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Balcatta mum accused of murdering her baby faces court
Jacinta Beth Sells, 31, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with the murder of her seven-month-old baby.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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Inquest told of fateful decision before surfer killed in Esperance shark attack
A WA coroner heard Melbourne man Steven Payne was attacked from behind by a great white shark, believed to be more than three metres long.
- Hannah Murphy
WA cop who shot and killed Indigenous woman ‘acted too hastily’: coroner
Yamatji woman JC, 29, died after she was shot in the stomach at close range by a police officer in Geraldton in 2019.
- Heather McNeill
A grieving sigh but no sign of justice for Elisabeth after 30 years
A second coroner has failed to determine who was responsible for the 22-year-old’s death in 1994.
- Gemma Grant
Bikie boss’ death in Perth police cell to be probed at three-day inquest
Jamie Ginn, 50, died in custody in October 2023 on the same day he had been arrested. At the time, police said he had died from what they believed was a medical episode.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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Cassius Turvey’s brother spared more jail time for skate park assault
Jay Mills stole a motorbike and punched a teenager at a skate park on Australia Day in 2022, breaking his jaw in two places.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth woman recalls moment partner shot dead by masked intruders
Tammy Wallace told the Supreme Court of WA she woke to a noise before a man dressed in black with his face covered fired shots through their bedroom window, killing her partner, Ralph Matthews-Cox.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘She would have survived’: The three key moments that led to tragedy
A conclave of medical experts unanimously agreed the death of Pippa White was “preventable”. Her parents are now asking: “How do we stop this from happening again?”
- Angus Thomson
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Families of Westfield Bondi Junction victims share grief and anger
The families of the six people killed in the Bondi Junction attack have made emotional statements at the close of a five-week inquest in Sydney.
- Perry Duffin
Rare but ‘catastrophic’ bacterial infection behind NSW children’s deaths
Pippa White’s death came at the beginning of a surge in cases of a devastating illness which led to the death of four other children, an inquest heard on Tuesday.
- Angus Thomson
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