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Tribunal finds Perth nurse was caught stealing from disabled patients, selling items on eBay
A tribunal ruled the woman was “not currently a fit and proper person” to hold a nursing registration after she allegedly stole clothing, shoes, toiletries and food from a couple whose disabled children she cared for.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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‘Unprovoked, gratuitous, brutal’: Two men sentenced over WA grandfather’s murder
Raymond Smith, 68, died alone and in pain after three men broke into his house and brutally attacked him in December 2023.
- Rebecca Peppiatt and Jamie Freestone
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Celebrity Perth vet banned after fabricating debt, posing as lawyer
Dr Peter Ricci wrote letters to a club secretary pretending to be a legal representative, falsely accusing the woman of harassment, stalking and intimidation.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Floreat dad accused of starving his daughter pushes for charges to be dropped
The man and his wife are facing a re-trial over allegations of neglect and infantalisation of their teenage daughter.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Confronting’: Perth primary school teacher jailed over sexual abuse of children
Kurt Charlton, 29, was working as a babysitter on top of his usual teaching job to gain “unsupervised access to children” a court has heard.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Previously unseen photo reveals moment of Claremont serial killer’s arrest
Vision of the moment Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards was arrested has come to light for the first time.
- Michael Thomson and Michael Philipps
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by out-of-control car in North Beach
The man in his 60s was struck by a second car that mounted the footpath and pushed him over a limestone wall and into bushes.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
WA government cleared of any liability in landmark native title case
The court also ruled that the WA government will be able to retain the full benefit of the mining royalties collected from the Solomon Hub Project.
- Michael Philipps
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Charges discontinued for Perth mum accused of stealing son’s Dreamworld tragedy compensation
Michelle Hanson and her 16-year-old son were in the raft behind the one that flipped at the Gold Coast theme park, leading to the deaths of four people.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Former Nationals MP sues WA parliament after upper house disqualification
James Hayward was jailed after being convicted of indecent dealing, but appealed his charges, which were ultimately dropped.
- Michael Philipps