Crime
Perth mum hospitalised after horror hammer attack
A mother has been left with serious head injuries and a broken arm after she was allegedly attacked by a stranger with a hammer outside a service station.
- by Mia Egerton-Warburton
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‘Someone will take their life’: Magistrate lashes WA Police for keeping too many in lock-up
A Perth magistrate has issued a stark warning to WA Police over a growing reluctance to grant bail for minor offences, declaring one day an alleged offender would take their life.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Missing person
Missing five-week-old baby found
WA Police issued an urgent alert for the public’s assistance after the baby was believed to be with its 17-year-old father.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Costly trip to Coles for Troy Mercanti as he fronts court with pointed political message
The bikie was found to have repeatedly breached the conditions of a post-prison order which banned him from associating with other gang members.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth man accused of domestic violence murder hangs head as he faces court
Peter Damjanovic, 37, appeared at Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday after being charged with the murder of his ex-partner Tiffany Woodley.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Perth
Ex-partner charged with murder over Bedford woman’s death
Tiffany Woodley, 35, was discovered deceased in a “horrific and confronting scene” inside her Birkett Street home by police around 5pm on Monday.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘He made me feel like a piece of meat’: FIFO rapist jailed for five years
Ryan Zabaznow, 38, was found guilty of raping a colleague at a Pilbara mine site in 2020 in a case that sparked a parliamentary inquiry into sexual assaults at mine sites.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
From racing to Rottnest: Piecing together the full story of Perth’s severed head
A gifted child and a charming man, Stephen Cookson could have had it all. Instead, he sank deep into the underworld, where one day he got everything he deserved.
- by Gary Adshead
‘Ridiculous behaviour’: Perth’s mayor declares war on the vandal who damaged 100 city trees
Shocking CCTV footage of a vandal systematically destroying trees in the city. Perth’s lord mayor is understandably furious.
- by Mark Naglazas
‘Egregious, callous, cruel’: Perth woman accused of throwing dog from two-storey car park
Amy Lea Judge, 25, broke down in court as she heard prosecutors were seeking a term of imprisonment for the offence, which carries a maximum penalty of five years jail.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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WA
Protesters planned to chain themselves to Woodside boss’ house, police allege
Police said Jesse Noakes and Gerard Mazza were planning to throw paint on the City Beach home that Meg O’Neill shares with her partner and daughter and chain themselves to a gate, barring her from leaving.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt