A New Zealand man who tried to rape a young girl after travelling to England to try to save his marriage has been sentenced to 15 and a half years in jail.

The mother of a Hamilton man who died after a paintball attack wants to know why no one was charged over his death.

A coroner's inquest has thrown new light on how armed police chasing a P-crazed gunman accidentally shot dead an innocent driver.

The mother of an innocent man shot dead during a motorway pursuit says her son's death has caused 'unbearable heartache'.

Police are hunting for the killer of a three-year-old boy found dead hours after he went missing from a Melbourne home.

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his cousin, who died from a brain abscess after he hit him on the head with a bottle.

The first sign Navtej Singh had that something was terribly wrong was the look of fear spreading across his co-worker's face.

Constable Jeremy Snow's has been off duty since he was shot four times on a routine patrol before Christmas. Yesterday was his first day back in uniform and he was loving it.

The wife of a slain south Auckland liquor store owner is stunned five men charged with murder have been found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter.

Anitilea Chan Kee (above right) is convicted of murdering liquor store owner Navtej Singh but friends are shocked by not guilty verdicts against five others.

A woman accused of murdering the toddler in her care told her cousin she thought he was sick the day he went to hospital, a court hears.