Tag: Australian crime


  • Isla Bell murder case: forensic pathologist cannot determine cause of death in court

    Isla Bell murder case: forensic pathologist cannot determine cause of death in court

    Overview of the committal hearings The committal hearings in Melbourne are examining whether there is enough evidence to send two men to trial for the death of 19-year-old Isla Bell. Prosecutors allege that Marat Ganiev murdered Ms Bell, a woman who reportedly knew him only briefly, and that her body was then moved around Melbourne…

  • Man cleared of link to fugitive Dezi Freeman after Benalla-area search

    Man cleared of link to fugitive Dezi Freeman after Benalla-area search

    Dezi Freeman man cleared of link after Benalla-area search A man has been cleared of involvement in the manhunt for Dezi Freeman after a large-scale police search converged on an isolated farming area in north-east Victoria on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed that a property searched in Goomalibee was cleared, and a man intercepted in the town…