Crime
Skipper pleads not guilty over fatal Mandurah estuary boat crash
The man allegedly responsible for killing two women when the boat he was navigating crashed in the Mandurah Estuary has pleaded not guilty to two charges of manslaughter.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Perth woman denies attempting to murder husband by poisoning water
Bozena Knapinski, 62, has been accused of trying to murder her husband after he suspected she was slowly poisoning him and set up a covert operation to catch her.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Police
Good Samaritans shot at during crime spree in which man dies
The occupants of two vehicles who stopped to help at a crash site were allegedly met by a gun-wielding man, who was later found dead 280km away.
- by Louise Harris
Perth woman who killed her grandma by swapping pills has appeal thrown out
Alaine Sturniolo was given a life sentence in 2021 after a jury found her guilty of murdering her grandma by swapping her medication with morphine.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Monster in my closet’: Perth man jailed 31 years after knifepoint rape of single mum
The 48-year-old was extradited to Perth from Queensland to face historic rape charges after DNA evidence linked him to the 1992 crime.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
WA Police charge man who allegedly went on the run with unlicensed gun
West Australian police have charged 28-year-old Blake Unkovich, who allegedly went on the run for over 24 hours.
- by Holly Thompson
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Police
WA Police track down wanted man, but allegedly unlicensed gun yet to be found
The tactical response group was deployed to a home in The Vines about 9.30am on Wednesday, where the man and a woman known to him were allegedly involved in a disturbance.
- by Holly Thompson
‘He’s had kids punching him’: Lawyer asks for teen on murder charge to be released
Rebecca Collard, 48, died after she was deliberately run over by a 17-year-old boy, police allege.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Courts
Perth mother ‘stabs teen daughter’s secret boyfriend’
A Perth mother is accused of stabbing her teenage daughter’s secret boyfriend after discovering she had sneaked him into her bedroom on Tuesday night.Â
- by Heather McNeill and Michael Stamp
Police investigate ‘sexting’ between Aquinas College staff member and students
Aquinas College principal Robert Henderson sent a message to parents on Tuesday to address rumours of the investigation within the school community.Â
- by Heather McNeill
Ex-WA Nationals MP James Hayward jailed for sexually abusing girl
The former Nationals upper house member abused the child at two locations before he was elected to office.
- by Aaron Bunch