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Rachel Van Oyen on her way into Northam Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Halls Head mum jailed over car crash that killed her twin daughters

Rachel Van Oyen only took her eyes off the road for a split second, the court was told, before her car hit a tree and rolled, killing her seven-year-old daughters.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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Kyle Retallack, 27, Chloe Websdale, 23, and Joshua Cox, 26, died in a crash in Perth’s east on the weekend. Picture: Supplied

‘Hard to comprehend’: Tributes flow for victims of WA triple-fatal crash

Three people in their 20s died when a Nissan Patrol veered off the road and crashed into a tree on Brookton Highway in Lesley, east of Armadale.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Four people are on trial in the Supreme Court of WA over the murder of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey.

‘I probably would have killed the kid’: Accused killer’s police interview played in Cassius Turvey murder trial

Jack Brearley was arrested the day after Cassius was hospitalised with a serious head injury.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Melbourne Grammar student Edward Millear.

‘A gift, an angel’: Teen rower Edward Millear’s loved ones say a heartbreaking goodbye

“Ed had wisdom and kindness beyond his years and a way with people that endeared him to them,” said his father, Spencer.

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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
Janet Dweh was allegedly murdered by Hassan Jabbie inside her Dayton home.

Perth man who murdered pregnant lover was exposed to horrors as a child refugee, court told

Hassan Jabbie was found guilty by a jury of killing Janet Dweh, whose body was found in her Dayton home in October 2021.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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Cassius’ death sparked a national outrcy.

Man accused of murdering Cassius Turvey says schoolboy stabbed him first

The man who prosecutors say was responsible for delivering the fatal blows to Cassius Turvey in October 2022 has pointed the finger at his former friend and co-accused.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Former minister and long-time member for parliament Warren Pitt has died at 76.

Eminent Queensland MP dies at 76

“After fighting the good fight his entire life, he laid down his gloves in the early hours of this morning.”

  • William Davis
Jai Brebner suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body.

‘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.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Police at the scene of the fatal crash on Leach Highway near Perth Airport on Monday. Picture: 9News Perth

‘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.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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