Law
Boy, 14, left with broken jaw after alleged ‘head stomping’ at Ellenbrook shopping centre
A group of teenagers allegedly approached the victim before the assault, with others believed to have been filming the incident on their phones before posting the footage to social media.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘A monstrous act’: Andre Rebelo given life sentence over murder of his mum
The 29-year-old was sentenced on Tuesday in the Supreme Court of WA to a minimum of 25 years for the premeditated killing of his mum.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Cold blooded’: Andre Rebelo killed his mother to prove himself to famous girlfriend, court told
The 28-year-old killed his mother in her Bicton home in May 2020. He will be sentenced on his birthday, with lawyers expecting a life term.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Cloverdale man faces court charged with setting man alight
Police were called to the suburb in the city’s east just after midnight when the two men – who were known to each other – became embroiled in an altercation.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Hakea inmates called guards, worried about their friend self-harming. Officers checked a water spill first
Ricky-Lee Cound was the first adult prisoner in WA to die in custody who had been formally diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
- Exclusive
- Education
Staffer at top Sydney private girls’ school charged over alleged tech theft
The head of Ascham School’s IT department allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of computers and sold the equipment on an online marketplace.
- Lucy Carroll and Perry Duffin
- Investigation
- Crime
Was this missing Geraldton woman murdered by her husband?
Sally Greenham has been on the missing persons list for nearly 40 years. But her friends, family and even the police who investigated her disappearance believe she was killed.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
How a fake drug deal ended with a Perth teenager’s murder
Jaden Martinovich thought he could pass off bath salts as drugs and make himself $250. Instead, he’s facing life in jail after fatally stabbing a 17-year-old boy in a car park.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
WA mum out on bail two days after being jailed over twins’ car crash deaths
Rachel Van Oyen, 32, was sentenced to two months behind bars on Wednesday over a crash that killed her seven-year-old daughters.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Fresh charges for six teens accused of spate of attacks on gay men in Perth
The group is accused of luring gay men to various locations across Perth via the app Grindr.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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