Eva Blandis is a court reporter with ABC News South Australia. She has a special interest in crime and the justice system.
A driver who has avoided jail after she fatally struck a 21-year-old motorcyclist was under the influence of cannabis and on the phone at the time of the crash south of Adelaide, a judge says.
An Adelaide mother who faked her six-year-old son's cancer diagnosis to deceitfully raise money was "living the life of the rich and famous" despite serious financial struggles, a court has heard.
A mother who admitted to criminally neglecting three of her children, including her daughter who died when she was six-years-old, has been jailed for 17 years.
An Adelaide man will serve a home detention sentence for an attack in the city's nightlife precinct that left his "off-guard" victim learning how to walk and eat independently again.
South Australia's Supreme Court has thrown out former MP Annabel Digance's $2.3 million lawsuit against the state and Premier Peter Malinauskas, but found it was still open for her to pursue complaints about the conduct of SA Police.
A District Court Judge has jailed a 25-year-old who "deliberately" ignored a stop sign and give way sign before colliding with a bus, killing his two passengers.
South Australia's Police Commissioner has said that two members of missing boy Gus Lamont's family are "not cooperating" with investigators, but a police spokesperson said they could not comment further on the number of suspects in the case.
South Australia's attorney-general has applied to have convicted paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy jailed indefinitely.
The SA Supreme Court hears a father failed to get his son medical help for 16 hours before he died. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of a person who has died, as well as details that may be distressing.
South Australia's coroner has recommended the state "lead the nation" by making it mandatory for people to wear a life jacket when aboard any boat up to 7 metres in length.
A suppression order has been lifted on the identity of the first South Australian man to be prosecuted for allegedly creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images.
A truck driver charged over a fatal crash which killed two freight train drivers at a level crossing on the Barrier Highway has died.
A man has been spared jail time after his "substandard" driving resulted in a crash that caused the death of his passenger.
An SA Supreme Court trial hears listening devices captured alleged murderer Mark Murphy admitting to his role in killing Geoffrey McLean in 2022. Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.
Four people, including the victim's former partner, are standing trial in relation to the alleged murder of 55-year-old man Geoffrey McLean, whose remains were found in a wheelie bin in Adelaide's north in 2022. Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.
Fifteen days before he allegedly killed a woman and attempted to kill another, Shaun Michael Dunk asked to be taken into custody so he would not be a danger to anyone.
A recorded police interview reveals that a man accused of killing a woman at a real estate business in Adelaide was not satisfied with his alleged murder.
New documents accuse the Parole Administrative Review Commissioner of making a mistake by not allowing the SA Parole Board to participate in a review of a decision to release Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis.
A trial to determine if a man was mentally competent at the time he killed a woman in Adelaide hears that he "always wanted to know what it was like to kill someone". Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing.
Funding for water infrastructure, urban renewal projects and first-home buyer schemes has been announced in a partnership between the Commonwealth and the state government.
A man who injected his girlfriend with methamphetamine in the 24 hours before her sudden death has been jailed for just over nine months — but his sentence was backdated, meaning he will be eligible for release in May.
A coronial inquest will investigate why three doctors failed to alert relevant authorities that a man was unfit to drive due to vision impairment in the years before he caused a crash which killed a mother of four.
A 20-year-old man remains in an induced coma after being stabbed "no less than 10 times" at a hotel in Victor Harbor, on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing.
The father of a 15-year-old girl whose mother is accused of her manslaughter, tells the South Australian Supreme Court of a threat made against his daughter and punishment she was made to do.
An Adelaide man has been ordered to stand trial after pleading not guilty to a charge of manslaughter following the death of a seven-week-old baby who had allegedly been in his care. WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.