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Perth women confront their abuser after court finds him guilty of drugging, raping them

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

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UK YouTuber Yung Filly admits speeding through High Wycombe while on bail

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
Lies, drugs, rape: Perth dentist’s pattern of sexual abuse laid bare
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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

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
Police uncover Nazi iconography, trip mine, grenades in Perth raids

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
Dalkeith schoolboy ran ‘significant drug enterprise’ from his bedroom

Dalkeith schoolboy ran ‘significant drug enterprise’ from his bedroom

The 16-year-old created gummy bears laced with cannabis that he sold to his schoolmates, but police came knocking after two children were hospitalised.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Brazilian national faces court accused of Kings Park crash that killed 67-year-old pedestrian

Brazilian national faces court accused of Kings Park crash that killed 67-year-old pedestrian

Lucas Martins Da Silva was allegedly driving over 100km/h in a 60km/h zone on Kings Park Road on Tuesday morning when he hit and killed 67-year-old Brenda Joanne Walker.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt and Bianca Carbonne
‘Arrests likely’ as police investigate multiple Rottnest Island assaults during ‘juvie week’
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‘Arrests likely’ as police investigate multiple Rottnest Island assaults during ‘juvie week’

Superintendent Dave Dench of Fremantle Police said many of the teens did not have any adult supervision on the island, and some were only 13 years old.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt and Holly Thompson
Two bikie bosses arrested after multiple gang crime raids across Perth
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Two bikie bosses arrested after multiple gang crime raids across Perth

WA Police seized two luxury cars and hundreds of thousands of dollars after raiding six homes in March this year. That has led to the arrest of two senior bikie figures this week.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
Web of lies: Why Andre Rebelo killed his ‘happy and healthy’ mother

Web of lies: Why Andre Rebelo killed his ‘happy and healthy’ mother

Jurors cried as the verdict was announced on Thursday afternoon following nearly two days of deliberation and an eight-week trial.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt
Andre Rebelo found guilty of murdering his mother for her life insurance

Andre Rebelo found guilty of murdering his mother for her life insurance

A jury has returned a verdict of guilty for the 28-year-old, ending an eight-week trial in which prosecutors brought forward damning evidence of his motives for wanting his mother dead.

  • by Rebecca Peppiatt

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