A series of messages sent between Andre Rebelo,who is on trial over the murder of his mum,his twin sister Monique and younger brother Fabian have been shown to the jury,revealing a tense relationship.
A Perth court has heard harrowing details of the events that led to a young girl being placed into foster care after her heroin-addict mother failed to get her simple medical treatment.
Samantha Barlow locked eyes with Roderick Holohan – who bashed her with a brick and left her for dead – as he dialled in to his parole hearing from Long Bay prison.
Brett Maston sparked a manhunt in May when he cut off his ankle monitor while on home detention. Now claims he can’t stay in prison because the conditions are “inhumane”.
Publicly,the couple were living the high life but behind closed doors they were so broke Rebelo had to apply for centrelink payments and ultimately filed for bankruptcy in the face of massive credit card debt.
A child protection worker has told the trial of two Floreat parents their attempts to get the girl medically assessed were ignored and dismissed as “ludicrous”.
Colleen Rebelo’s long-time psychologist told the jury she was ‘distant’ with her son Andre Rebelo,who prosecutors allege killed her to cash in life insurance policies he had set up in her name.
The parents are facing allegations they starved their teenage daughter,treated her like a young child,denied her medical attention,and lied about her age.
A Floreat couple have been accused of starving their teenage daughter,leading to life-threatening malnutrition,osteoporosis and restricted growth.
“No one wants to see your penis. No one wants to see your testicles. Understand that,” the Judge told the 65-year-old Baldivis man.
Glen Boyce had been released from prison for attempting to stab a man in the neck with a screwdriver. Weeks later he killed an innocent man.