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

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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.

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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.

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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
The demographic of pupils attending Ascham School in Edgecliff has changed.

Staffer at top Sydney private girls’ school charged over alleged tech theft

The head of Ascham School’s IT department allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of computers and sold the equipment on an online marketplace.

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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
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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.

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Rachel Van Oyen was released from prison two days after she was sentenced.

WA mum out on bail two days after being jailed over twins’ car crash deaths

Rachel Van Oyen,32,was sentenced to two months behind bars on Wednesday over a crash that killed her seven-year-old daughters.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Six teenagers have been charged over a spate of homophobic attacks in Perth.

Fresh charges for six teens accused of spate of attacks on gay men in Perth

The group is accused of luring gay men to various locations across Perth via the app Grindr.

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Lakemba Mosque

‘Christchurch again please’:Vile online threat to second Sydney mosque

NSW Police are investigating and community leaders are calling for “stronger laws to criminalise anti-Muslim hate” after the comment was posted to a Lakemba Mosque TikTok video.

  • Sally Rawsthorne