CCTV footage shows the victim of a fatal stabbing at a train station in Sydney's south-west pulled the knife out of his own chest and stabbed his alleged killer.

Brandon Nunu Asiata, 16, managed to stab the 22-year-old man in the face, head, wrist and leg before he collapsed and died on the platform at Bankstown railway station in front of commuters yesterday evening.The boy's 15-year-old brother was stabbed in the leg.The alleged killer, Mosa Julius Mbele, has been charged with murder over the stabbing death.Superintendent Dave Eardley says Mbele has faced a bedside court hearing in hospital. Mbele has serious stab wounds."Earlier this afternoon, the 22-year-old Bankstown man was remanded in custody charged with the murder of the 16-year-old boy," he said."He's currently remaining in hospital being treated. As soon as he's able, he'll be transferred to the care of Corrective Services."Friends say they cannot understand why the 16-year-old was stabbed...

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Belgrade court approved a plea bargain Monday allowing Serbia's biggest folk music star, the widow of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan, to avoid jail time over charges of embezzlement and illegal weapons.

Belgrade court approved a plea bargain Monday allowing Serbia's biggest folk music star, the widow of the Serbian warlord known as Arkan, to avoid jail time over charges of embezzlement and illegal weapons.Under a deal some saw as evidence that the rich and famous get preferential treatment in Serbia's legal system, Svetlana Raznatovic, best known by her stage name Ceca, will serve a year under house arrest and wear an electronic surveillance bracelet.She will also pay a 1.5 million euro ($2.16 million) fine."This plea bargain is an insult to common sense and justice," said Marko Karadzic, a Belgrade-based human rights activist.Ceca (pronounced TSE-tsa) gained fame in the 1990s Balkans with her patriotic folk tunes set to a techno beat. She married nationalist warlord and mafia boss Zeljko...

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