Police
Holiday horror on WA roads with five fatal crashes days out from Christmas
Five fatal crashes within the space of just a few days have marked a grim start to Western Australia’s Christmas holiday break.
- by Cameron Myles
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Man charged with murder over Yanchep stabbing
WA Police allege a fight broke out between several people on Capilano Avenue in Yanchep around 2.55am on December 14.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘It’s ridiculous’: Children among 35 people caught with weapons in WA anti-knife blitz
Police have conducted more than 4500 edged-weapon scans with hand-held metal detectors since Friday, most of which in Perth’s entertainment precincts.
- by Connor McGoverne
Perth women confront their abuser after court finds him guilty of drugging, raping them
Adam Lusk assaulted 12 women and girls over a two-year period, often filming himself raping them while they were unconscious.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
UK YouTuber Yung Filly admits speeding through High Wycombe while on bail
The famous British rapper had been granted bail over the alleged sexual assault of a woman following his concert in Hillarys in September.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘One life lost on WA roads is one too many’: Police crack down on ‘fatal five’
The Christmas and New Year’s double-demerit period will be in place across WA from Friday, December 20 to January 5.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Young boys hospitalised after crash in Perth’s north
An eight-year-old was critically injured and an 11-year-old seriously injured when they were hit while riding their bikes.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Crime
Lies, drugs, rape: Perth dentist’s pattern of sexual abuse laid bare
Farzam Mehrabi lied about his age and his height to his Tinder dates. He also lied about his predilection for violent sex with young women who had been unwittingly drugged.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth dentist who drugged, strangled and raped Tinder dates jailed for 15 years
Farzam Mehrabi, 34, spiked the drinks of six women over a two-month period in 2022, intending to take advantage of them in the bedroom of his parents’ Shelley home.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Elderly man dies after Claremont crash
Police are calling for anyone with information to come forward following a crash in the car park of a business on Stirling Highway on Monday.
- by Cameron Myles
Police uncover Nazi iconography, trip mine, grenades in Perth raids
A German anti-tank projectile was intercepted while en route from Kazakhstan to Perth, leading to WA Police and Border Force to two homes in Perth’s north-east.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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