Courts
Church loses legal battle against XXXX brewery’s development plans
A court has ruled in favour of the beverages giant behind Milton’s XXXX brewery, which was embroiled in a lengthy legal dispute with the Anglican Church over development plans to install more ethanol tanks on its site.
- Cloe Read
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Backpacker who allegedly killed Perth dad in e-scooter crash identified
Alicia Kemp, 24, studied psychology and criminology at university before volunteering at an animal shelter in the Philippines as part of her travels before coming to Perth.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Lies, damn lies: The admissions and denials of an accused killer cook
In the witness box this week, Erin Patterson reeled off a list of lies she told her family and police due to what she says was a combination of fear – and love.
- Erin Pearson
Erin Patterson murder trial day 28 as it happened: Prosecutor suggests accused mushroom cook didn’t love her in-laws, questions her about lunch invitation to estranged husband
Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has returned to the witness box on day 28 of her murder trial in the regional town of Morwell. Follow our rolling coverage.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Erin Patterson trial recap: What happened on every day of the death cap mushroom case
Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.
Perth man fronts court over allegations he strangled 11-year-old at children’s soccer match
The 46-year-old appeared at Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday morning after he was arrested following the incident in Mindarie last month.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Families devastated after jumping castle operator found not guilty over fatal tragedy
A judge has found that the criminal charge against an operator of a jumping castle that flew into the air, killing six children, in Tasmania was not proven.
- Ethan James and Emily Kowal
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Chris Dawson loses bid to overturn conviction over sex abuse of student
Judges in the state’s top court ruled two to one against the convicted murderer’s appeal.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Erin Patterson murder trial day 27 as it happened: ‘You thought the lunch guests would die’: A rare invitation and a ‘lie about cancer’
It was rare for Erin Patterson to host guests; having four people over for a meal was not an ordinary, casual event for the mother of two.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Witness admits lying to police over alleged toolbox murders
A friend of the two victims has admitted lying when he told police one of the accused was present when a toolbox containing the pair was thrown into a lagoon.
- Rex Martinich
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