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Another murder charge laid after four women killed in SA in past week

A man has been charged over the alleged murder of a woman in suburban Adelaide — one of four female victims who have died in suspicious circumstances in domestic settings in the past week.
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Man charged with murder after woman found dead inside Adelaide home

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murdering a woman in Adelaide's south last night.
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SA man who used 'vehicle as a weapon' sentenced over fatal crash

Michael Charles Henley, 24, deliberately crashed into another car multiple times in Adelaide's south in 2021, killing a 20-year-old soon-to-be father. Today the 24-year-old was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison, with a non-parole period of 11 years.
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SA woman granted retrial over alleged involvement in husband's murder

Tanya Hinrichsen was found guilty last year of conspiring to murder her husband Steven and was handed a 22-year non-parole period, but her conviction has been set aside pending a retrial.
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Adelaide hit-and-run driver never 'intended' to kill another man, court hears

Michael Charles Henley pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he deliberately crashed into another car killing Nicholas Darling at Morphett Vale in 2021.
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'Nick's blood stains your hands': Partner of hit-and-run victim confronts driver in court

The partner of an Adelaide man killed in a hit-and-run crash says the driver has blood on his hands that he will never be able to wash off. 
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Police dog detains driver as stolen car towed to car wash by vehicle allegedly containing drugs

A man will face court after a stolen car was tracked to an Adelaide car wash, where it was allegedly found on the back of a trailer towed by a vehicle found to contain drugs and cash.
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Driver accused of deliberate hit-and-run pleads guilty to manslaughter

An Adelaide driver accused of deliberately killing another man in a hit-and-run crash has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, on the day he was due to go on trial for murder.
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'Catastrophic' breakdown in teen's care before suicide, coroner finds

South Australia's State Coroner has found the Department of Child Protection "missed opportunities" that "may well have prevented" the death of a 13-year-old boy who took his own life while in state care. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a person who has died.
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Two fatal crashes in two days adds to SA's horror road toll

A 51-year-old Glenelg woman died following a crash, which also injured five others, at Hackham in the early hours of Saturday morning, while a 59-year-old man from the Barossa died in a motorcycle crash on Friday evening.
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Adelaide teens, man charged with conspire to murder

The two teenagers and the 20-year-old man were charged with conspiring to murder. 
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Driver accused of recklessly hitting female motorcyclist released on bail

A man charged with recklessly crashing his car into a motorbike rider in Adelaide's south has been released on bail.
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Adelaide massage therapist to stand trial over rape, indecent assault charges

The 52-year-old is accused of indecently assaulting eight clients over a two-year period between June 2019 and November 2021.
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Adelaide teens arrested after 14yo boy allegedly stabbed in the back

Police say a 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital on Sunday morning with non-life-threatening injuries.
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More than 50 Adelaide schools to close after storms cause biggest blackout since 2016

Some 65,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity, with SA Power Networks saying many will not be reconnected until at least Tuesday.
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Four years' jail after drugs and cash found hidden down hole in Adelaide backyard

Police found 600 grams of methamphetamine and 1.8 litres of GHB across two visits to the house.
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NSW woman again sentenced to 25 years' jail for murder of Adelaide partner

Wendie-Sue Dent has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 25 years for murdering her partner David Lawrence to take his home and money. 
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Woman twice found guilty of poisoning partner seeks to appeal conviction again

Wendie-Sue Dent was found guilty in June for a second time of poisoning her partner. She will be sentenced on Friday, but her lawyers are seeking to appeal her conviction again.
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South Australian government defends funding given in almost exclusively Labor seats

An ABC News analysis reveals South Australia's government has promised funding to community groups in almost exclusively Labor seats.
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Man charged with attempted murder over alleged car jacking in Adelaide's south remanded in custody

Raymond James Beatty, 32, faces court charged with 11 offences including attempted murder over an alleged crime spree in Adelaide's southern suburbs. 
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Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing car owner and stealing car in Adelaide's south

A man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another man and stealing his car in Adelaide's south this morning.
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South Australians given relief with doubled cost-of-living payments

A one-off, doubled cost-of-living payment being dished out by the South Australian government will provide some relief to concession holders and low-income earners.
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Police looking for man who grabbed an 11yo boy in Adelaide's southern suburbs

Police are hunting for a man they say hurt an 11-year-old boy in Morphett Vale yesterday afternoon.
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Adelaide massage therapist appears in court charged with indecent assault and rape

An Adelaide massage therapist who allegedly indecently assaulted eight of his clients over two years is now facing a further seven charges.
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Lyndal only has $1 left after receiving the pension, so she asked the government to do something about it

After the pension gets paid into Lyndal Johnson's bank account she is left with only a few dollars to spare, so she decided to do something about it. The 71-year-old reached out to the state government, but did not expect her email to attract the attention of the Premier, who has decided to bring forward its cost-of-living concession scheme.
Adelaide pensioner Lyndal Johnson