Miles Proust

Melbourne

Court Journalist at The Herald Sun

Court reporter for @theheraldsun [email protected]

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Articles

Hayden Kidd pleads guilty to manslaughter after killing grandma

Apr 18, 2024 | couriermail.com.au | Ashley Argoon |Miles Proust

A man who was high when he killed his grandmother, claiming he thought she was his abusive stepdad, has made an 11th hour plea deal to manslaughter two weeks into his murder trial. Hayden Kidd has accepted responsibility for killing his grandmother Shirley, 67, with a gardening mattock in the garage of their Darley home, in May 2022.
What punishment Victorian teachers get for sexually abusing students

Sep 4, 2023 | heraldsun.com.au | John Dagge |Miles Proust

Victorian teacher Monique Ooms has avoided jail for repeatedly having sex with a student after an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against a “merciful” sentence was rejected. Here’s how other cases of teachers sexually abusing students under their care have played out. The Wantirna College teacher blamed loneliness suffered during Covid lockdowns for plying a 14-year-old student with booze and having sex with him.
Shane Tuck inquest: Tragic details of mental battle during AFL career

Jul 18, 2023 | codesports.com.au | Miles Proust

Former Richmond player Shane Tuck began showing changes in his personality as early as 2006 before taking his own life in 2020, an inquest has heard. Former AFL player Shane Tuck heard voices in his head and was hospitalised for suicide attempts in the lead-up to his death, a landmark inquest has heard.