04/08/2026
QWEEN. period.
Notorious Melbourne crime matriarch Kath Pettingill has died aged 90, after a battle with dementia.
Pettingill was a mother to 10 children, some of whom would go on to become infamous underworld figures from the 1970s through to the earlier 2000s.
Nicknamed "Granny Evil", Pettingill was also the inspiration for popular Australian film 'Animal Kingdom'.