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Patrik Weiss was found dead in his Lockridge home. Picture: Nine News Perth/Supplied

‘Depraved, monstrous’ killer jailed for life over Perth father’s murder

Patrik Weiss, a sports massage therapist for the West Coast Eagles, was senselessly killed by a man who wanted to experience what it was like to take someone’s life.

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The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was already on bail, and will appear in court again in May.

Perth boys jailed over series of violent ‘premeditated’ attacks on gay men

Five men aged between 19 and 33 were lured to secluded areas, thinking they were meeting a person from dating app Grindr, before they were attacked by the gang.

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Greg Bragger said his world had been shattered since the loss of his 15-year-old daughter Caitlyn.

Father of girl killed in South West crash charged over threats to alleged driver, police

A Perth court was told Greg Bragger was struggling with grief when he said he would kill the teenager allegedly behind the wheel of a car his daughter was a passenger in when it crashed, claiming her life.

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Perth primary school teacher Kurt David Charlton has been charged with child sex offences.

Perth babysitter and primary teacher charged with multiple child sex offences

Police allege Kurt David Charlton was working as a babysitter in various Perth suburbs when he indecently dealt with children under 13 years old.

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Donna Tucker, 50, was spared jail by a Perth magistrate despite 47 charges related to thefts from hospitals.

Perth woman spared jail for hospital thefts, stolen card spending sprees

Donna Tucker took items and money from people receiving medical attention, as well as nurses, before going on a spending spree with stolen credit cards.

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Greg Bragger said his world had been shattered since the loss of his 15-year-old daughter Caitlyn on the weekend.

‘She was the world’: Dad’s tribute to daughter killed in South West crash

Caitlyn Bragger died when her 16-year-old boyfriend allegedly lost control of a Toyota LandCruiser near Logue Brook Dam on Saturday night.

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Jay Joseph Mills, inset, and CCTV released by police after the assault at a skatepark in Midvale in 2022.

Cassius Turvey’s brother spared more jail time for skate park assault

Jay Mills stole a motorbike and punched a teenager at a skate park on Australia Day in 2022, breaking his jaw in two places.

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The Supreme Court of WA.

Perth woman recalls moment partner shot dead by masked intruders

Tammy Wallace told the Supreme Court of WA she woke to a noise before a man dressed in black with his face covered fired shots through their bedroom window, killing her partner, Ralph Matthews-Cox.

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Alicia Kemp, 24, was visiting Australia from England when the crash happened.

Backpacker who allegedly killed Perth dad in e-scooter crash identified

Alicia Kemp, 24, studied psychology and criminology at university before volunteering at an animal shelter in the Philippines as part of her travels before coming to Perth.

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Steven James Naoum, 46, outside Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday.

Perth man fronts court over allegations he strangled 11-year-old at children’s soccer match

The 46-year-old appeared at Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday morning after he was arrested following the incident in Mindarie last month.

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