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Elderly e-scooter rider killed after colliding with car door in Busselton

A police spokesperson said an unknown female in an unknown vehicle opened her car door which the rider collided with. The rider fell onto the road. 

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The incident allegedly happened at Ellenbrook Central.

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
Andre Rebelo.

‘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
New Police Minister Reece Whitby with Acting WA Police Commissioner Kylie Whiteley (left) and Commander Lawrence Panaia (right).

New minister softens tone on gun owners as new buyback announced

“I want to say to gun owners, and I think this is important, they need to know that we understand their concerns,” New Police Minister Reece Whitby said on Tuesday morning.

  • Hamish Hastie
Andre and Colleen Rebelo.

As it happened: WA news on Monday, March 31

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Andre and Colleen Rebelo.

‘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
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Police are investigating.

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
Ricky-Lee Cound died by suicide in a prison cell three years ago.

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
Sally Greenham went missing in 1987.

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
Accused North Perth stabber, Jaden Martinovich, 18.

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

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