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Guilty verdict in Henderson

AFTER a day of deliberation, the jury in cause grievous bodily harm trail of Kyle Henderson retuned a guilty verdictHenderson’s trial entered its second week on Monday before Judge Robert Sutherland, with a jury finding him guilty in intending to...

13 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Investigation into stabbing continues

POLICE are being assisted with their inquiries into a fatal alleged stabbing last week. Inquiries continue after a man died following an alleged stabbing in the state’s west last week. Just after 11.50pm on Thursday, June 5, emergency services were...

13 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Police blitz state’s roads

MOTORISTS were urged to be safer on the road after a number of dangerous incidents during the Police’ King’s Birthday weekend operation. Operation King’s Birthday Long Weekend 2025 was a statewide road safety blitz that ran from 12am...

12 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Jury asked to decide on amputation stabbing

A JURY has heard the details of a 2023 stabbing that caused the amputation of a local man’s leg during a trial this week in Broken Hill District Court. The altercation happened on June 20, 2023, following a fight between the accused Kyle Henderson...

06 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Double demerits enforced

DRIVERS are encouraged to slow down and drive safely over the upcoming long weekend, with double demerit points applying from 12am this morning (Friday) until 11.59pm on Monday June 9. The sanctions are part of a statewide road safety operation for...

06 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Man who allegedly assaulted cop faces court

A 30-year-old man will face court again in June following an alleged incident that injured three Barrier Police District constables. Following reports of a domestic incident on Thursday, May 22, Barrier Police District officers attended a home on...

29 May 2025
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SUV crash on Barrier fatal

A SINGLE-vehicle crash outside of Broken Hill on Sunday has proven fatal, taking the life of a 62-year-old woman. Following reports of the incident emergency services were called to the scene at about 7.10pm. The crash occurred on the Barrier Highway...

29 May 2025
Police & Courts

Man charged with assaulting security guard

A MAN has pled guilty in Broken Hill Local Court on Tuesday to common assault, with the court hearing that he had assaulted a security guard while under the influence of alcohol. Magistrate McIntosh said the assault was uncalled for and...

23 May 2025
Police & Courts

Fatal car crash driver sentencing adjourned

A WOMAN who was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving after an incident on the Barrier Highway in March has had her sentencing adjourned while the court awaits toxicology reports. On Tuesday, the court heard that...

16 May 2025
Police & Courts

Prisoner in hot water

A MAN had his prison sentence extended on Tuesday in Broken Hill Local Court, after he allegedly threw boiling water on another prisoner, which also accidentally made contact with a prison officer. The man, who appeared via video link, had been...

15 May 2025
Police & Courts

Public assistance sought

POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate three men wanted on warrants and known to frequent the Barrier Local Area Command area. As part of Operation Amarok, police are searching for three men wanted on arrest warrants. Jaiden Riley, aged...

15 May 2025
Police & Courts

Animal abuser pleads guilty

BROKEN Hill man Jet Jai Johnson pled guilty to five counts of torture and causing prolonged suffering to animals in Broken Hill Local Court on Wednesday. Video footage of Johnson torturing animals was shared online via the Broken Hill Snake Catchers...

13 May 2025
Police & Courts

Man has sentencing delayed

A 50-year-old man who was part of a trio who allegedly stole firearms, cash and collectible coins worth $1 million from a South Australian property had his sentencing adjourned in Broken Hill Local Court this week. Mark Paul Hunt, one of three men...

02 May 2025
Police & Courts

Man found with 40kgs cannabis

A man has been charged by police after 40kgs of cannabis was discovered during a vehicle stop on Friday. At approximately 3.15pm on Friday, April 25, Barrier Traffic and Highway Patrol officers conducted road-side breath testing as part of Operation...

02 May 2025
Police & Courts

Car thief pleads guilty

AN unlicensed Broken Hill man who stole a new car from a Mildura dealership in February, before returning it and stealing a 2020 Mitsubishi Pajero instead, has plead guilty to eight charges in court on Tuesday. Ashley Young, 27, who appeared vi...

01 May 2025
Police & Courts

Jail time for speeding driver

A 30-year-old man who was accused of violating road rules by driving 130km/h in a 50km/h zone was sentenced to 13 months and 14 days imprisonment in the Broken Hill Local Court on Tuesday, with a minimum non-parole period of eight months. The man...

01 May 2025
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House fire probe

A HOUSE fire in Chapple Street is now under police and fire investigation. Firefighters were called to a house fire about 6.20pm on Wednesday. Crews from Broken Hill Fire Station and Broken Hill South found a house well alight on arrival. Broken Hill...

25 Apr 2025