September 25, 2012 | Victims of Crime

Physical Assault – Hastings Victoria

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On Tuesday the 25-09-12 at around 12.30 am witnesses heard a female’s calls for help and quickly located a seriously injured woman in her fifties amongst think bushes beside a footpath in Hastings. The females suffered serious injuries to the back of her head and was taken to the Monash Medical Centre for treatment. For victims…

September 25, 2012

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Armed Robbery – Ascot Vale Railway Station

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On the 20-08-12 at around 6.00 pm a teenage boy was sitting on the inbound platform of the Ascot Vale Railway Station when he was robbed at knife point. The victim said that he was approached by an unknown male aged in his late twenties who threatened to stab him, and pressed the weapon against…

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Protecting Society from Violent Criminals

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Attorney-General, Greg Smith, of the NSW government has proposal legislation to keep violent prisoners who show no signs of rehabilitation in jail beyond their imposed sentence. He said that the changes were about protecting the community from the ”worst of the worst”. Howard Brown, spokesman for the Victims of Crime Assistance League, praised the legislation…

September 25, 2012

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Nightclub Violence – Melbourne CBD

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John Elliott, a candidate for the City of Melbourne, has proposed the introduction of a 1.00 am common closure for Melbourne Nightclubs to curb violence. Others believe that the current problems associated with street violence will be exacerbated by such a measure and which have been previously trialled in Australia with little success. On a Friday…

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