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The Transperth driver was charged with two counts of careless driving after one man died and another person was injured while he was behind the wheel.

‘Deeply tragic’: Perth bus driver avoids jail for fatal crash outside RAC Arena

A Transperth bus driver who hit and killed 45-year-old father Praveen Matcha as he crossed the road outside RAC Arena last month has narrowly avoided spending time in jail.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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Benjamin Paul Travia, 39.

Willetton man accused of trying to fraudulently transfer $1 million into his bank account

Benjamin Paul Travia was denied bail after he was charged with more than 70 counts of fraud, accused of setting up lines of credit to three separate companies.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Lauren Austin, 39, has been charged with sexual assault of a child.

Former Australian women’s indoor hockey coach admits to kissing teenage girl

Lauren Austin, 39, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she pleaded guilty to kissing a girl who was in her care.

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Douglas McCarthy faces dozens of child sex abuse charges.

Jury warned of ‘graphic’ evidence in GP’s child sex abuse trial

Douglas William McCarthy denies claims that he paid 14 and 15-year-old girls for sex, but prosecutors told a court he filmed the interactions, which will be played to a jury during his trial.

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Ryan Crowley and Lauren Dunn.

Ex-Docker accused of further domestic violence by MAFS star

The new charges relate to incidents that occurred back in 2019 and 2020 when the pair were dating.

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Paul Hart walking through Bunnings in Northam, spraying ‘Satan’s Spit’ into the air.

Man jailed over ‘traumatic’ Bunnings fart spray prank

Instead of “lightening the mood”, the incident forced the hardware store to close and customers to be subjected to “humiliating” decontamination showers outside hospital.

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The Transperth driver was charged with two counts of careless driving after one man died and another person was injured while he was behind the wheel.

Bus driver who hit and killed man outside RAC Arena will plead guilty

The 37-year-old driver will be sentenced next week over the incident that, in front of horrified onlookers, killed a man described as “the light in every room”.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
A Perth vet has had his registration cancelled following complaints from two pet owners.

Perth vet’s registration cancelled after multiple complaints and two dead dogs

Adrian Burstein had his registration cancelled after appearing before the State Administrative Tribunal.

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Caitlyn Dickson was critically injured during the crash at a Burswood car meet.

Driver ‘destroyed dashcam footage’ in moments after Burswood meet crash

Chun Lai Yuen, 25, was alleged to have been driving his Honda Civic sedan at 96km/h in a 40km/h speed zone when he allegedly crashed into 17-year-old Caitlyn Dickson.

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Jacinta Beth Sells is accused of murdering her baby, Billy Sturgeon, in the early hours of Monday morning.

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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