Clare Sibthorpe
Clare Sibthorpe is a crime reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Kat endured years of alleged relentless abuse. This threat kept her trapped
An alleged terrifying years-long domestic violence rampage was underpinned by a threat which experts warn is devastatingly common.
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‘Deliberate tactic to divide’: Man jailed for antisemitic spree ordered by overseas actors
The man directed the firebombing of a Maroubra childcare centre, torching of a prominent Jewish leader’s former house and defacing of a Newtown synagogue early last year.
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Former MP cleared of most child rape charges, jury deadlocked on others
Rory Amon could face a retrial on two charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy in a northern beaches car park toilet.
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‘Get this done ASAP’: Texts reveal woman’s horrific kidnap over secret tobacco codes
A Sydney woman was abducted, tortured and injected with a “date rape” drug in a terrifying escalation in the multimillion-dollar tobacco wars.
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‘Obvious’ former NSW MP’s rape complainant looked ‘like a child’, court hears
Rory Amon has been repeatedly questioned about how he could have thought a 13-year-old boy looked 17 when he allegedly sexually assaulted him in a carpark toilet.
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‘Negligent, careless and lazy’: Father’s anguish as man jailed over hospital baby tragedies
Christopher Turner was contracted to install and test oxygen and nitrous oxide gas lines in a Sydney hospital.
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Former MP Rory Amon’s child sexual abuse complainant grilled over testimony
The defence has claimed the then-13-year-old, who was allegedly raped by the former Northern Beaches councillor in a carpark toilet, said he was 17 before they met up.
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Former MP Rory Amon’s alleged child sexual assault victim breaks down in court
The man has described alleged sexual assaults that took place in a car park bathroom when he was aged 13.
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University of Sydney dropout stabbed mother, brother after graduation lie
The man’s excited family were at their inner west home preparing for his graduation ceremony when he attacked them.
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How a promising lawyer was unmasked as the culprit in a bizarre years-long crime spree
The elusive thief raided affluent homes in Sydney and Melbourne over eight years. A decade later, he’s been at it again.
- Clare Sibthorpe