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Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder of teenage girl found in his car
Police say Burke killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez to protect his music career.
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Louisiana gunman had sought mental health treatment, relatives say
Relatives say Shamar Elkins was recently hospitalised for mental health care.
'Starting to feel violence': Woman's temper in spotlight after fatal hit-and-run
As the pedestrian lay alone in the road for 45 minutes, she focused on a hook-up.
'Shoot the f*****': Text messages exchanged before man died in roadside ditch
The final text from Shannon Brady's phone said Baldwin had 'just walked past' at 7.53am.
Police lay 13 new charges over alleged sex offending linked to Hastings man
Police have laid the new charges in relation to alleged offending near Tūrangi on March 7.
'Grief no family should ever have to carry': Outpouring after mum, two daughters killed
The suburban homicide has shocked the Hawke’s Bay city of Hastings.
Charlize Theron tells of night her mother shot her father dead
The actress was 15 when her mother shot her father in self-defence.
Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting during domestic dispute
The children, aged from 1 to 14, were shot at two homes in Shreveport.
Woman and children believed killed in Hastings incident
A man is in hospital and police say there is no risk to the wider public.
Partner of slain gang member's time on the run ends behind bars after involvement in his death
Jade Oldridge asked her uncle to 'smash' her partner. He was instead shot five times.
'In pain but still talking': Witnesses describe man lying in a ditch, weakly waving his arm
'My body hurts,' the dying man told a witness in Shannon Brady's murder trial.
Singer D4vd arrested after teen's decomposing body found in Tesla
David Anthony Burke, 21, is being held without bail in Los Angeles.
'Completely over the top': Teacher punched bar patron 16 times
The teacher, who was working a second job at a bar, claimed he feared for his life.
'Young woman's nightmare': NZ's most notorious rapist sentenced again
Malcolm Rewa was confronted in court by a woman who was 16 when he targeted her in 1988.
Editorial: Case of toddler starving to death needs further scrutiny
OPINION: The mother and a system designed to protect children have both failed.
Assaults on health staff surge as EDs called 'pressure cookers'
Last year, 7584 assaults against Health NZ staff were reported.
'He's trying to stab me!' Neighbours recall haunting last minutes of family violence victim's life
Charlie Watson had a plan to leave the abusive relationship but feared it could end badly.
'Totally ridiculous': Man shot in supermarket carpark over Pokemon cards
Officers seized two pistols at the scene and detained the suspected shooter.
Twins admit violent machete robbery that resulted in shotgun blast, attempted murder charge
A Facebook Marketplace seller was attacked with a machete while trying to sell a ring.
Ex-UFC Kiwi star arrested in Australia over alleged domestic violence incident
Police arrested the heavyweight fighter after being called to a regional NSW property.
'Shannon did it': Victim's last words as he lay dying on roadside
The Crown says Shannon Brady deliberately ran Nicholas Baldwin down in his ute.
Four relatives to stand trial for death of woman found floating in plastic bag
Suppression lifted today for the four defendants after a Court of Appeal decision.
Youth arrested after violent back-to-back dairy robberies
Police say they aren't ruling out further arrests.
Assault outside MSD office left victim with teeth knocked out after alleged name-calling
The victim suffered a second blow after she coughed and her veneers fell out and broke.
Murder trial nearly derailed as father confronts man who stabbed daughter’s throat
'Break the cycle!!' the woman wrote to her kids in a letter hours before death.
Mother admits she fatally starved toddler, who weighed just 6.23kg
The child was eating Weet-Bix, yoghurt and one bottle a day, she later told police.
‘Justice needs to be served’: US teen’s stepbrother charged with murder following cruise death
Anna Kepner's body was found under a bed in her ship's cabin by a room steward.
Southport dance class murders: Parents of teen killer blamed
Inquiry into the stabbing found a 'complete abandonment of responsibility' by the parents.
'Boys are heading to Mt McDonald's. Mongols are there': Inside a Greazy Dogs gang confrontation
A judge-alone trial has CCTV footage of a violent gang clash in Mount Maunganui on repeat.
English 19-year-old woman killed in family pet dog attack
Essex Police say the dog involved in the fatal attack was not a banned breed.