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London 'corrosive substance' attacker may have died after vanishing into River Thames, police say

Authorities say the chances of Abdul Ezedi surviving after disappearing on London's Chelsea Bridge are "extremely remote".
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Youth fighting assault charges in Don Dale seeks to scrap evidence, alleging unlawful deprivation of food and lockdowns

The teenager's lawyer has argued that evidence including CCTV footage, allegedly showing him punching the guards and throwing urine on them, should be excluded from the case on the grounds that it was "unlawfully obtained". 
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Former immigration detainee befriended alleged Adelaide motel sexual assault victim, court documents reveal

Court documents reveal Aliyawar Yawari, who is accused of indecently assaulting a woman at a motel in Adelaide's north after being released from immigration detention, befriended the alleged victim.
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Former NBL basketballer Tiny Pinder admits 'stupid mistakes' at 'violent' sexual assault court hearing

Former Perth Wildcats basketballer Tiny Pinder apologises to his victims amid his latest sexual assault convictions, as his lawyer says he has the cognitive capacity of a 14-year-old. WARNING: The story contains details of sexual assault.
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Boy, 11, charged after 69yo man bashed outside his Perth home, left injured in street

CCTV footage of an alleged assault shows a man being assaulted as he lay on the ground.
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Police say 69yo Perth man bashed after trying to stop group throwing rocks at neighbour's house

An 11-year-old boy is charged after allegedly assaulting a 69-year-old man who police say was repeatedly punched and kicked by a group of males and left lying injured in the street outside his Bentley home.
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Shopping centre stabbing prompts premier to call for better media access to children's court

Premier Steven Miles has flagged raising the prospect of opening children's court to the media with the Attorney-General after access was denied in relation to the alleged murder of Vyleen White.
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FIFO worker avoids jail over taxi rank attack that left woman unconscious

A woman violently assaulted during a night out in Kalgoorlie shares the physical and emotional trauma she has suffered since, as her attacker has his prison sentence suspended.
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Parents of teens arrested over grandmother's death at shopping centre 'condemn what's occurred,' police say

Five teenagers have been charged as police continue to investigate the stabbing death of a 70-year-old grandmother at an Ipswich shopping centre.
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Woman's horrific ordeal at hands of 20yo man detailed as he is sentenced to a decade in prison

A young Tasmanian man who accused his then-girlfriend of cheating on him, then subjected her to 48 hours of horrific abuse, is sentenced to a decade in prison.
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Police say motorbike riders hit by car after fight outside Adelaide pub

Two motorcyclists are hit by a car at Henley Beach and taken to hospital with serious injuries, following emergency services earlier being called to the scene because of a fight outside a hotel.
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Grandmother dies after being stabbed in the chest during 'abhorrent, cowardly' attack at shopping centre west of Brisbane

Police are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident, which a detective described as "extremely confronting to watch", and calling for members of the public to come forward if they have any information.
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Stabbing victim who dated man of different faith got more than '2,500 texts and calls' in lead-up to attack

A young woman stabbed at an Adelaide shopping centre car park by her father who disapproved of her relationship with a man of a different faith, was inundated with texts and calls as her attackers tried to track her down, a court document reveals.
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London police hunt man who threw 'corrosive substance' at a woman and her daughters

Police are searching for a man who threw an alkaline substance at a woman and her two young daughters in London, with two of the victims suffering potentially life-changing injuries in the attack.
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Man charged with assaulting worker during Cyclone Kirrily clean up

Townsville police allege the man became verbally aggressive and hit a piece of timber against the windscreen of a clean-up vehicle, and tried to kick and punch the 65-year-old male worker inside.
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Passers-by perform citizen's arrest after woman stabbed in head in Sydney street

Witnesses saw three men "rugby tackle" a man next to a bottle shop on a busy road in Randwick following a violent argument between a man and woman.
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Woman appears in court charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting another woman on fire

Shepparton woman Jordan Spencer, 33, is alleged to have thrown a flammable substance on a 20-year-old woman and ignited it on January 15.
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Woman tells court she was 'shocked and surprised' when rugby star Kurtley Beale touched her buttocks

A woman who has accused rugby player Kurtley Beale of sexual assault recalls in court the moment he touched her at a Bondi pub.
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Lutfiye's husband was jailed for trying to kill her. She says the words 'I'm still here' are powerful

Lutfiye Kavci's husband was imprisoned last year for attempting to stab her to death. The Shepparton woman hopes sharing her story will help empower other victim-survivors.
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Elderly man bashed after defending young woman on WA bus

A 28-year-old man has been charged with assaulting the 84-year-old, two passengers and a transit officer in Cannington.
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Disturbing research uncovers claims 'bad things' happened to women in emergency centres

NSW government to review recommendations to ensure safety of  vulnerable women and children.
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Elderly man allegedly bashed on bus trying to protect women from harassment

An 84-year-old man who tried to intervene in an incident on a Perth bus has spoken about the injuries he sustained after the alleged attacker turned on him. 
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'Your actions are absolutely condemned': Former TV host Andrew O'Keefe sentenced for assaulting woman

The 52-year-old is convicted by a Sydney magistrate of common assault, common assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breaching an AVO and drug possession.
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Police officers charged over 'free for all' brawl that left NRL player bloodied and bruised

Two NSW police officers have been charged with assault after a brawl with NRL star Tom Starling on the state's Central Coast more than three years ago.
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'You know there's a camera up there?': CCTV assault on handcuffed teen reveals youth justice problems

Confronting CCTV has captured a prison guard assaulting a handcuffed, 16-year-old inside a notorious youth jail in Perth.
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