Bicton
High-profile WA cases put matricide under the microscope
Recent cases in Western Australia of women murdered by their own sons have prompted calls for better research into the crime.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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Web of lies: Why Andre Rebelo killed his ‘happy and healthy’ mother
Jurors cried as the verdict was announced on Thursday afternoon following nearly two days of deliberation and an eight-week trial.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Andre Rebelo found guilty of murdering his mother for her life insurance
A jury has returned a verdict of guilty for the 28-year-old, ending an eight-week trial in which prosecutors brought forward damning evidence of his motives for wanting his mother dead.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Andre Rebelo’s debt and desperation laid bare as marathon murder trial draws to a close
Prosecutors told the Supreme Court of WA that Andre Rebelo’s actions after his mother’s death were that of a “desperate man”.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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Instagram model Grace Piscopo accused of lying to protect ex-boyfriend accused of murder
The 28-year-old teared up on the witness stand as prosecutors accused her of lying about the whereabouts of Andre Rebelo on the morning his mother died.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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Perth Instagram star takes the stand in ex-boyfriend’s murder trial
The last witness to be called in Andre Rebelo’s murder trial was revealed to be his famous ex-girlfriend and mother of their son, Grace Piscopo.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
‘No one asked’: Why Andre Rebelo didn’t tell anyone he was last to see his mother alive
State prosecutors have accused Andre Rebelo of lying about the reason he went to his mother’s house on the morning she died.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Love you, see you’: Rebelo details final conversation with mum on day she died
Andre Rebelo is accused of killing his mum to claim more than a million dollars in life insurance policies he took out in her name a week before she died.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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Andre Rebelo claims his mum asked for help with insurance policies weeks before her death
The 28-year-old told the court he saw his mum on the morning that she died but did not kill her.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
‘They’re trying to frame you for murder’: Secret recordings between Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo
Audio recordings from police listening devices placed in the home of Andre Rebelo and his Instagram-famous girlfriend Grace Piscopo have been played to the jury in his murder trial.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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