Crime
WA mum claims injecting daughter with near-fatal dose of insulin was a cry for help
A woman on trial for allegedly attempting to kill her severely disabled child has told a Perth court she was only trying to get the girl admitted to hospital.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Boy charged after ‘knife fight’ which forced Westfield Carousel into lockdown
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy after an alleged altercation between two people, one of whom was armed with knives, which plunged Carousel Shopping Centre into lockdown.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Courts
Detainee released by Coalition one of trio accused of attack on grandmother
It can be revealed a second man accused of a brutal attack on a Perth grandmother was released from detention when Peter Dutton was minister for home affairs.
- by David Crowe, Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
Rape charges against Perth bikie Troy Mercanti dropped
A woman who claimed Troy Mercanti assaulted and raped her after a night out in Northbridge has withdrawn her accusations, forcing the police to drop the charges.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Police
‘They refused to attend’: Perth paramedic slams police response to service station death
But police deny they were called ‘multiple times’ to attend a Dawesville scene where an alleged altercation between two men resulted in a death.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth man stabbed by radicalised 16-year-old ‘coming to terms’ with what happened
The man stabbed by a teenager on Saturday night in Willetton by a teen boy who was later shot dead by police has spoken publicly about his ordeal.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Slain bikie boss’ widow sues WA government, hitman after witnessing assassination
Amanda Martin and her daughter filed a lawsuit in the Perth District Court for “damages by way of mental harm suffered” from witnessing Nick Martin be shot by a sniper.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
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Courts
Court document reveals confusion over released Perth detainee’s curfew requirements
A court transcript indicates an immigration detainee released following a High Court decision was granted bail in March by a Perth magistrate who appeared to have no idea he was subject to strict monitoring conditions.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Why didn’t WA’s program to counter violent extremism work?
A shocking incident in Perth – which WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said had “all the hallmarks” of a terrorist attack – has highlighted the difficulty of reversing radical ideologies.
- by Hamish Hastie
Perth bikie Troy Mercanti accused of ‘backhanding’ woman, raping her after night out in Northbridge
Prosecutors also told the court a second woman has come forward over a separate incident following news of the 56-year-old’s arrest last week.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt