A man accused of attacking a police officer was in 2005 being hailed as a success story in a school bullying project.

A nine-year-old with horrific injuries never wants to see her parents again, a court has heard.

A couple accused of torturing their nine-year-old daughter appeared briefly in court this morning.

A former top student who murdered and cannibalised his victims has been sentenced in a Leeds courtroom.

The mother of a girl, 5, found dead in her bed after an alleged assault was trying to escape violence in her life.

New claims emerged last night that the nine-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her parents was also sexually abused while in Child Youth and Family care.

A man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged with assault over the death of a girl, 5, in Napier.

A road policing boss says police did not breach policy by continuing a pursuit during which an innocent Auckland was shot dead.

A woman has been shot in the leg in the fourth shooting incident on the Gold Coast this month.

Blood-soaked carpet and household items have been removed from the home of an Auckland couple found dead after the woman's 14-year-old sister called 111.

The two teens accused of a brutal machete attack on a police officer are to be charged with attempted murder.

The Auckland couple found dead in their home after a panicked 14-year-old girl called 111 to tell police about a serious domestic argument have been named, and police have revealed they died from knife wounds.

A police officer injured in a brutal machete attack needs more hospital treatment for his facial and head injuries.

A multiple sclerosis sufferer who shot dead her husband has avoided a prison sentence.

The killer of four-year-old James Whakaruru has been released from prison, despite multiple Parole Board reports claiming he remains violent and dangerous.

The mother of a tortured girl allegedly told authorities she was at a tangi 'down south' to prevent anyone seeing her injuries.

An Auckland couple were found dead in their home after a panicked 14-year-old called 111.

Amanda Knox's appeal against her 26-year sentence for the murder of Meredith Kercher received a massive boost yesterday.

Police were this afternoon continuing inquiries into events leading to the deaths of a man and a woman overnight after a reported domestic incident.

Sydney police have charged a Kings Cross hotel security guard, believed to be former high-profile rugby league player John Hopoate, following the serious assault of a man in a Kings Cross street.