Magistrate ‘not persuaded’ by Perth man’s brain injury plea in bid to avoid jail

Magistrate ‘not persuaded’ by Perth man’s brain injury plea in bid to avoid jail

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”.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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‘Tobacco wars not welcome in Perth’,police warn after Midland firebombing

‘Tobacco wars not welcome in Perth’,police warn after Midland firebombing

In Melbourne,turf boundary wars between major crime players in the illicit tobacco trade has ignited a war that has resulted in 100 firebombings in the past two years.

  • byHeather McNeill
Perth driver claims ‘kangaroo defence’ in fatal hit-and-run trial

Perth driver claims ‘kangaroo defence’ in fatal hit-and-run trial

A Perth man has gone on trial accused over the fatal hit-and-run of an elderly man who was riding an e-bike on the Mitchell Freeway in Kingsley in 2022.

  • byEzra Holt andHeather McNeill
Over $100,000 in debt:Court hears how Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo’s glamorous life was funded

Over $100,000 in debt:Court hears how Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo’s glamorous life was funded

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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Car towing Swan River mooring leaves trail of destruction in Bicton

Car towing Swan River mooring leaves trail of destruction in Bicton

A vehicle towing a mooring buoy taken out of the Swan River has left a trail of destruction in Bicton overnight.

  • byHeather McNeill
Perth dad laughed off concerns about malnourished daughter,court told

Perth dad laughed off concerns about malnourished daughter,court told

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”.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Fake voicemail played to jury in Andre Rebelo murder trial
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Fake voicemail played to jury in Andre Rebelo murder trial

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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Woman arrested after toddler punched in face at Perth shopping centre

Woman arrested after toddler punched in face at Perth shopping centre

A mother was holding her daughter when an attacker approached and lunged at them and struck the two-year-old girl in the face.

  • byHeather McNeill
Ballet teacher tells court of ‘aggressive’ response from Floreat parents over daughter’s weight concerns

Ballet teacher tells court of ‘aggressive’ response from Floreat parents over daughter’s weight concerns

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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
A teenager,but she looked 11:Wealthy Floreat couple face trial over malnourished daughter
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A teenager,but she looked 11:Wealthy Floreat couple face trial over malnourished daughter

A Floreat couple have been accused of starving their teenage daughter,leading to life-threatening malnutrition,osteoporosis and restricted growth.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘No one wants to see that’:Perth Judge slams serial Dome café flasher,tells him to stay home if he can’t stop
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‘No one wants to see that’:Perth Judge slams serial Dome café flasher,tells him to stay home if he can’t stop

“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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt