Stay updated with breaking news from Weapons Act. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed another male student, 16, twice in the stomach with the miniature sword called a kirpan at Glenwood High School in Sydney's north-west on May 6th
19:19 EDT, 17 May 2021 616 shares A fiery debate has erupted on the Today show about whether children should be able to take religious weapons to school after a teenager was allegedly stabbed with a Sikh kirpan in Sydney. The 14-year-old boy who allegedly used the knife was legally allowed to carry it on school grounds because it was classified a 'religious weapon' by the education department. The NSW Department of Education reacted on Tuesday morning by placing a ban on such weapons. Under religious tradition, the curved knife must be carried by Sikhs at all times to remind them of th...
The prosecutor's office said Monday it is seeking a life sentence for a man who killed two and injured three during a shooting spree in Pärnu County last summer. The prosecutor made the statement during summing-up at Pärnu County Court, in respect of Mikk Tarraste, 33, who carried out the double homicide near the village of Lihula in June 2020. Tarraste is charged with murder; the firearms used in the attack were legal, BNS reports, though illegal types of ammunition were found in the course of the investigation, both at the summer house he fled to near Lihula, following the attack, and at ...
The 49-year-old Central Region officer has been tasked to perform non-operational duties and must appear in Mackay Magistrates Court later this month.
A man who fired on several people near the village of Lihula, Pärnu County, last June, killing two and injuring four, has pleaded guilty to charges brought in civil cases against him, on the opening day of his trial Monday. However, he denies attempting to conceal firearms or fleeing the scene. It was after doing the latter that the accused allegedly killed the two individuals. Mikk Tarraste, 32, entered a guilty plea at the first-tier Pärnu County Court, BNS reports, meaning he admits his guilt and accepts all civil actions brought against him. Tarraste however pleaded not guilty for attem...