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Riley Walter

Riley Walter

Riley Walter is a crime reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

Benjamin David Collinge, is transported from Burwood Local Court. The teacher has been charged

Private school teacher allegedly ‘pressured’ vulnerable girl, 14, for abuse material

Police allege the former Newington College secondary teacher posed as a 17-year-old to offer the teenager cash in exchange for sexually explicit material.

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Deklin James Donnelly arrested over the kidnapping and murder of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian.

Ringleader of Sydney grandfather’s botched kidnapping and murder arrested, police say

Deklin James Donnelly, 23, was contracted to abduct the father of a man linked to the Alameddine crime family when he mistakenly snatched Chris Baghsarian, police allege.

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Rock and roll frontman Azaria Byrne and his hairdresser partner, Brooke Mitchell, have been charged with commercial drug supply offences.

Luck runs out for glamour rock couple arrested over Sydney drug syndicate

Frontman Azaria Byrne and Brooke Mitchell were living out the rock and roll dream. They’re now in custody after police raids on a music studio and homes across the city.

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Police have released new CCTV as investigations continue into kidnapping and murder of Chris Baghsarian.

CCTV released, police seek three more men over Sydney grandfather’s death

The trio are seen walking towards the kidnapping stronghold on the night of Chris Baghsarian’s abduction.

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Cargelligo is a town gripped by fear.

A town gripped by feuds, drugs and a paralysing fear that an accused killer could soon return

After a horrific triple killing, Lake Cargelligo is not a town living on the edge of terror – it has fallen over the precipice.

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Friends and family gather for the funerals of Sophie Quinn and her unborn baby, and her aunt Nerida Quinn in Lake Cargelligo.

A town riven with grief and fear farewells shooting victims

Lake Cargelligo paused for the funerals of Sophie Quinn and her aunt Nerida Quinn, allegedly killed in a rampage that continues to reverberate through NSW’s Central West.

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The manhunt for Julian Ingram continues.

Police believe accused triple murderer is being helped as $250k reward offered

Julian Ingram was last seen on January 22, when he allegedly shot and killed three people in NSW’s Central West.

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A home on Spring Street, Concord, where a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed.

Man allegedly stabbed to death by friend during dispute at Sydney home

The man, aged in his late 30s, was found with a stab wound to his chest after what is believed to have been an argument among friends.

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The bodies of two fishermen have been found in the water off Little Beach at Bouddi National Park.

Bodies of fishermen pulled from water at ‘treacherous’ Central Coast beach

The men, aged 42 and 67, were fishing at Little Beach in Bouddi National Park when one was swept off the rocks.

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Alan Jones pictured in December. The disgraced broadcaster’s legal team may apply for a temporary stay of proceedings.

‘Oodles of material’ to be disclosed as Alan Jones’ legal team flags stay of proceedings

The former broadcaster faces 27 charges against nine complainants for alleged sexual offending. His lawyers say they are yet to receive thousands of pages of evidence.

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