A MAN has been charged with murder after an alleged stabbing in Langwarrin on Boxing Day.Yvonne Beres was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband John Beres at their home on Wood Duck Court in Langwarrin at around 6:30am on Boxing Day. The 59-year-old victim died at the scene. The 63-year-old man allegedly responsible for the death was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder. He is expected to face court in April.A statement from the Red Heart Campaign, an advocacy group working to end violence against women and children, read that Yvonne Beres is “the 101st Australian…
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Compiled by Cameron McCulloughWHILE business people were brightening up their shop fronts and making their show windows attractive; while the cottage garden was being trimmed up and thrifty industrious householders were cleaning up the back yard, all in readiness for Christmas and the New Year, the moribund Council slept serenely on.It did nothing to brighten up the streets or the foreshore, in preparation for the annual influx of visitors.The Council maintained a masterly inactivity, except in one direction.During the holidays and prior to New Year’s Day, hundreds of casks, said to contain material for re-coating the tarred roads, were dumped…
Frankston Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man and are on the hunt for two more after an aggravated burglary in Carrum Downs on Christmas Eve. It’s alleged three offenders armed with a knife entered a residence on O’Gradys Road about 6am, Tuesday, 24 December. The group encountered an occupant of the home and made demands for car keys which were used to steal a 2010 Holden Berlina station wagon. Detectives acted swiftly in their investigation, arresting a 26-year-old Langwarrin man just after 9am. A 32-year-old Carrum Downs man has also since been arrested and both men will be…
Southern Metro Region Crime Squad have charged four people after an alleged extended follow and carjacking in Frankston on Monday afternoon. Officers spotted an allegedly stolen car on White Street in Mordialloc and initiated an extended follow about 2pm. With the assistance of Air Wing, police followed the car to an underground carpark on Cranbourne Road in Frankston. The group then allegedly dumped the car and got into another stolen vehicle before continuing to drive recklessly throughout the south-eastern suburbs again. Officers deployed stop sticks along Beach Street in Frankston. The driver continued on three wheels before returning to the…
THE state government is making sure students in the Carrum electorate get the first-class facilities they deserve, and better learning outcomes with upgrades.Sonya Kilkenny MP, Member for Carrum recently congratulated Seaford Primary School, one of 58 successful schools that will share in $25 million for a range of small-scale refurbishments through the 2024/25 round of the government’s Capital Works Fund. Seaford Primary will receive $499,969 to build new toilets.The state government has invested $16.9 billion over the past ten years to build new schools and deliver more than 2,000 school upgrades − supporting more than 26,000 jobs in construction and…