Courts
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Crime
‘Arrests likely’ as police investigate multiple Rottnest Island assaults during ‘juvie week’
Superintendent Dave Dench of Fremantle Police said many of the teens did not have any adult supervision on the island, and some were only 13 years old.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Holly Thompson
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Court amends MinRes secrecy order over explosive files in Pigozzo row
The Federal Court has amended a secrecy order over a handful of documents in embattled MinRes chief Chris Ellison’s now-settled row with a former contracts boss, as the media fights to stop them being permanently scrubbed from the court file.
- by Jesinta Burton
Web of lies: Why Andre Rebelo killed his ‘happy and healthy’ mother
Jurors cried as the verdict was announced on Thursday afternoon following nearly two days of deliberation and an eight-week trial.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Andre Rebelo found guilty of murdering his mother for her life insurance
A jury has returned a verdict of guilty for the 28-year-old, ending an eight-week trial in which prosecutors brought forward damning evidence of his motives for wanting his mother dead.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Justice
‘Astonishing’: Legal fraternity lashes premier, defends judiciary amid furore over magistrate’s comments
WA’s legal fraternity has come out swinging after Premier Roger Cook called for a magistrate to be reprimanded over comments about a domestic violence victim, prompting a row between the two arms of government.
- by Jesinta Burton and Claire Ottaviano
Million-dollar payout for Bunbury mum who ate chips laced with caustic soda cut in half by court
A Bunbury woman who was left with PTSD and unable to work after she ate hot chips accidentally seasoned with caustic soda has had a million-dollar payout cut.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Kalgoorlie man, 20, dies after alleged armed break-in turns violent
Tyrone Smith’s family, who travelled to Perth to be with their dying son, are now demanding answers about what happened.
- by Hamish Hastie
Chief justice rebuffs furore over magistrate’s comments despite Cook’s call to action
The state’s chief judge has declined to be drawn into the furore over a magistrate who branded a domestic violence victim “petulant”, despite a call to action from the WA premier.
- by Jesinta Burton
WA mum pleads guilty to careless driving over crash that killed twin daughters
Seven-year-old girls Macey and Riley died in February while travelling on Great Eastern Highway in the Wheatbelt after their mother veered off the road and crashed into a tree.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Skipper of high-speed Horizontal Falls boat crash pleads guilty
On an eco-tour of Talbot Bay in the Kimberley in 2022, with 25 passengers and two crew on board, Falls Express hit the rocks, seriously injuring 12 people.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
The reason this Perth man stabbed his mother 62 times
On Friday he was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years for the “ferocious attack” on his mother after consuming a psychedelic drug.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt