Courts & Justice

Shocking footage‘Controlling’ man jailed after brutal attempted murder

A violent man who told a woman ‘if I can’t have you, no one can’ before stabbing her, choking her and throwing her unconscious body on a footpath has been jailed. WARNING: GRAPHIC CCTV

Shannon Hampton

Permanent injuriesFIFO worker jailed over one punch attack

A FIFO worker has been jailed over a one-punch attack outside of a Northbridge pub that injured his victim so badly, he had to learn to walk and talk again.

Emily Moulton

‘Financial interest’Charity founder set to face trial on corruption charges

A highly decorated youth worker and charity organiser is set to face trial over corruption charges.

Alexander Scott

Housing subsidy rortJail workers plead not guilty to fraud

Two Roebourne Regional Prison workers have pleaded not guilty to fraudulently claiming housing subsidies that added up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Alexander Scott

‘Serious offence’Ex-women’s WAFL player avoids jail for $20k drugs haul

A former West Perth women’s WAFL player has avoided jail after being caught trying to drive $20,000 worth of cannabis from Perth to Geraldton.

Liam Beatty

‘Significant force’Perth dad convicted of shaking baby son jailed

A Perth father who caused life-threatening injuries to his seven-week-old baby boy by violently shaking him, an act a judge said was ‘borne out of frustration’, has been jailed.

Shannon Hampton

‘Surprising’ appointmentBrian Burke praises Kirkup’s new ex-ALP chief of staff

Twice-jailed ex-premier Brian Burke has praised new WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup’s ‘surprising’ decision to recruit a former Labor staffer as his chief of staff.

Peter Law

Miscarriage of justiceSurf club trespasser and beer jug thief wins appeal

A cleaner and student who trespassed on Mullaloo Surf Life Saving Club for 18 hours — helping himself to beer, completing an assignment and falling asleep — has won a spent conviction after an appeal.

Shannon Hampton

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‘If I can’t have you, no one can’

The chilling words a jilted lover told a young woman before trying to kill her by driving a knife through her chest, choking her and slamming her unconscious body on a footpath have been revealed.

Shannon Hampton

Witness appealTeen accused of Perth loading bay bashing

A teenager accused of bashing a 53-year-old man in Perth’s CBD earlier this month has been released on bail, as police appeal for witnesses over two altercations.

Daryna Zadvirna

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Uber driver ‘over the limit’ during Northbridge trip

An Uber driver will face court after he allegedly blew above for the legal blood alcohol limit for ride-sharing drivers in Northbridge on Sunday morning.

Phil Hickey

Workplace safetyContractor fined after worker’s horrific electric shock

The main contractor for the Forrestfield Airport Link Project has been fined $150,000, three years after a worker was permanently disabled by an horrific on-site electric shock.

Charlotte Elton

‘Written threats’Trial for woman accused of businessman blackmail

A glamorous western suburbs property manager has denied trying to blackmail a businessman, paving the way for what is expected to be a salacious trial.

Shannon Hampton

So brave‘Fear and horror’: Woman faces sex attacker in court

A woman who was sexually assaulted while asleep alone in a Geraldton motel room by a burglar on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol has bravely faced her attacker in court.

Shannon Hampton

Behind barsAlleged quarantine breacher busted after ‘pub brag’

A 42-year-old man who allegedly went to a Northbridge venue while he was supposed to be in self-quarantine after travelling to WA from South Australia was reportedly dobbed in by another patron.

Shannon Hampton

Lives ruinedManslaughter charge after teen’s ‘car surfing’ death

A 17-year-old girl has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a 15-year-old girl, who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was flung from the top of a car in a dangerous ‘hooning’ stunt.

Sarah Steger

Father accusedBash victim faces severe brain damage ‘if he survives’

A 33-year-old father accused of attacking a man outside a Busselton bar has been granted bail while his alleged victim fights for his life with severe brain injuries in hospital.

Shannon Hampton

Port HedlandWoman seriously injured in alleged stabbing

A woman was seriously hurt in an alleged Port Hedland stabbing yesterday afternoon.

Shock revelationsVatican stands WA bishop down amid sex crime claims

The Vatican has sent WA’s longest-serving Catholic bishop on six months of ‘sabbatical leave’ away from his Kimberley diocese amid investigations into allegations of historical sex crimes.

Shannon Hampton & Carly Laden

‘Completely unpredictable’Getz hoon ‘could have killed someone’

Two fencing contractors who were forced to take shelter on the back of their work vehicles to escape a hoon in a Hyundai say the erratic driver could have killed someone.

Sarah Brookes

WATCH NOWWild goose chase ends in dramatic double arrest

A wild high-speed chase through Mandurah streets ending in a dramatic double arrest has been captured on camera by police chopper.

Sarah Brookes

Shocking footageCCTV captures horrific moment car reverses over teen

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Horrific video has emerged of the moment a teenager was knocked down, dragged and then reversed over by a car in a hit-and-run in Wellard overnight.

Emily Moulton

Northbridge spreeAlleged cop basher could face hefty jail term

A Kalamunda man accused of breaking a police officer’s nose and assaulting four others during an incident in Northbridge overnight could be facing serous jail time over the alleged assaults.

Emily Moulton

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Why has nobody resigned over the Afghanistan inquiry?

No matter how long it takes, Australian soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan must be tried and jailed and the top brass — with whom the buck stops — must stand down.