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Sydney Childcare Worker Faces 115 More Charges, Taking Total to 444
A former Sydney childcare worker has been charged with a further 115 alleged child abuse offences, taking the total number of charges against him to 444, according to the Australian Federal Police. Hamish Tait, 35, is accused of offending against children known to him and children who attended early childhood education facilities in Sydney’s north-west…
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Second Child Dies After Alleged Blue Mountains Stabbing
A one-year-old child has died in hospital after an alleged stabbing in the Blue Mountains, bringing the number of children killed in the incident to two. NSW Police confirmed the death on Thursday, four days after emergency services were called to Waratah Road at Valley Heights, west of Sydney. A five-year-old boy died at the…
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Sydney teacher remanded over alleged gangland murder conspiracy
A Sydney high school teacher will remain in custody after being charged over an alleged murder conspiracy connected to the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man in the city’s west. Ashleigh Ann Seeney, 28, faced court on Wednesday after police laid three additional charges, including conspiracy to murder and participating in a criminal group. Her…
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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial hears alleged account of Sydney killings
A jury in the NSW Supreme Court has heard that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a close friend he had killed television presenter Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies shortly after the pair died in Sydney in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and charges…
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Man charged after 11-year-old boy shot in Norwest home
An 18-year-old man has been charged after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck inside a unit in Sydney’s north-west, leaving the child in a serious condition in hospital. Emergency services were called to a home on Fairway Drive at Norwest about 5pm on Monday following reports of a shooting. Paramedics treated…
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Five-Year-Old Boy Dies, Three Critical After Blue Mountains Stabbing
A five-year-old boy has died and two younger children and a 42-year-old woman remain in critical condition after a stabbing at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Emergency services were called to Waratah Road shortly before 1pm on Sunday after members of the public discovered four injured people inside a vehicle. Bystanders…
Sydney Childcare Worker Faces 115 More Charges, Taking Total to 444
A former Sydney childcare worker has been charged with a further 115 alleged child abuse offences, taking the total number of charges against him to 444, according to the Australian Federal Police. Hamish Tait, 35, is accused of offending against children known to him and children who attended early childhood education facilities in Sydney’s north-west where he worked or attended between 2009 and 2025. The new allegations are part of Operation Moonbi, a large investigation that began after Australian authorities received information from the United States about an online user allegedly uploading child abuse material. Mr Tait remains in custody…
Second Child Dies After Alleged Blue Mountains Stabbing
A one-year-old child has died in hospital after an alleged stabbing in the Blue Mountains, bringing the number of children killed in the incident to two. NSW Police confirmed the death on Thursday, four days after emergency services were called to Waratah Road at Valley Heights, west of Sydney. A five-year-old boy died at the scene on Sunday, while a three-year-old child remains in a critical condition. A 42-year-old woman has been charged over the incident. Police say she will face a second murder charge following the death of the one-year-old. The allegations have not been tested in court. Emergency…
Sydney teacher remanded over alleged gangland murder conspiracy
A Sydney high school teacher will remain in custody after being charged over an alleged murder conspiracy connected to the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man in the city’s west. Ashleigh Ann Seeney, 28, faced court on Wednesday after police laid three additional charges, including conspiracy to murder and participating in a criminal group. Her earlier bail was revoked and she is due to return to court on November 19. The allegations arise from the September 2 shooting death of Joshua Macdonald outside a home on Bruce Street at Merrylands West. Police believe Mr Macdonald was an innocent bystander and…
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