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Courts & justice PremiumFriends win out over family in multi-million estate battle

A legal battle erupted when the bulk of a Rockingham nonagenarian’s multi-million estate was left to a neighbour over family. 

Rachel Fenner

COURTS & JUSTICE PremiumPerth ‘influencer’, model-for-hire’s sex charge discontinued

A physical trainer who touts himself heavily on social media no longer faces an indecent assault charge after prosecutors backed down from pursuing him.

Rebecca Le May

Courts & JusticePremiumRaped child ward battles State for ‘appalling negligence’

A South West man who was repeatedly sexually abused while a ward of the State suffered ‘truly catastrophic’ consequences from ‘appalling negligence’ by child protection authorities, his legal team says.

Rebecca Le May

Stolen carPremiumJuveniles arrested after ‘driving stolen ute to Geraldton’

Police continue to battle rising youth crime in the Gascoyne town of Carnarvon, after a group of six juveniles drove a stolen Toyota HiLux to Geraldton.

Jessica Moroney

courtPremiumKiller dies after 26 years behind bars at WA prison

A murderer who chillingly described bludgeoning a young father to death as akin to killing an ‘ant’ has died in custody. 

Jake Dietsch

CrimeVideoPremiumWATCH: Moment fire attack accused found hiding in hotel room

An alleged bikie associate accused of dousing a man in accelerant and setting him alight with a blow torch has been found ‘hiding out’ in a hotel room following a two-week manhunt. 

Caleb Runciman and Claire Sadler

COURTS & JUSTICE PremiumMan stole alcohol during ‘grief spree’ after death of uncle

A Bunbury man who had been barred from entering licensed venues stole more than $1000 worth of alcohol from South West bottle shops during a ‘spree’ while grieving the death of his uncle. 

Amber Lilley and Sofia Fimognari

COURTS & JUSTICE PremiumMan accused of having thousands of child exploitation photos

A man accused of possessing child exploitation material has been granted bail while his device is analysed, with the prosecution claiming it could contain up to 9000 images.

Jessica Moroney

COURTS & JUSTICE PremiumAccused rock thrower remanded in custody

A 32-year-old Mid West man has been remanded in custody after he allegedly launched rocks at three cars in Geraldton, smashing two windshields.

Jessica Moroney

Courts & JusticePremiumMother who attacked sister with pocket knife to be sentenced

A young Geraldton mother who scratched and spat at four police officers, and attacked her sister with a pocket knife, has been referred to a program to address her violent offending before being sentenced.

Jessica Moroney

CrimePremiumHedland man charged with animal cruelty over emaciated dog

A 32-year-old Port Hedland man has been charged with animal cruelty after RSPCA inspectors found his dog severely emaciated and suffering from open wounds infested with “hundreds and hundreds of maggots”.

Katya Minns

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Albany man avoids prison for drink driving without licence

An Albany man who blew over three times the legal limit and had to be dragged out of his vehicle by police officers, has narrowly avoided prison.

Georgia Campion

state politicsPremiumMinister key to 90s WA child abuse claims

Disability Services Minister Don Punch could be called to give evidence, over claims a a young boy was repeatedly abused while a ward of the State. 

Jessica Page

Courts & Justice‘I’m sure I was drugged & raped too’: Daughter of Pelicot

The daughter of Dominique ­Pelicot, who drugged his ex-wife to let dozens of strangers rape her, is convinced that she too was drug-raped by her father.

Nick Constable

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Spud king & wing-man wrestle with sisters over land carve-up

Spud Shed boss Tony Galati and his sisters are fighting over the fruits of the former Yangebup market garden where they were raised by migrant parents Carmela and Frank.

Neale Prior

CrimePremiumJoondanna man facing charges after alleged weapon incident

A Joondanna man shot in the hand by police after allegedly brandishing a weapon in Perth’s north on Friday night has been charged with a string of offences. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Ex-Aussie reality star faces slew of drug & weapon charges

A former reality television star has stayed tight-lipped after appearing in court on more than a dozen drug and weapon charges.

Caleb Runciman

COURTSPremiumBikie to face judge-alone trial over Nick Martin shooting

The bikie accused of being the mastermind behind the assassination of the former Rebels boss has won a bid to face trial without a jury. 

Claire Sadler

CrimePremiumDrug bust at South Hedland motel results in firearm seizure

South Hedland Detectives have charged three people following a drug bust at a Pilbara motel that led to the discovery of a firearm in Byford.

Katya Minns

Courts & Justice PremiumWoman ‘threatened’ into sneaking meth into EGRP in bra

A woman said she had been threatened into attempting to sneak meth into Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison by hiding balloons filled with the drug in her bra while visiting her ex-partner.

Tegan Guthrie

Courts & JusticePremiumMan split victim’s head open with axe handle

A 24-year-old Goldfields man has avoided immediate jail for splitting a man’s head open with the handle of an axe, despite admitting to the offence only on the day of his trial. 

Tegan Guthrie

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Man charged 13 years after ‘teen threatened with knife’

A man who allegedly held a knife to a teenage girl’s throat during a terrifying home invasion in Wellard has been denied bail at his first appearance in court, more than 13 years on from his alleged crime.

Caleb Runciman

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Yung Filly learns his fate after being charged with hooning

WATCH THE VIDEO: The accused rapist, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was caught speeding on Roe Highway in High Wycombe on November 17.

Caleb Runciman

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Man pleads guilty to causing horrific truck rollover

A Palmdale man who caused a horrific crash in Kalgan last year in which a road train rolled and caught fire has pleaded guilty, admitting he was more than double the legal limit at the time.

Georgia Campion