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Manhunt for killer after Melburnian is stabbed to death on the street corner after curfew

A manhunt is underway in Melbourne after a man was stabbed to death on a street corner. Homicide detectives believe two men were fighting on the corner of Essex and Malvern roads at South Yarra about 11pm on Friday, when one was stabbed repeatedly in the upper body. The man, aged in his 40s, was rushed to hospital but later died. Homicide detectives believe two men were fighting on the corner of Essex and Malvern roads at South Yarra about 11pm on Friday His attacker fled the scene. A nearby housing complex has been cordoned off with specialist officers at the scene. Meanwhile, a man is in custody following an earlier alleged stabbing in the city's southeast, at Frankston. Emergency services were called to Petrie Street about 12.05am where they found a 35-year-old man with a laceration to his neck. He was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition. Police attended a nearby address and arrested a 38-year-old man who was assisting officers with their inquiries. Investigator

Twist in Aboriginal teen's 'suicide' as it's revealed she was allegedly raped hours before she was found dead - as inquest hears her family bleached the house clean

An Aboriginal teenager who was thought to have taken her own life died in 'suspicious' circumstances after she was allegedly raped and her family home bleached clean on the day of her death, an inquest has heard.   Keturah Cheralyn Mamarika, 16, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her Groote Eyland island home, in Northern Territory, in November 2016. A coronial inquest was launched on Wednesday to look into the death of Keturah as well as Aboriginal teenagers Layla 'Gulum' Leering, 15, and Fionica James, 17.   Each girl was believed to have died by apparent 'suicides' when their bodies were discovered between 2016 and 2017. The inquest concluded on Friday and was told police should resume the cases and investigate either murder, rape or assault charges, NT News reported.  The body of 'Gulum' Leering, 15, was found under a tree in December 2017, after she got drunk and a 15-year-old boy admitted to taking advantage of her Deputy Coroner Kelvin Curri

Man who lost his penis to a flesh-eating bacteria sues hospital after his genitalia had to be AMPUTATED

A man is suing a hospital after his penis was amputated when he developed flesh-eating bacteria.  The 70-year-old from Shepparton, in Victoria, alleges that Goulburn Valley Health failed to treat him 'adequately' when he complained to the hospital of his illness, according to The Goulburn Valley News.  In a Supreme Court writ filed on Monday, Wayne Grundy claims he caught the bacterial infection and 'necrotising fasciitis' during a week-long stay at the facility in April and May 2018.  The 70-year-old from Shepparton alleges that Goulburn Valley Health failed to treat him 'adequately' when he complained to the hospital of his illness (stock image)  He alleges that staff at the hospital 'failed to adequately or properly assess the penis adequately or at all' and did not administer antibiotics for the first one-and-a-half days of treatment.  Among the other claims is that he was not transferred to Royal Melbourne Hospital for specialist treatment when the

Dominic Raab's bodyguard sparks police dash after his loaded, semi-automatic Glock 19 pistol is found on a plane seat by a cleaner

Dominic Raab's bodyguard sparked a police scramble at Heathrow airport after leaving his loaded, semi-automatic Glock 19 pistol on the seat of a plane. The alarm was raised by a cleaner after she found the unattended weapon in its holster on board the United Airlines jet from Washington DC before officers descended on the scene.  But they were eventually stood down after realising the gun belonged to a protection officer assigned to the Foreign Secretary who had been in the US to discuss the issues of Brexit and Northern Ireland with political leaders. The Metropolitan Police have since confirmed that the security officer has been suspended from operational firearms duties pending an investigation.    Dominic Raab's bodyguard sparked a police scramble at Heathrow airport after leaving his loaded, semi-automatic Glock 19 pistol on the seat of a plane The United Airlines flight landed at Heathrow's Terminal 2 shortly before 6.30am yesterday.   'The protection officer bega

'Lilibet rang up to ask me to skate': Secret diary of the Queen's first confidante reveals how they played together, sheltered from Nazi bombs – and Elizabeth's first flirtations with Philip

Alathea Fitzalan Howard ecame a close friend of Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, visiting them often at Windsor Castle, and enjoying parties, balls, picnics and celebrations with the Royal Family and other members of the Court Alathea Fitzalan Howard was sent to live with her grandfather, Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent, at Cumberland lodge in Windsor Great Park during World War II after her parents separated.  There she became a close friend of Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, visiting them often at Windsor Castle, and enjoying parties, balls, picnics and celebrations with the Royal Family and other members of the Court.  1940  Sunday, January 21  LiLibet Princess Elizabeth, aged 13 and living with her family at Royal Lodge in rang up to ask me to skate. She, Margaret and the King picked me up in the car and we drove to the lake. Queen came down and watched. Played hockey with about six other people — policemen and chauffeurs etc from Royal Lodge. Great fun. Lilib

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's last public appearance: Justice officiated a private outdoor wedding for family friends just weeks before she died of pancreatic cancer at 87

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's last appearances before she died aged 87 of metastatic pancreatic cancer was officiating an outdoor wedding for family friends last month.  The judge, only the second woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, passed away Friday evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington D.C. following complications with her illness.  Ginsburg, who served for 27 years on the highest court of the land, had battled several bouts of cancer after first being diagnosed in 2009. 2020 has been rough pic.twitter.com/uaGsBvavN4 — justin (@Justintime4763) September 19, 2020 2020 has been rough pic.twitter.com/uaGsBvavN4 But in August, a tweet from a new bride brought the first sighting of an ailing Ginsburg in months.  The photo of the Ginsburg, who announced in July she was being treated for cancer, shows her during the wedding ceremony of Barb Solish and Danny Kazin, according to Solish's Twitter feed. '2020 has been rough, but yesterday was Supreme,&

Winter blast hits Australia with heavy rain, hail, destructive winds and even TORNADOES forecast as states brace for a wet and wintry weekend

Large parts of Australia are set for a wet and windy weekend - with a weather system bringing torrential rain, hail and destructive winds making its way across the country. Severe thunderstorms will develop over central areas of the country on Saturday - including South Australia and western New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.  Showers and cool temperatures are forecast in mainland capital cities, while supercells are possible in southwest Queensland where severe winds and even tornadoes could form.  Large parts of Australia are set for a wet and windy weekend - with a weather system bringing torrential rain, hail and destructive winds making its way across the country   Severe weather warnings are in place for South Australia, southeast parts of the Northern Territory, southwestern Queensland and northwest parts of Victoria (pictured: students stand in the rain in Melbourne in June) The red areas on the map above indicate areas of high wind with tornadoes possible in southeast Q

Melbourne teeters on the brink of a coronavirus EXPLOSION as cluster surges in the city's southeast and protests threaten to spark an outbreak despite the lowest daily increase in cases since June

Anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne are threatening to cause another COVID-19 outbreak as the city teeters on the brink of a third explosion and cases surge in the southeast.     Public health authorities are racing to stop infections growing in the Casey and Dandenong council areas on the Melbourne's southeast rim, which now has 90 active cases. Five households in Clyde, Cranbourne North, Hallam and Narre Warren South are linked to 34 active cases. Daniel Andrews urged covidiots on Saturday not to gather at planned protests across the city or 'do anything to undermine' its progress with tackling COVID-19. It comes as Victoria recorded 21 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest daily increase since June, and a further seven deaths.   Metropolitan Melbourne's 14-day average has plummeted and now sits at 39.3 as the state moves to a COVID normal. In regional Victoria, the 14-day average is at just 1.9.  Daniel Andrews urged covidiots on Saturday not to gather at planned prot