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DV survivor confronts 'monster' ex-partner who raped and burned her
By Jordanna Schriever
Domestic and sexual violence survivor Kellie Franklin has confronted her attacker in court, labelling him an "absolute monster" for the damage he had inflicted on her body and her life.
#Courts #DomesticViolence #SexualOffences #JordannaSchriever
Snowtown killer's outing from prison 'sickening', victim's nephew says
By Jordanna Schriever and Rachael Merritt
James Spyridon Vlassakis, one of four people convicted over the Snowtown murders, has been granted parole. A relative of one of the victims has condemned his move to the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre.
Nurse used 'unreasonable' force against aged care resident, tribunal rules
By Jordanna Schriever
A registered nurse who grabbed, pushed and dragged an aged care resident with dementia has been banned from practising for two years for using "completely unreasonable and unnecessary" force.
'Jenni's legacy': Father calls for change after daughter dies with anorexia
By Jordanna Schriever
The father of a young woman with anorexia nervosa has implored the state government to adopt a coroner’s recommendations for improved eating disorder services to spare other families the same grief.
#EatingDisorders #Courts #Health #HealthPolicy #MentalHealth #JordannaSchriever
Disgraced MP who fraudulently claimed public money avoids jail
By Jordanna Schriever
Former South Australian MP Fraser Ellis has avoided jail for deliberately rorting a parliamentary allowance, but maintains his actions showed a "casualness" or "recklessness" and "certainly not criminality".
#Courts #StateandTerritoryParliament #ScamsandFraud #GovernmentandPolitics #JordannaSchriever
Man jailed after committing multiple sexual offences against children
By Jordanna Schriever
An Aldinga Beach man has been jailed for more than 12 years for sexual offences involving children.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/dylan-lloyd-jailed-for-12-years/107160992
#SexualOffences #Courts #Crime #ChildAbuse #Assault #JordannaSchriever
SA school charged after student hurt in hammer-throw incident
By Jordanna Schriever
SafeWork SA has lodged criminal proceedings against Christian Brothers College over a 2024 athletics incident in which a student was struck with a hammer-throw ball.
#Courts #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Police #EducationalInstitutions #Sport #ReligiousSchools #PrivateSchools #JordannaSchriever
Man with broken hip waits for hours at RFDS base before hospital admission
By Jordanna Schriever and James Wakelin
A Mount Gambier man says he spent hours waiting in agony with a broken hip at a Royal Flying Doctors Service facility and outside a hospital before he was eventually admitted for major surgery.
#AmbulanceService #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JordannaSchriever #JamesWakelin
Fatal hit-and-run driver thought he had hit animal, court hears
By Jordanna Schriever
A 20-year-old hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a woman in Adelaide's north-east has apologised to his victim's family in court, which heard he did not initially realise he had hit a person.
Alleged parent-killer prayed for forgiveness over 'mortal sin', court hears
By Jordanna Schriever
An SA court hears Adelaide woman Raelene Polymiadis, who is accused of murdering both of her parents, was allegedly captured on covert police listening device recordings praying to God for forgiveness for a "mortal sin".
Child protection worker allegedly sexually abused teenager in care
By Jordanna Schriever
A child protection worker allegedly sexually abused a teenage boy with a mild intellectual disability while she was meant to be caring for him, and showered him with cash and gifts including pets and a PlayStation, a court has heard.
'Help me to show emotion': Jury played secret recording, police interview of accused parent killer
By Evelyn Leckie and Jordanna Schriever
A Supreme Court jury has heard a covert police recording of an Adelaide woman accused of murdering her parents allegedly praying to God for help to stay calm but "show emotion" as she drove to a police interview.
'Difficult to comprehend' that medics didn't notify authorities before fatal crash
By Jordanna Schriever
The death of a woman in a two-vehicle crash in Adelaide's north in 2022 came after "missed opportunities" to remove driver Tristan Mourant — who "knew he had medical advice not to drive" — from the road, a coroner finds.
#Courts #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #DeathandDying #JordannaSchriever
Former AFL player Ricky Henderson sues Fox Sports, AFL over genitals exposure
By Olivia Mason and Jordanna Schriever
Former professional footballer Ricky Henderson is suing the AFL and Fox Sports for more than $1.2 million in damages over an incident in which "compromising footage" of him was aired on live television in 2013.
