Mum found guilty of stabbing partner to death in West Perth home

Mum found guilty of stabbing partner to death in West Perth home

The jury took two days to come to a majority verdict. There were audible gasps from a packed gallery as it was read out on Thursday afternoon.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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Accused killer’s car spotted outside mum’s Bicton house on morning of her death:court
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Accused killer’s car spotted outside mum’s Bicton house on morning of her death:court

Pearl Fleming,Colleen Rebelo’s sister,told a Supreme Court jury she drove past her home on the day she died and saw Andre Rebelo’s car parked outside.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘I’m glad I’m out of that hole’:Kamahl’s mental health battle revealed in court

‘I’m glad I’m out of that hole’:Kamahl’s mental health battle revealed in court

The legendary singer was accused of threatening to strangle a woman who called him a molester.

  • byClare Sibthorpe,Frances Howe andRiley Walter
‘Not a shred’:Accused Ghost ‘mastermind’ hit with drug trafficking charges
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‘Not a shred’:Accused Ghost ‘mastermind’ hit with drug trafficking charges

The alleged mastermind of Ghost,the underworld’s encrypted network,is now accused of drug trafficking. This is a major escalation in the charges against the tech whiz.

  • byPerry Duffin
Murder-accused’s brother tells court of moment he found their mum’s body
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Murder-accused’s brother tells court of moment he found their mum’s body

Andre Rebelo,28,is accused of murdering 58-year-old Colleen Rebelo in May 2020. A coroner has not been able to determine how she died.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
No Menu restaurant owner jailed over rape and indecent assault

No Menu restaurant owner jailed over rape and indecent assault

Maurizio Di Ciano,the former head chef and owner of No Menu Finest Italian in Highgate was sentenced to 7½ years in prison on Friday.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Detainee handed hefty jail sentence for running ‘brazen’ drugs business from Yongah Hill
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Detainee handed hefty jail sentence for running ‘brazen’ drugs business from Yongah Hill

Andrew Hickling imported drugs and dirty money into WA,running a lucrative business all while incarcerated at Northam’s Yongah Hill Detention Centre.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
An Airbnb,kidnapping,and two days of torture:How an extortion plan unravelled in Perth’s suburbs

An Airbnb,kidnapping,and two days of torture:How an extortion plan unravelled in Perth’s suburbs

A 68-year-old Chinese businessman was subjected to hours of torture in a Caversham Airbnb while his son frantically tried to gather millions of dollars to secure his release.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Perth mum washed knife,cut carrots as boyfriend bled out,court told
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Perth mum washed knife,cut carrots as boyfriend bled out,court told

Claudia Federico was holding a large kitchen knife on the stairs of her West Perth home during an argument with her boyfriend last year. Now she’s on trial over his death.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Police hunt alleged Mandurah road rage attackers after man and woman run over

Police hunt alleged Mandurah road rage attackers after man and woman run over

The pair were involved in a minor traffic crash that escalated and ended when they were allegedly run over by the driver of the other car.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘You’re an idiot’:Judge lashes bikie’s sister in sending her to jail

‘You’re an idiot’:Judge lashes bikie’s sister in sending her to jail

The sister of an exiled Comanchero bikie was yesterday sent to prison for 15 months for her part in laundering in almost a million dollars of dirty cash.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt