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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
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‘Extraordinarily cruel, sadistic, barbaric’: Perth teenager jailed over kangaroo killing spree
Wild scenes erupted between protesters and the accused’s mother outside a Perth court on Tuesday before the sentencing for a case of extreme animal cruelty.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Murder-suicide bikie was released from jail early for good behaviour
A former Perth bikie who killed his ex-partner then took his own life on Thursday would have been in jail if not for an early release due to good behaviour.
- by Heather McNeill
Perth man accused of murdering Cassius Turvey denied bail as trial date set
The man accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey has been denied bail, as the mammoth trial against him and his three co-accused is set down for 2025.
- by Heather McNeill
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WA duo arrested over ‘destructive burglary series’ against Perth businesses
Two people accused of stealing more than $71,000 for dozens of businesses across Perth have been arrested following a six-month crime spree.Â
- by Heather McNeill
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Man, 39, fronts court over ‘stabbing attack’ in Perth’s north
A 39-year-old man has fronted Perth Magistrates Court charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man six times in Perth’s northern suburbs.
- by Kelly Williams and Jesinta Burton
‘She was a good mum’: Outpouring of grief for Perth woman killed by ex-partner
Georgia Lyall was allegedly shot in the head in her South Guildford home on Thursday before the body of her ex-partner was found when crews rushed to a house fire in Innaloo.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Murder-suicide suspected after Guildford woman, ex-partner found dead
WA Police are investigating a double tragedy after a woman aged in her 30s was found dead with a shot gun wound to the head inside her South Guildford home on Thursday morning.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
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Perth
Man stabbed during street brawl in Perth’s south
A WA Police spokeswoman said the man, aged in his 50s, was stabbed during a fight between two groups in Parmelia on Wednesday afternoon.
- by Heather McNeill and Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth mother faces jail after 12-week-old baby found with life-threatening levels of meth in system
The court heard the baby’s mother, Sarah Joanne Brice, 34, was breastfeeding her son while also using methamphetamine and cannabis.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt