Crime
Woman in surgery after ‘unprovoked glassing’ in Perth pub
A young woman has undergone surgery after her face was slashed in what she calls an “unprovoked glassing” in a pub in Perth’s north.
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Perth dad gets 20 years for fatally stabbing partner in front of kids
In sentencing the man over Emmerich Lasakar’s death, a Perth judge has said domestic violence is at crisis point, requiring “a broader societal response”.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Three men charged over alleged Perth junior football club brawl
A fight allegedly broke out on the sidelines of a girls AFL game after the umpire sent off a player.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Rape trial shown footage of Perth dentist allegedly spiking woman’s drink
The 34-year-old is on trial in Perth’s District Court over accusations he spiked drinks with MDMA and then raped multiple women over two months of 2022.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Spat on, stolen from, screamed at, punched’: WA’s retail crimes revealed
Take a look at the state’s top 20 worst suburbs as new data shows shoplifting numbers have doubled in recent years.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Chopper films alleged 170km/h Ferrari-Porsche race on Perth streets
The vehicles were filmed by police officers in Trigg prior to the arrest of two 34-year-old men for reckless driving and the impounding of their vehicles.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Mother jailed after she injected disabled daughter with near-fatal dose of insulin
A 42-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after a jury found her guilty of endangering the life of her disabled daughter, by injecting her with a near-fatal dose of insulin as a cry for help.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Amber Wilkinson
Perth business student jailed over revenge porn threats
When his girlfriend broke up with him, the 27-year-old retaliated with a campaign of revenge porn threats that landed him behind bars.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
AFL star Marlion Pickett pleads not guilty to stealing more than $380,000 in Perth
The Richmond player was arrested last year in connection to a spate of commercial thefts. On Thursday, he formally denied having any involvement and will take the matter to trial.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Missing person
Mum’s appeal for daughter missing in Perth for five days
Police and family have appealed for information on the whereabouts of Tahlia Prior who turned 27 today but has not been seen by her family since last Friday.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Do the right thing’: Danny Hodgson’s plea as state tries to railroad lawsuit
The State Solicitor’s Office has lodged an application to overturn a compensation bid by one punch attack victim Danny Hodgson.
- by Claire Ottaviano