Tribute
‘Hardworking family man’ identified as Baldivis blow torch attack victim
Police released shocking footage of Jai Brebner standing at the front door of a house when he was approached by two men who allegedly doused him in flammable liquid and set him alight.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Horrific’ Cloverdale crash could have been deliberate act, says WA’s top cop
Col Blanch said major crash investigators were analysing why a car was travelling at high speed the wrong way down Leach Highway on Monday morning.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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
Mandurah boat death charges dropped as doubt cast over who was driving
John Burdon has had two manslaughter charges dropped after a witness came forward to say that he was not driving the boat at the time.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Eleanor moved to Riddells Creek to help kids. She died saving them
She was a talented speech pathologist who made the world a better place, one child at a time. As grief reverberates through a small town north-west of Melbourne, parents are struggling to find the right words for their kids.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Perth paedophile hauled back to court over donations to Save the Children
Notorious paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon has been released on bail after allegedly breaching his strict release conditions again.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Justice for Oscar: Teens mourning slain friend plead for end to knife violence
A family representative urged Oscar Hamilton’s friends to stay safe as they gathered to remember the teen who was stabbed to death at a Melton West shopping centre.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
‘I lost someone who was my everything’: Bondi Junction victim Pikria Darchia remembered
Tamara Shelia saw her best friend at lunch. Hours later, she was dead.
- by Christopher Harris and Julie Power
‘Don’t know where I’d be without him’: Battlers pay tribute to Les Twentyman
David Glenny chokes back tears as he recalls the impact that youth social worker Les Twentyman had on his family.
- by Tom Cowie
Killer of mother found in wheelie bin may have fled abroad, police say
Friends of Point Cook woman Chaithanya “Swetha” Madhagani said her dignity had been stolen by the horrific circumstances of her death.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘Not something we just accept’: Firefighter killed in Hawkesbury house blaze farewelled
The death of Michael Kidd at a home north-west of Sydney will not become a “cliche”, the Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner vowed in an emotional funeral on Friday.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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