminal lawyers get asked too often, “but how can you defend a criminal?”, or “how can you defend a guilty person?”. Too often we ...continue reading
What is Self-Defence Under the Law in NSW?
It is reported that on new year’s eve, as Pope Francis walked in Vatican City whilst greeting pilgrims on his way towards the cobble esplanade, footage has emerged of a woman from the crowd grabbing the Pope’s hand and pulling him towards her. The act appears to cause the Pope pain, as the footage ...continue reading
Is There a Maximum Life Jail Sentence for Murder in NSW?
It is reported that in September 2017, firefighters attended the home of couple Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni following reports by neighbours of a foul smell from their Wimbledon home. 35-year-old sabrina Kouider and 40-year-old Ouissem Medouni were found barbecuing chicken. Next to the burning chicken appeared the charred parts of a human body, ...continue reading
Law, Defences & Penalties for Murder in NSW
Linda Brewer married her lover Robert Lee Yates and they had five beautiful children before they moved and settled in Washington, USA. Linda’s hubby enjoyed going on camping trips and fishing. To her he was a military hero with a big heart of gold. Yates would put on cologne before heading out to go ...continue reading
What is the Maximum Penalty for Murder in NSW?
36-year-old Lisa Snyder from Pennsylvania has allegedly killed her two children who police found hanging from a beam in the basement of the family home. Snyder was charged about 2 months after her children were found hanging in the basement. On 23 September, police received a phone call from Snyder at approximately 4:30pm claiming ...continue reading