A man was left in a coma for five weeks and his housemate suffered a fractured skull after five intruders stormed their home in northern Victoria with knives and hammers.

Victim Robert Matthews has told 9News how he thought he would die during the terrifying home invasion, which left the loungeroom of his Shepparton home covered in blood on September 2 last year.

The 33-year-old has said he did not know any of the five intruders, and still does not know why their house was targeted, while the attackers remain on the run.

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Matthews found the men attacking his 33-year-old housemate, who was stabbed three times in the leg, severing a major artery and sending the victim into a critical condition.

Matthews rushed to his housemate's aid, causing him to come under fire.

He was repeatedly stuck in the head with hammers, leaving him with a fractured skull.

He has described feeling "like someone switched light on and off" during the attack.

The offenders then ran from the house.

Matthews' housemate was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, where doctors told his family he likely would not survive.

He then spent five weeks in a coma and still cannot walk.

Meanwhile, Matthews is still suffering seizures from the skull fracture.

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Security cameras captured the moment the pack of men stormed his Sidney Court house after 9pm right before the attack, which police have called "premeditated".

"These people have deliberately gone to that address and targeted these victims," Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Shortis has said.

Afterwards, the offenders ran 400 metres to the nearby Vibert Reserve, but police have not been able to track their movements after that.

Police are calling for help to find a man who was one of the main offenders and attended the home hours earlier in a white Holden Commodore.

The man, who is 178cm, clean shaven aged in his late teens or early 20s, is believed to be a Shepparton resident.

Anyone with information about him or the attack is urged to contact police.

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Dylan Azzopardi allegedly used just over $2 million for personal use rather than to pay the company handling the international rights for the Rugby League World Cup, The Sydney Morning Herald reported in 2021.

After completing an 18-month long investigation, NSW Police allege Azzopardi used fraudulent documents to secure the funding for Sports Flick to place a bid for the sporting tournament.

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"In July 2021, officers from Sydney City Police Area Command commenced an investigation following reports of an alleged fraudulent business deal over streaming rights for a sporting tournament," NSW Police said in a statement.

Detectives arrested the 29-year-old at a home in Riverstone today.

"Several items found at the location, including electronic storage devices and documentation, were seized to undergo forensic examination," police said.

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"He was charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception and nine counts of use false document to obtain financial advantage."

The small streaming start-up also bid $US60 million over three years for the rights to the UEFA Champions League in February 2021.

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The mother of slain Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey says seeing three people accused of her son's bashing murder in court took her back to the day he was attacked.

Mechelle Turvey said her son's description of the assault with a metal pole before he died gave her strength on Friday when two men and a woman appeared in Perth Magistrates Court.

"It took me back to the day when it happened … to when Cassius described the incident and what they looked like," she told reporters outside court.

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"At least I had something under my belt to bring today to give me strength.

"This is just one step forward to justice for Cassius (and) it's also one step forward for all of our healing, all of his family."

The 15-year-old died in hospital 10 days after the alleged assault while he walked home from school with friends in Middle Swan on October 13 last year.

Turvey said she learned Brodie Lee Palmer, 27, Mitchell Colin Forth, 24, and Aleesha Louise Gilmore, 20, had been charged on Thursday.

Palmer and Forth appeared in the court, while Gilmore was called by magistrate Sarah Oliver by telephone.

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Asked if she understood the charge, Gilmore said "yeah but" before being interrupted by Oliver and told not to speak about her alleged offence.

Gilmore said she had been in hospital and had not yet spoken to a lawyer.

Palmer's lawyer, Seamus Rafferty, said his client would likely plead not guilty to the charge.

Forth did not speak, but nodded when the magistrate asked if he understood the charge.

Jack Steven James Brearley, 21, is already before the courts on a murder charge over the Noongar Yamatji boy's death.

It's alleged the trio was with Brearley when he attacked the teen, who suffered serious head injuries.

Palmer and Forth were remanded in custody, with all three scheduled to reappear in court on March 29, when Brearley is also expected to reappear.

The death of Cassius triggered an outpouring of grief and anger across the nation, with some Indigenous leaders condemning the alleged attack as cowardly and racist.

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More than a dozen family and supporters accompanied Ms Turvey to court, with some holding a placard outside court saying "Remembering Cassius".

"This is not just about a court date guys, this is every day for us mob," she said as her voice broke.

"We stick together as a family and as friends and as a community."

Cassius has been remembered as a loving son and a role model to his friends. He had started his own lawn mowing business and was invited at age 11 to deliver an Acknowledgement of Country at WA parliament.

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