‘If you scream,I’ll kill you’:Alleged Perth rapist linked to horrific attacks by DNA

‘If you scream,I’ll kill you’:Alleged Perth rapist linked to horrific attacks by DNA

A 54-year-old man has been arrested and charged after police connected him to the rape and assault of a 17-year-old girl in Kalgoorlie in 1991 and a 19-year-old woman in Perth’s CBD in 1990.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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Alleged drug dealers forced to forfeit $640,000 – and luxury watches
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Alleged drug dealers forced to forfeit $640,000 – and luxury watches

A drugs bust in Perth has led the AFP to confiscate a large sum of cash and two watches together worth $90,000 found in a warehouse and hotel rooms.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Bruce Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds defamation case

Bruce Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds defamation case

The WA senator and former defence minister is suing her former political staffer,Brittany Higgins,over social media posts she says damaged her reputation.

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As it happened:WA news on Friday,July 12

As it happened:WA news on Friday,July 12

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‘Courageous’ former Eagle sues club,AFL and doctors over injuries

‘Courageous’ former Eagle sues club,AFL and doctors over injuries

Brad Sheppard,who suffered serious concussions that forced his early retirement in 2021,alleges he suffered losses due to negligence or a breach of contract.

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Alleged ‘puppeteer’ brother of tobacco war kingpin released on bail

Alleged ‘puppeteer’ brother of tobacco war kingpin released on bail

The brother of an alleged organised crime kingpin has been granted bail despite fears he’s a flight risk and player in a violent illicit tobacco syndicate.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andMarta Pascual Juanola
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Investigation launched after video shows JC’s foster mother in ‘altercation’ with police
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Investigation launched after video shows JC’s foster mother in ‘altercation’ with police

Tensions rising all week in Geraldton over the inquest into JC’s death peaked on Friday as an ugly scene with police resulted in a woman’s injury.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Appeal denied for Perth mother who shook her baby to death

Appeal denied for Perth mother who shook her baby to death

A teenage mother who murdered her baby by violently shaking her appealed her life sentence,claiming it was “manifestly excessive”.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘My response appropriate’:WA officer at inquest of woman he killed

‘My response appropriate’:WA officer at inquest of woman he killed

A coronial inquest into the death of 29-year-old mentally ill woman JC has revealed the police’s own Internal Affairs Unit criticised the officer’s actions.

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Alleged Karrinyup knife attacker re-offended hours after bail:police
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Alleged Karrinyup knife attacker re-offended hours after bail:police

A teenager alleged to have stolen knives at a shopping centre and taken part in stabbing two men allegedly went on a crime spree just hours after getting bail.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Alleged Perth train robbery baffles court

Alleged Perth train robbery baffles court

Prosecutors have been at a loss to explain how a dedicated student and talented sports player wound up allegedly robbing someone at knifepoint on a Perth train.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt