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Ariel Bombara has delivered a devastating and formidable statement in the final moments of the inquest.

Courts & JusticePremiumThe must-read statement from Floreat murderer’s daughter

Ariel Bombara has delivered a devastating and formidable statement in the final moments of the inquest into the deaths of Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc at the hands of her father.

Hannah Cross

Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, were shot and killed in their home by Mark Bombara.

Courts & JusticePremium‘Heartbroken’: Killer’s ex-wife’s robust tribute to victims

Rowena Bombara delivered a powerful tribute on Friday honouring Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc, saying the pair were ‘innocent victims’ who were brutally killed by her ex-husband on May 24, 2024.

Jessica Evensen

Police responded to a home invasion in Huntingdale on Thursday.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA man accused of horrific DV home invasion fronts court

A 47-year-old man from regional WA is facing 19 charges after a horrifying domestic violence home invasion in Huntingdale.

Jessica Evensen

A senior officer has told the Floreat murders inquest Ariel Bombara’s triple-0 call was wrongly ranked priority two despite her telling police her father had a gun and had shot someone.

Courts & JusticePremiumDaughter warned of gun but call still ranked priority two

A senior officer has told the Floreat murders inquest Ariel Bombara’s triple-0 call was wrongly ranked priority two despite her telling police her father had a gun and had shot someone.

Hannah Cross

Floreat killer Mark Bombara.

Courts & JusticePremiumMark Bombara recorded himself shooting dead Floreat women

A homicide squad detective has described the moment gunman Mark Bombara picked up one of his victim’s phones and recorded himself shooting each woman again. WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS.

Jessica Evensen

The Beresford foreshore near where it is alleged a woman was attacked.

CourtsPremiumAccused Beresford foreshore attacker denied bail

A 36-year-old man accused of a “horrifying” attack on a woman on the Beresford foreshore, in which he allegedly punched her to the ground and tried to remove her jeans, has been denied bail.

Harriet Dash

Benjamin Jack McLaughlin is accused of murdering John Matta before being found naked on a drifting boat.

Courts & JusticePremiumAccused Cervantes killer found naked on boat fronts court

The man accused of murdering a good Samaritan at Cervantes and burning his body before being found naked on a drifting boat is expected to enter a plea.

Charlton Hart

Police found 521 video files of child exploitation material on a mobile phone.

Courts & JusticePremiumChild sex predator jailed for grooming and ‘depraved’ videos

A Geraldton man has been jailed for 4½ years after “grooming” a 14-year-old girl online — who turned out to be an undercover police officer — and possessing hundreds of “depraved” videos of child sexual abuse.

Kate Campbell

A Perth mother accused of murdering her eight-month-old baby in Baldivis after allegedly being ‘egged on’ by ChatGPT is seeking a judge-alone trial.

CourtPremiumPerth mum accused of baby’s murder seeks judge-alone trial

A Perth mother accused of murdering her eight-month-old baby in Baldivis after allegedly being ‘egged on’ by ChatGPT is seeking a judge-alone trial.

Charlton Hart

Superintendent Mark Gilbert leaving court.

Courts & JusticePremiumAutomatic renewals allowed murderer to keep handguns

WA’s top cop in charge of gun licensing has conceded extraordinary failings in the force’s renewal process allowed Mark Bombara to keep the gun he would use to claim two lives.

Hannah Cross

Meet and Bun owner John Pavlos at his Mt Lawley store.

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Perth burger boss swaps restaurants for prison cell

The boss of a now-defunct restaurant chain that sold a burger nicknamed after the crime drama Breaking Bad has swapped patties for prison food after a police sting uncovered almost five kilograms of cocaine.

Caleb Runciman

ASIC said Macquarie admitted its advertising framework during the promotion was not sufficiently rigorous to identify the risk that customers could misunderstand the offer.

BankingPremium$8.8m for 40,000 bank customers over savings rate blunder

Australia’s fifth-largest bank is set to cop a $14m fine and has so far paid out compensation to tens of thousands of account holders after admitting to failures over a savings rate offer.

Daniel Newell

A Goldfields man who spent a decade raping or sexually abusing six young children in his family will spend more than 20 years behind bars.

Courts & justicePremiumMan jailed for 22 years for decade of child sex abuse

A Goldfields man who spent a decade raping or sexually abusing six young children in his family, including one as young as three, will spend more than 20 years behind bars.

Isabella Davis

Great Beginnings Beckenham was fined $42,000 over the incident.

Courts & JusticePremiumPerth child centre punished after hospitalising two-year-old

A child care centre in Perth’s south east has been ordered to pay more than $42,000 after a two-year-old was hospitalised when a staff member gave them a cup of milk.

Bethany Hiatt

Bombara Inquest. Hollywood Hospital GP Dr Arwen Boyle (red hair tied up) leaves the Perth Magistrates Court Justin Benson-Cooper

Courts & JusticePremiumBombara’s doctor breaks down in court, claims no ‘red flags’

Medical professionals who treated Mark Bombara in the weeks leading up to his murderous rampage say they did not see any ‘red flags’ which indicated the Floreat gunman would perpetrate heinous acts of violence.

Jessica Evensen

Two more teenagers wanted over the violent alleged robbery in Ellenbrook which was filmed and posted online have been charged by police. 

CRIMEVideoPremiumCops lock up final two teens over attack on Perth schoolboy

Two more teenagers wanted over the violent alleged robbery in Ellenbrook which was filmed and posted online have been charged by police. 

Charlton Hart

Floreat killer Mark Bombara.

Courts & JusticePremiumTop neurologist doubts strokes drove Mark Bombara to kill

Calendar reminders for zip-ties and a hammer, and a trip to his Boyup Brook farm for two Glock pistols, showed a mind that was ‘quite intact’, an independent neurologist told the inquest.

Jessica Evensen

A former inmate at the notorious prison where Russell Brand is being held has delivered a chilling warning to the convicted rapist — keep your head down or risk becoming a target.

World NewsVideo‘Marked man’: Russell Brand threat in notorious prison

An ex-con at the violent prison where the disgraced celebrity is being held has delivered a chilling warning to the convicted rapist — keep your head down or become a target.

Troy de Ruyter

Floreat killer Mark Bombara.

crime, law and justice‘I’ll find that c...’: Gunman’s rant days before Floreat murders

A gunman who murdered two women while searching for his ex-wife was acting erratically and told a friend "I'll get the bitch" before the killings.

Aaron Bunch

Russell Brand has been sentenced for a single count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Courts & Justice‘Sexual predator’: Brand sentenced for rape and sex assaults

The UK actor and comedian has learned his punishment in a London court after devastating impact statements from his four sexual abuse victims.

BRIAN MELLEY

Russell Brand has been sentenced for a single count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

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‘Arrogant and entitled’: Brand slammed as he’s sentenced

The disgraced UK actor and comedian has learned his punishment in a London court after devastating impact statements from his four sexual abuse victims.

Brian Melley

WA’s cheapest petrol retailer has been stinging Perth motorists premium 95 and 98 petrol prices while pumping cheaper unleaded 91 petrol into their cars, according to the state watchdog. 

Courts & JusticePremiumPetrol giant accused of pumping cheap fuel at premium prices

WA’s cheapest petrol retailer has been stinging Perth motorists premium 95 and 98 petrol prices while pumping cheaper unleaded 91 petrol into their cars, according to the State watchdog. 

Fraser Williams

Ariel Bombara arrives at court on Monday morning.

CrimePremiumFloreat gunman likely committed murder to ‘haunt’ ex-wife

Lawyer Kathryn Kraus made the extraordinary claim in the WA Coroner’s Court on Monday after revealing that Rowena left her husband in early 2024 after 35 years of marriage. 

Jessica Evensen

A female passenger has allegedly been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at Perth Airport, with a man accused of attacking her near the boarding gates before flying out.

Courts & JusticePremiumPassenger allegedly sexually assaulted at Perth Airport

A female passenger has allegedly been sexually assaulted in broad daylight at Perth Airport, with a man accused of attacking her near the boarding gates before flying out.

Oliver Lane