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- by Holly Thompson
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Teenager charged over death of Nick Campo asks for permission to drive
The 17-year-old driver of the ute that crashed in North Lake, killing his mate, has been charged with manslaughter.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
WA Police officer dies at work in presumed suicide
A WA Police officer is believed to have taken his own life overnight in a Perth facility, with an investigation now under way.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Australian indoor women’s hockey coach stood down over child sex abuse charges
Lauren Austin, 39, appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Friday in relation to allegations that she indecently dealt with and sexually penetrated a child.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
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Courts
Alleged Nollamara hit-and-run driver fronts court
The 65-year-old is alleged to have hit a man near the intersection of Ravenswood Drive and Hillsborough Drive on Sunday, leaving him for dead.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Amber Wilkinson
Perth dentist found guilty of drink spiking and rape of Tinder dates
Farzam Mehrabi, 34, is accused of meeting the women, all aged between 18 and 20, in various Perth bars before inviting them back to his parents’ house in Shelley.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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How one man ran a lucrative drug business from Perth immigration detention
He was locked up for dealing and as a consequence facing deportation to New Zealand. While waiting, he upped the ante and ramped up his business – with a little help from his friends.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Psychosis’ made Perth man sexually assault little girl: lawyers
He admitted breaking into a stranger’s house and sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl. But this Perth man is claiming he cannot be found guilty.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
Police probe potential hit-and-run after Nollamara man found dead
The 50-year-old was found on the side of the road just after 9pm on Sunday night. A bike was nearby.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Detention centres
Why are we still locking up our children?
Another day, another kid found dead in a prison cell. It’s not the system that needs to change, it’s our thinking.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt