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Four More Charged Over Alleged Kidnapping and Murder of Sydney Grandfather Chris Baghsarian
NSW Police say four more men have been charged as detectives continue to investigate the alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian, a case that has drawn renewed attention to organised-crime violence and mistaken-identity risks in the city’s underworld disputes. Mr Baghsarian, 85, was allegedly taken from his North Ryde home on February…
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Former partner charged after missing Toowoomba mother found dead
Former partner charged after body found near Ravensbourne A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after police found human remains believed to be missing Toowoomba mother Jana Armstrong in bushland west of Brisbane. Queensland Police said the remains were located late on Saturday near Esk Hampton Road at Redbank Creek, close to Ravensbourne National…
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Teen charged with murder after body of missing 13-year-old Layla Jeffery found in Victoria
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after police found the body of missing 13-year-old Layla Jeffery in bushland near Donald, in western Victoria, bringing a major search for the teenager into a homicide investigation. Layla was last seen in Donald on Saturday, July 4, and was reported missing the following day. Police and…
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NSW Police Infiltrate Alleged VIP Network Used by Underworld
NSW Police say they have disrupted an encrypted phone supply network allegedly used by organised crime figures to arrange drug trafficking, kidnappings and other serious offences, after detectives infiltrated what was known as the “VIP Network” and sent a warning directly to users. The operation, revealed after a series of raids in Sydney’s south, has…
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Man Charged With Murder After 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Galiwin’ku
Man charged after teenage girl found dead in Galiwin’ku A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a 17-year-old girl in Galiwin’ku, a remote community on Elcho Island in the Northern Territory. Police said the teenager was found unconscious inside a home on Monday morning and was later declared dead after…
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Australian couple face upgraded espionage conspiracy charges
Federal prosecutors have upgraded the case against a Russian-born Australian couple to conspiracy to commit espionage, in what the Australian Federal Police says is the first use of the offence since national security laws were overhauled in 2018. The AFP announced on Tuesday evening that a 42-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man, both Australian citizens,…
Four More Charged Over Alleged Kidnapping and Murder of Sydney Grandfather Chris Baghsarian
NSW Police say four more men have been charged as detectives continue to investigate the alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian, a case that has drawn renewed attention to organised-crime violence and mistaken-identity risks in the city’s underworld disputes. Mr Baghsarian, 85, was allegedly taken from his North Ryde home on February 13. His disappearance triggered an 11-day search before his remains were found near a golf course at Pitt Town, in Sydney’s north-west. Police have previously alleged the elderly man was not the intended target of the operation. Police allege further roles in kidnapping plot In…
Former partner charged after missing Toowoomba mother found dead
Former partner charged after body found near Ravensbourne A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder after police found human remains believed to be missing Toowoomba mother Jana Armstrong in bushland west of Brisbane. Queensland Police said the remains were located late on Saturday near Esk Hampton Road at Redbank Creek, close to Ravensbourne National Park, after members of the public came across the scene and contacted authorities. A crime scene was declared shortly afterwards, and investigators say formal identification is still being completed, though they believe the remains are those of Ms Armstrong. Ms Armstrong, 30, was reported missing…
Teen charged with murder after body of missing 13-year-old Layla Jeffery found in Victoria
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after police found the body of missing 13-year-old Layla Jeffery in bushland near Donald, in western Victoria, bringing a major search for the teenager into a homicide investigation. Layla was last seen in Donald on Saturday, July 4, and was reported missing the following day. Police and emergency services had been searching across the small rural town and surrounding areas before human remains were located late on Thursday afternoon. Victoria Police later confirmed the remains were those of Layla. Teenager charged after search ends in tragedy Detectives from Victoria Police’s Missing Persons…
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