Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011.
He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist.
Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal.
Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

He wasn't meant to contact her ... he threatened to kill her

The man armed himself with knives after weeks of relentless abuse.

Anna Falkenmire and Sam Rigney

He wasn't meant to contact her ... he threatened to kill her

Push for Mackenzie's case to show courts how to punish DV killers

The murder was too serious, the killer is too dangerous, the CCA heard.

Sam Rigney

Push for Mackenzie's case to show courts how to punish DV killers

Teenager's suspicious disappearance referred to the unsolved homicide team

Nine years after he disappeared, a coroner has delivered findings.

Sam Rigney

Teenager's suspicious disappearance referred to the unsolved homicide team