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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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Police are hunting for Mr Cockie.

Police urge man to hand himself in after shot fired at Clarkson house

Police say Jason Cockie is wanted for questioning over a shooting in Clarkson overnight.

  • Hannah Murphy
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.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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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
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.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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
Caitlyn Dickson was struck by the black Honda Civic on Camfield Drive near Crown Perth just before 10pm as the pre-arranged car club meeting was dispersing.

‘She’s a fighter’: Parents of teen hit during Burswood cruise meet release heartfelt statement

Caitlyn Dickson was struck by the black Honda Civic on Camfield Drive near Crown Perth just before 10pm. She was rushed to hospital for urgent care.

  • Holly Thompson

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