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Perth man sentenced over love triangle ‘frenzied’ stabbing of partner’s ex

The 41-year-old stabbed his girlfriend’s ex partner seven times in the neck and chest through the window of his car, saying he was ‘upset’ over the death of their pet chihuahua.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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Crime has increased across WA in 2024.

The Perth suburbs where crime rose by more than 50 per cent last year

WAtoday pored over the 2024 police statistics to bring you a look at which suburbs have since a dramatic increase in crime in the last 12 months.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Nick Campo, 18, was a talented sportsman and played for the South Fremantle Football Club colts side.

Family’s grief as driver in crash that killed Nick Campo pleads guilty

The sister of a teenage footballer who died in a high-speed car crash said the guilty plea was a “step in the right direction for justice for Nick”.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
Lauren Vivian Brown, pictured, faced court following an alleged stabbing in Joondalup on Thursday night.

Perth woman on trial for murdering boyfriend claimed he ‘stabbed himself’

Lauren Vivian Brown, 28, was verbally and physically abusive to her partner, rigger James Sheehy, prosecutors told a Supreme Court jury on Tuesday.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The girl’s parents outside court last month.

Floreat parents who starved daughter claim prison sentence a ‘miscarriage of justice’

The couple who were jailed last month after a jury found them guilty of infantalizing their teenage daughter and starving her to the point of malnutrition are appealing their sentence.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth suburbs crime statistics main image, police generic, WA Police. Picture: WAtoday

Which Perth suburb had the most crime in 2024?

WAtoday has examined crime statistics for 2024 and compiled a per capita snapshot of which suburbs suffered the most crime last year, revealing some surprises.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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Janet Dweh was bludgeoned to death in her Dayton home.

Perth man who murdered pregnant nurse jailed for life

Hassan Jabbie denied brutally murdering Janet Dweh inside her Dayton home, but a jury found him guilty due to overwhelming evidence.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Jeff Pope serves The Age democracy sausages at AEC hq in Melbourne.

This cop found himself at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal. Now he’s running the next election

Jeff Pope might have fronted the media plenty of times for Victoria Police but he’s never really talked about himself – or his run ins with Nicola Gobbo. Until now.

  • Sherryn Groch
Cassius Turvey died after he was bahed in Middle Swan in October 2022.

Cassius Turvey’s final day detailed in court

The trial of four people accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey has begun hearing evidence of the day he was fatally attacked with a trolley pole in October 2022.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Dalkeith crash, Dr Rhys Bellinge, Elizabeth Pearce. Picture: Supplied

Perth obstetrician refused bail on manslaughter charges over Dalkeith crash

Rhys Bellinge, 45, is accused of crashing his Jaguar into an Uber in Dalkeith around 10pm on Sunday, killing Elizabeth Pearce and critically injuring her driver.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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