Crime

‘It was awful’Elderly father allegedly murdered by son in Mandurah

Friends and neighbours are in shock after Edward Charles Thomas, described as ‘such a lovely fella’, was allegedly killed by his 31-year-old son in his southern suburbs home on Sunday night.

Aaron Kirby

Tyson VacherPerth con artist in court over alleged police chase

A 23-year-old man caught masquerading as a psychologist says he will fight fresh charges tied to allegations he fled police on a scooter.

Daryna Zadvirna

Suspension mix-upConfusion over driving bans lands Nicoletti in court

WA’s most prolific farmer is fighting a charge that he drove last year while on the final leg of nine months of suspensions for speeding.

Neale Prior

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New Norcia monks face $8.4m sex abuse compensation bill

Australia’s only monastic town could be on the hook for massive compensation claims for alleged child sex offences.

Peter de Kruijff

‘Crush point’Perth waste company ‘negligent’ over arm amputation

A waste recycling company faces a fine of up to $500,000 after a labour hire worker's arm was amputated at the shoulder during an incident in 2016.

WATCH THE SHOCKING FOOTAGEKiller driver ‘searched web for Ferrari instructions’

A drug-driver who searched Youtube for how to drive a Ferrari before killing a passenger in a fiery crash has been jailed for 10 and a half years.

Shannon Hampton

Historical casePerth private school teachers charged with sex abuse

Two former Perth private school teachers have been charged with sexually assaulting their students more than 30 years ago.

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Lewd awakening
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Hikers’ shock at X-rated film shoot on WA bush track

A pair of bushwalkers have been confronted with the sight of a woman lying naked on a train track being filmed ‘entertaining herself’ on a morning stroll through a popular South West trail on Sunday.

Bethany Hiatt

Locked-up lipsDrug smuggler seals prison cannabis deal with a kiss

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder man has attempted to smuggle a balloon of cannabis into WA prison by putting it in his mouth and kissing a female inmate.

Taylar Amonini

READ THE FULL LISTHold on to your Holden! Top five stolen cars revealed

New figures have shown which brands and makes are car thief’s favourite set of wheels in WA, as Perth’s vehicle theft hotspots are revealed. READ THE TOP 10.

Rourke Walsh

Hollywood trialRelationship ‘a crime scene waiting to happen’: Depp

Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of hitting him with a “haymaker“ punch, as the star wrapped up testimony in his libel suit against a British newspaper that accused him of domestic abuse.

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$22m scandal
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Fourth person charged over public sector rort revealed

The West Australian can exclusively reveal Andrew Mitchell isthe fourth person charged over the $22.5 million Department of Communities corruption scandal.

Josh Zimmerman & Peter de Kruijff

Powerlifting dentistDentist skips court for COVID breach to treat patients

A powerlifting dentist who allegedly treated patients when she should have been in self-quarantine is in more hot water this afternoon after she failed to appear in court over the breach.

Tyler Brown

Acacia prisonTeen prisoner’s death sparks investigation

An investigation has been launched into the death of a 19-year-old inmate at Acacia prison.

Phil Hickey

Shell companyFourth person charged in Communities corruption scandal

A 57-year-old East Fremantle man has become the fourth person charged over the $22.5 million Department of Communities corruption scandal.

Josh Zimmerman

CrimeWA priest denies historical abuse charges

An 84-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to historical child sex abuse charges he allegedly committed while serving as a Catholic priest in Western Australia.

CrimeQld man jailed for luring lover to bashing

A Brisbane man, who lured his girlfriend to his mother's home with an apology after a fight then violently bashed her, has been jailed.

Aaron Bunch

Forensics at the sceneRelative charged over Mandurah death

Update: Homicide Squad detectives have charged a relative of an elderly man who was found dead in Mandurah on Sunday night.

Phil Hickey and Aaron Kirby

No resultsSearch for missing teenager finds nothing

A massive search in Yanchep for missing Perth teenager Radina Djukich has ended after police were unable to find anything in connection with her 1992 disappearance.

Phil Hickey

Indecent assaultCatholic priest to fight child sex charges

An 84-year-old former Catholic priest will defend allegations he repeatedly sexually abused a girl when she was aged six and seven four decades ago.

Shannon Hampton

No pleaGlassing accused smiles as she leaves court

A young woman accused of glassing another Northbridge pub-goer — narrowly avoiding the victim’s eyes — smiled as she left court with a friend today.

Shannon Hampton

CrimeImage released to seek man's identity

An image has been released in a bid to identify a man whose body was discovered in Sydney in April.

CrimeIce lab raided as gangs turn to production

Police have shut down a secret drug laboratory on the NSW Central Coast that they say had the potential to produce $2.4 million-worth of the drug ice.

dangerous decisionWA man caught driving ‘six times over’ limit

Police say a Perth man allegedly caught driving with a blood alcohol content more than six times the limit on Saturday also drove on a footpath before trying to get out of the car.