‘No Parole’ Declaration for Double Murderer, Rapist in Australia

Published on January 18, 2024

A man sentenced to life behind bars for the rape and murder of two Sunshine Coast girls nearly three decades ago cannot apply for parole until 2032. Paul Stephen Osborne, a factory worker, was sentenced to two life terms in jail and 18 years for each of two rape counts in 1997. Osborne should preferably never be released from jail, Supreme Court Justice Glen Williams said in handing down the sentence. A declaration ordering that Osborne may not apply for parole was made by Queensland’s Parole Board president Michael Byrne KC on Jan. 18. The declaration is in effect until May 22, 2032 and means a parole application the board received in May 2020 is refused....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Jeweller’s Wife in Court Over Allegedly Staged Robbery

January 18, 2024
The wife of a jeweller accused of staging a robbery at his store has faced court on claims she was also in on the alleged attempt to defraud insurers.Renowned jeweller Michel Germani has been in custody since handing himself in to police in May.He has been accused of seeking more than $2.8 million (US$1.84 million) from his insurers and making false statements to do so after allegedly staging a ro

Teenagers Face Court Charged With Doctor’s Murder

January 18, 2024
Two teenagers are accused of breaking into a Melbourne GP’s home, stealing shoes, a luxury wallet, computers and car keys, before murdering him.The 16-year-olds were arrested on Thursday following an investigation into the death of Ashley Gordon in Melbourne’s northeast on Jan. 13.The 33-year-old was found on Eildon Street in Doncaster about 5.30am by police responding to reports of an aggravated