Keyword "innocent person" - List of latest news (8 results)

22/04 Labor candidate Helen Madell attacks Catholic Church

A Labor candidate running in the federal election repeatedly attacked the late Pope Francis and the Catholic Church for “ongoing support for pedos” in a series of deleted social media posts.

25/09 ‘Grotesque’: United States accused of executing an innocent man

The United States has executed a man who was convicted of murder in 2001, despite opposition from both the victim’s family and the office that prosecuted him, which now believes he was innocent.

03/04 The critical 27 minutes in Hayne’s appeal

Lawyers representing Jarryd Hayne say he could not have sexually assaulted a woman on the night of the NRL grand final in 2018 in 27 minutes, arguing the former NRL star should be acquitted and face no further trial.

20/03 I’m Begging the Courts to Stop Citing My Work

A court finally took notice of my reporting—but for all the wrong reasons.

11/03 Huge payout for wrongly accused bikie killer

An innocent man wrongly identified online as the assassin who murdered senior bikie Nick Martin has been awarded $250,000 in damages for the defamatory accusation.

18/10 Woman left husband in faeces, lice

A woman who left her sick and starving ex-husband to die while covered in faeces and lice has failed to overturn her conviction.

05/06 ‘Sad’ fact about Folbigg’s pardon

Lindy Chamberlain’s lawyer says Kathleen Folbigg needs to be declared innocent and be given compensation for her years in prison.

11/01 What George Pell hated most about jail

In 2021, Cardinal Pell – who died age 81 on Tuesday – opened up about what he hated the most during his time in prison during an interview with the BBC.