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Pursuant to the so-called "Bloody Code", by the 1770s some 222 crimes in Britain carried the death penalty. [12] Almost all of these were crimes against property, including such offences as the stealing of goods worth over 5 shillings, the cutting down of a tree, the theft of an animal, even the theft of a rabbit from a warren.
11 May 2018 – Osmington shooting – The bodies of three adults and four children were found shot dead on a farm in the town of Osmington, Western Australia. [ 107 ] 13 June 2018 – 22-year-old comedian Eurydice Dixon was raped and murdered on a soccer pitch in Princes Park , Carlton .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of Australian people who have been convicted of serious crimes. Bank robbers Australians convicted of bank robbery ...
For people executed in other parts of Australia, see the sidebar. Within weeks of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 and the establishment of Sydney, New South Wales as the first permanent European settlement, Thomas Barrett became the first person to be executed in Australia under British law.
Roderick A. Davies, a 36-year-old carpenter, shot his wife and five children dead before taking his own life. [9] Boulder bombings: 1 February 1942 Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia: 14 (plus 1. perp) 15 Bombing of a boarding house containing 30 people in Boulder, Western Australia by 45-year-old Pero Raecivich. [10] Glen Innes shooting 2 ...
Since then the States have been responsible for most criminal law. Since Federation in 1901, 114 people have been legally executed in Australia (excluding the historical territories of New Guinea and Papua where executions occurred under Australian law). [6] For lists of people executed in Australia, sorted by state or territory, see the sidebar.
This was the first execution at Pentridge, [157] and Bennett was the last person to be executed in Australia for a crime other than murder. Arnold Sodeman – 1 June 1936 – "The Schoolgirl Strangler" – Confessed to the murder of four girls. Hanged at Pentridge. [158]
35-year old Nurse Margaret Tapp and her 9-year old daughter Seana Tapp were found dead in their home, having been beaten and strangled to death. Seana had been raped before her death. 1985 Christopher Dale Flannery: Not found Flannery, nicknamed "Mr. Rent-a-Kill", [74] is alleged to have been an Australian contract killer. By the time of his ...