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Courts and JusticePremium‘No question’ accused wasn’t skipper in crash: Witnesses

Four eye-witnesses insisted for months that John Burdon was not in control of the boat which fatally crashed in Mandurah — but it took until four days before the trial for the charges to be dropped.

Tim Clarke

Courts & JusticePremiumShocking twist ahead of impending Mandurah boat crash trial

Doubts on control of a boat in the deadly Mandurah boat crash that killed Rhett Bazzo’s mother may lead to manslaughter charges dropped.

Tim Clarke

Courts & JusticePremiumBayswater rampage accused faces court on murder charge

The man accused of fatally mowing down a beloved father during a terrifying rampage through Perth’s east has faced court charged with murder.

Emily Moulton

WA NewsPremiumCourt twist in Mandurah boat tragedy that claimed two lives

There has been a surprising twist in the Supreme Court case of the man accused of being behind the wheel of a boat which crashed in Mandurah, killing his wife and another woman.

Claire Sadler

Courts & JusticePremium‘She’s been tricked’: Donna Nelson’s daughter gives evidence

The daughter of a Perth woman accused of smuggling ice into Japan has given evidence at her mother’s trial, telling the court her mother was ‘anti-drugs’.

James Carmody

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused paid alleged victim money before ‘sex attack’

A home improvements company manager has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a man he met following a night out at Crown casino.

Emily Moulton

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Judge lashes parents found guilty of starving daughter

A mother found guilty of starving her ballerina daughter has copped an extraordinary spray from the trial judge for traumatising the victim by calling her as a defence witness.

Rebecca Le May

Courts & CrimePremiumKimberley man jailed for brutal three-day assault on partner

A Kimberley man who assaulted his injured partner with her metal walking stick, broke her arm with a bass guitar, and threatened to kill her, has been sentenced to nearly eight years in jail.

Katya Minns

Courts & JusticePremiumREVEALED: How much Gracie Piscopo owed in tax

The tax debts of uber-influencer Gracie Piscopo – whose ex-partner Andre Rebelo stands accused of killing his mother for money – have been laid bare in court.

Tim Clarke

CrimeCommentsPremiumRevealed: The extraordinary cost of cybercrimes

Individuals and smalls businesses are paying a higher price for cyber-attacks, a new report reveals, as the nation’s cyber security agency is flooded with calls about possible crimes.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Courts & JusticePremiumParents saw starving girl as their ‘beautiful ballerina’

The girl was about to turn 17 when she was hospitalised in April 2021 weighing only 28.1kg, then taken into State care the following day after the couple challenged some of the medical treatment.

Rebecca Le May

Courts & justiceMajor update in Donna Nelson drug smuggling trial

The trial of a Perth grandmother accused of smuggling drugs into Japan has been shown hundreds of messages between her and a man she says tricked her into smuggling 2kg of methamphetamine into the country.

James Carmody

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Police charge man at centre of Perth courthouse gun scare

Police have laid charges against the man accused of walking into one of the State’s busiest court buildings claiming to have a gun.

Emily Moulton

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Rebelo’s influencer ex quizzed on crypto cash promise

Mega-influencer Gracie Piscopo denies protecting ex-partner Andre Rebelo at his murder trial, sharing her truth through tears.

Tim Clarke

Courts & Justice PremiumMan taunted cops and wasted police resources

A man with a “fixation” with police taunted officers and made more than 20 false calls for help in five weeks, a Kalgoorlie court was told on Monday.

Tegan Guthrie

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Gracie Piscopo’s stunning admission as she defends her ex

The Andre Rebelo murder trial has taken a surprising twist after the crypto-trader’s ex-girlfriend — social media star Gracie Piscopo — was called to give evidence in his defence.

Emily Moulton

Courts & JusticePremiumStarving ballerina’s parents ‘turned her into Peter Pan’

A couple in Floreat accused of starving and infantilizing their daughter aimed to keep her a child forever, craving constant need.

Rebecca Le May

CRIMEPremiumWoman jailed over shocking Midland ‘carpark attack on elder’

A 29-year-old woman accused of attacking an elderly woman outside a Midland fast-food restaurant will spend the rest of the month behind bars.

Caleb Runciman

CrimePremiumThree charged over suspicious Bayonet Head blaze

Three people have been arrested and charged over an alleged stolen vehicle arson that sparked a bushfire advice on Saturday in Bayonet Head, about 8kms north of Albany.

Georgia Campion

Courts & justicePremiumPerth woman accused of smuggling meth in Japan stands trial

A Perth woman accused of drug smuggling has blown kisses to her daughters and grandchildren through tears on the first day of her trial in a Japanese court as she declared her innocence.

James Carmody

Courts & JusticePremiumJapan trial to start for Perth woman Donna Nelson

A criminal trial begins today for Perth woman Donna Nelson, who has waited almost two years in a Japanese prison to argue her innocence before a court.

James Carmody

Courts & JusticePremiumDrunk, stoned driver who killed grandfather gets more time

A 27-year-old man who filmed himself speeding moments before he killed a grandfather in a high speed, head-on crash on South Western Highway has copped more jail time after the State appealed his sentence.

Rebecca Le May

CrimePremiumFour-hour long police chase ends in man charged

A 28-year-old man has been charged with several dangerous driving offences after a four-hour long police chase through multiple suburbs ended in the yard of a Beckenham home.

Caleb Runciman

Courts & JusticePremiumSuper schemer on the hunt for dead partner’s estate

Lawyers for the family of Kim Heptinstall have aired suspicions her partner Travis Barnard may have faked a Facebook page in an attempt to claim on her deceased estate.

Tim Clarke