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Former NT police officer jailed for destroying evidence after chopper crash that killed Netflix star
By Olivana Lathouris

Neil Mellon has been sentenced to eight months behind bars after pleading guilty to a string of offences, including destroying evidence related to a 2022 helicopter crash that killed Netflix star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-09/neil-mellon-sentenced-destruction-of-evidence-chris-wilson-crash/104071590

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Notorious child killer deemed risk if freed from prison for 1987 murder of Noosa schoolgirl Sian Kingi
By Josh Dye

Barrie John Watts has been blocked from applying for parole for a further 10 years after he was deemed too great a risk to the public.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/barrie-watts-deemed-risk-if-freed-for-killing-of-sian-kingi/103520216

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Barrie Watts deemed risk if freed from prison for 1987 killing of Noosa schoolgirl Sian Kingi
By Josh Dye

A notorious Sunshine Coast child killer has been blocked from applying for parole for a further 10 years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/barrie-watts-deemed-risk-if-freed-for-killing-of-sian-kingi/103520216

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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, says prison service

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he has been serving his sentence said on Friday.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-16/alexei-navalny-reported-dead-russian-prison/103479214

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Thai police are hunting a notorious fugitive in the jungle. 'Wealthy' Pang is daring them to catch him
By Lauren Day

A well-known Thai fugitive known as "Wealthy Pang" has been on the run since October, and his TikTok videos taunting the police chasing him have stirred up some serious questions about corruption and misconduct in the country's most powerful institutions.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-15/thailand-wealthy-pang-criminal-taunts-police/103225890

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South Australian cat breeder convicted of cruelty offences A woman is convicted of a series of animal cruelty offences in relation to the RSPCA seizing 188 cats from a property north of Adelaide earlier this year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-13/sa-cat-breeder-convicted-of-cruelty-offences-rspca/12555992 #PrisonsandPunishment #Law,CrimeandJustice #VeterinaryMedicine #CourtsandTrials #AnimalWelfare #Animals