#AFL #LawCrimeandJustice #Courts #Sport #OliviaMason #JordannaSchriever
Almond grower loses gun licence after threats to burn biosecurity officers
By Jordanna Schriever
A Riverland man who threatened to burn PIRSA officers who drove onto his property to inspect almond trees for fruit fly has lost a bid to reinstate his gun licence.
Man died amid 'systemic failings' of 'overworked' health system, inquest finds
By Jordanna Schriever
Petar Josipovic, who died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 2023, could have survived if his high-priority cardiac surgery was performed on time, a coroner finds.
#Courts #DeathandDying #HealthcareFacilities #JordannaSchriever
Alleged 2007 murder at Adelaide party involved 'payback', court told
By Jordanna Schriever
A man standing trial for an alleged stabbing murder at a party in Adelaide's north in 2007 did not inflict the fatal wound but was among a group of four men accused of murdering the victim, a court hears.
Former Beauty and the Geek contestant pleads not guilty to murder
By Jordanna Schriever
A former Beauty and the Geek contestant accused of murdering her partner has denied the allegation and has flagged a potential mental health defence, a court hears.
AGL fined $60k after workers exposed to lead during power plant deactivation
By Jordanna Schriever
South Australia's Employment Tribunal has fined energy giant AGL after workers were exposed to lead during a decommissioning project at an Adelaide power station.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/agl-torrens-island-power-station-lead-fine-safework/107017322
#OccupationalHealthandSafety #RespiratoryDiseases #Safety #JordannaSchriever
Notorious paedophile's lawyer says indefinite jail would be an 'abuse of process'
By Jordanna Schriever
A lawyer for paedophile former magistrate Peter Liddy asks a court to permanently stay an application to keep his client behind bars, but a lawyer for the SA Attorney-General says Liddy continues to deny his crimes.
DV attacker photographed victim in court, jailed for more than four years
By Jordanna Schriever
A man who was found guilty of domestic violence offences and who pleaded guilty to contempt of court for photographing the victim giving evidence has been jailed for more than four years.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/dv-attacker-jailed-for-photos-in-contempt-of-court/106448142
#Courts #Sentencing #Crime #DomesticViolence #JordannaSchriever
Neo-Nazi leader tells court bail is 'impinging' his 'fundamental rights'
By Jordanna Schriever
The leader of a far-right neo-Nazi group has failed in his efforts to get the court to remove a 'radical' bail condition barring him from communicating with other members of the group.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/neo-nazi-thomas-sewell-starting-political-party/105160428
Man who killed baby daughter at Whispering Wall breached non-contact order 149 times
By Jordanna Schriever
An inquest will consider how a manipulative father was able to take his life and that of his baby daughter on the same day he was allowed access to her.
#DomesticViolence #Crime #Suicide #Police #Courts #ChildAbuse #JordannaSchriever
Government lawyers argue coroner acted 'beyond power' when issuing certificate compelling doctor to appear at inquest
By Jordanna Schriever and Eva Blandis
The SA government insists it is not trying to block a senior hospital doctor from giving evidence about ambulance ramping at an inquest into the deaths of three people, as its lawyers launch Supreme Court challenge over a certificate issued to the doctor compelling her to appear.
#CourtsandTrials #HealthPolicy #AmbulanceService #JordannaSchriever #EvaBlandis
Doctor blocked from giving ambulance ramping evidence after SA Health 'refused', inquest told
By Jordanna Schriever
A senior Royal Adelaide Hospital doctor has been prevented from giving evidence about ambulance ramping to an inquest investigating the deaths of three patients, with the inquiry hearing SA Health had "refused" to allow her to speak on the subject.
South Australia's domestic violence crisis laid bare as submissions open for royal commission
By Jordanna Schriever
The ABC was granted access to Adelaide's specialist Family Violence Court for one day of hearings, where people from all walks of life can be the accused, or the victim of family violence.
#DomesticViolence #CrimePrevention #CourtsandTrials #Police #RoyalCommissions #JordannaSchriever