National Crime News

• Woman jailed for killing her son in ice-fuelled crash November 21, 2019
  A woman who was high on methamphetamine when she killed her young son in a crash on the Fleurieu Peninsula has been jailed for at least two years and three months.
  Meagan Dillon
• There's no way Prince Andrew can continue public life November 20, 2019
  Taking the Duke of York out of the public eye was the only way forward for the Royal family and the next interview the Prince gives should be with the FBI, writes Samantha Hawley.
  Samantha Hawley
• Man charged with attempted murder after woman shot in head November 20, 2019
  Shane Cregan, 47, who is accused of shooting a woman in the head near Townsville over a business dispute, is remanded in custody after being charged with a string of offences including attempted murder.
• Tasmania Now: Intern doctors paid $220k in overtime, fire weather alert November 20, 2019
  DAILY BRIEFING: Massive overtime bills are revealed in a junior doctor staffing review at Royal Hobart Hospital, water-bombing aircraft are on standby ahead of hot and gusty conditions across the state.
• Britain rebukes China for 'torture' of consulate employee November 20, 2019
  A former employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong, Simon Cheng, says Chinese secret police tortured and interrogated him about London's role in recent protests during the 15 days in August that he was detained.
• Manhunt underway after beloved family dog is stabbed to death November 20, 2019
  A teenage girl says she's been left heartbroken after her dog was brutally stabbed to death at her family's property in northern Victoria.
  Ashlee Aldridge
• Murder not ruled out in death of mother found in river near Byron Bay November 20, 2019
  Carley Metcalfe, 40, did not appear injured and is unlikely to have consumed intoxicants before her mysterious death two years ago. Now a coroner will seek to find the answers her parents desperately need.
  Leah White
• Carley Metcalfe November 20, 2019
• Benjamin Batterham found not guilty of murdering Richard Slater November 20, 2019
  Benjamin Batterham speaks to the media outside Newcastle Court after being found not guilty of murder or manslaughter of Richard Slater on November 20, 2019.
• Self-driving Uber crashed as backup driver watched The Voice, US transport agency says November 20, 2019
  The US National Transportation Safety Board says the probable cause of the crash was the failure of the back-up safety driver to monitor the driving environment "because she was visually distracted throughout the trip by her personal cell phone".