Mandurah boat death charges dropped as doubt cast over who was driving

Mandurah boat death charges dropped as doubt cast over who was driving

John Burdon has had two manslaughter charges dropped after a witness came forward to say that he was not driving the boat at the time.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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Floreat parents found guilty of starving daughter
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Floreat parents found guilty of starving daughter

Two Floreat parents have spent their first night behind bars after being found guilty of starving their teenage daughter,as well as social,emotional and functional neglect.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Instagram model Grace Piscopo accused of lying to protect ex-boyfriend accused of murder
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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.

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Perth Instagram star takes the stand in ex-boyfriend’s murder trial
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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.

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‘Love you,see you’:Rebelo details final conversation with mum on day she died
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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.

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Andre Rebelo claims his mum asked for help with insurance policies weeks before her death
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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.

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‘They’re trying to frame you for murder’:Secret recordings between Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo

‘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.

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Tyrrell foster mother says boy’s skeleton will be found ‘in 40 years’,phone tap reveals

Tyrrell foster mother says boy’s skeleton will be found ‘in 40 years’,phone tap reveals

The woman also said she doesn’t know why she didn’t immediately call triple zero when three-year-old William disappeared.

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‘I don’t know what you’re talking about’:Andre Rebelo’s denials to police played to jury in murder trial

‘I don’t know what you’re talking about’:Andre Rebelo’s denials to police played to jury in murder trial

In 2020,Rebelo sat down with two police officers to answer questions about fake email accounts,forged documents,a fake will,and life insurance policies in his mother’s name – and denied any knowledge of them.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘Unbelievable suggestion’:Perth father accused of starving daughter takes stand in neglect trial

‘Unbelievable suggestion’:Perth father accused of starving daughter takes stand in neglect trial

A man accused of failing to properly care for his teenage daughter,allowing her to develop severe malnutrition,has told a court the girl ate whatever she wanted.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Instagram model’s Beaconsfield home bugged as police probed alleged murder
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Instagram model’s Beaconsfield home bugged as police probed alleged murder

The lengths police went to in trying to catch out accused killer Andre Rebelo were revealed in court on Tuesday as part of the 28-year-old’s murder trial.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt