@epearson_3

Court Reporter @theage. Email: [email protected]

 Melbourne, Victoria
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Joined November 2009
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#EXCLUSIVE: Dezi Freeman has been shot dead by heavily armed police this morning after more than 6 months on the run. @7NewsMelbourne @7NewsAustralia
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“They’re killing our children and not holding anyone to account. It’s painful. It’s hurtful. And it’s disgusting," said Aunty Donna Nelson, Veronica Nelson's mother. theage.com.au/national/victo…

Mother’s disgust after WorkSafe refuses to lay charges over Veronica Nelson’s death

A coroner found that Nelson, 37, would still be alive if prison staff had responded to her cries for help. But WorkSafe closed the case without any charges.

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Earlier, during intense explosions at the chemical fire in Derrimut, I captured this drum flying through the air - one of many sent sky-high. Hate to think where they landed. Thankfully it seems to slowly easing now. #melbourne @7NewsMelbourne
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A fine piece from @epearson_3 on the most curious case of Gregory Lynn. There are chunks of evidence the jury won't be able to hear (for a few reasons..fairness at the top of the list). smh.com.au/national/victoria…

What the jury wasn’t told about the missing campers case

Five hours of former pilot Gregory Lynn’s police interview, 5000 secret recordings and details about his first wife’s death were excluded from his murder trial.

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Thank you @epearson_3 for this uplifting article on magistrate Bob Kumar. I’ve had the privilege of seeing his work firsthand from the court room to the Banksia Gardens estate in #Broadmeadows. He understood the challenges & saw value when others did not! theage.com.au/national/victo… – at Melbourne, Victoria

Court stands for visionary magistrate who sat into lunch and escaped Russell Street bombing

In nearly four decades on the bench, Bob Kumar proved himself to be a compassionate innovator with a remarkable ability to connect with those appearing before him.

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An Age journalist will not have to name 13 sources that criticised Munjed Al Muderis, after a judge found she was entitled to journalist privilege. theage.com.au/national/nine-…

Nine journalist not required to disclose sources, judge rules

Justice Robert Bromwich ruled that the public interest in journalist Charlotte Grieve maintaining the confidentiality of her sources exceeded the public interest in her being forced to disclose their...

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A teacher pleads guilty to historical child sexual abuse. And he doesn’t have to spend a day in jail theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

A teacher pleads guilty to historical child sexual abuse. And he doesn’t have to spend a day in jail

The realities of the justice system mean that former teachers like Gary Bloom can plead guilty to childhood sexual abuse and escape a jail sentence.

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How George Marrogi’s sister became ‘the brains behind’ the family’s crime empire - latest from me with Chris Vedelago and @epearson_3 theage.com.au/national/victo…

How George Marrogi’s sister became ‘the brains behind’ the family’s crime empire

When Meshilin Marrogi died of COVID-19 in 2021, it marked the beginning of the end for the Notorious Crime Family.

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Breaking: A Supreme Court judge has ruled the order used to shut down catering company I Cook Foods following allegations of a listeria outbreak was invalid. theage.com.au/national/victo…

Win for ‘slug gate’ owner after judge finds business shutdown invalid

Former chief health officer Brett Sutton failed to observe procedural fairness when he shut I Cook Foods over a listeria outbreak, but owner Ian Cook won’t get any damages.

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#breaking Western Bulldogs ordered to pay child sex abuse victim $5.9m in damages theage.com.au/national/victo…

Western Bulldogs ordered to pay child sex abuse victim $5.9m in damages

A Supreme Court jury found the football club failed to adequately protect Adam Kneale from a club fundraising committee member who abused him from around age 12.

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#breaking Patterson faces court over alleged involvement in mushroom killing theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

Patterson faces court over alleged involvement in mushroom killing

The cook at the centre of the deadly mushroom meal, charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder, has appeared in court.

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‘You stole my voice’: Former Melbourne primary school teacher guilty of child sex abuse theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

‘You stole my voice’: Former primary school teacher guilty of historical child sex abuse

A former Melbourne primary school teacher, who now runs a bed and breakfast in Scotland, faced court on Wednesday over historical child abuse offences.

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Breaking: Two victims of the mystery mushroom poisoning have been laid to rest and will be memorialised in a public service in Gippsland next week. theage.com.au/national/victo…

Two mystery mushroom poisoning victims laid to rest, public memorial next week

Don and Gail Patterson died after they are believed to have eaten poisonous death cap mushrooms during a family lunch, but there are hopeful signs for another seriously ill victim.

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‘No known reason’: Mongols bikies get decades in jail for killing Melbourne fruiterer theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

The heart-wrenching reality of a father gunned down by mistake

The wife of Melbourne dad Paul Virgona sobbed outside the Supreme Court after two bikies who killed her husband were sentenced to decades in prison. Crucial questions remain unanswered.

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Convicted murderer Adrian Basham fighting to keep house he killed his wife in theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

Convicted murderer Adrian Basham fighting to keep house he killed his wife in

Basham told a court via videolink on Tuesday that he needs to sell the Cowes property to help pay his legal bills.

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Plot to steal body of gangland boss’ sister sparks revenge fears theage.com.au/national/victo…

Plot to steal body of gangland boss’ sister sparks revenge fears

A broken lift foiled an apparent attempt to steal the body of Notorious Crime Family boss George Marrogi’s sister, with the thieves instead making off with items from her coffin.

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Julia Gillard’s ex-partner Tim Mathieson to plead guilty to sex assault theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

Julia Gillard’s ex-partner Tim Mathieson to plead guilty to sexual assault

The ex-partner of former prime minister Julia Gillard has appeared in a Melbourne court charged with sucking a woman’s nipple without consent.

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A 13-year-old who took part in a frenzied pack attack that left his teen victim with more than 100 injuries was too young and immature to be found guilty of murder, his lawyer has argued. theage.com.au/national/victo…

Boy ‘too young’ to be convicted over death of teen stabbed 50 times

A trial has heard a 13-year-old was part of a group who chased down and set upon Declan Cutler as he left a house party.

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As a crime reporter, there are some cases that stay with you forever. This is one of them.
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How a dogged detective overcame incredible odds to nab a tip killer theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

How a dogged detective overcame incredible odds to nab a tip killer

Samantha Russell stood in the mud at the Wollert tip and “the air just went out of her”. After four months, the detective and her dedicated search party had found the body of missing mum Ju Zhang.

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How a dogged detective overcame incredible odds to nab a tip killer theage.com.au/national/victo… @theage

How a dogged detective overcame incredible odds to nab a tip killer

Samantha Russell stood in the mud at the Wollert tip and “the air just went out of her”. After four months, the detective and her dedicated search party had found the body of missing mum Ju Zhang.

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