Seven astonishing PathWest blunders have the potential to undermine the prosecution case against accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards.
Tim Clarke
Two teenage boys will face court after a car was stolen in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs followed by a spate of burglaries.
A District Court jury has taken just 40 minutes to acquit self-styled crime fighter Andrew Jacob Smart of threatening to bomb a South Lake day spa.
Exclusive Victoria Rifici and Jon Bassett
A security guard will face court today after an alleged shopping centre brawl in Perth’s eastern suburbs yesterday left a man missing teeth.
A former bankrupt Joondalup doctor has been slapped with a massive fine for failing to lodge tax returns for five years.
Jon Bassett
An “extremely intelligent” man who used ice to help him think more clearly was collared on a CAT bus with a smorgasbord of drugs belonging to his dealer.
Laura Pond
A young man who was allegedly bashed by a group of teenagers at Stirling train station has woken from an induced coma as the boys charged over the attack prepare to face court next week.
Rourke Walsh
The details of just how widespread contamination was in DNA testing for the Claremont Serial Killer case was detailed on day 54.
Kate Ryan
Police have made a major breakthrough in their ongoing investigation into the theft of over 200 guns from a Yangebup gun store, arresting a second man they will allege was involved in the break-in.
Phil Hickey
A Perth teen is facing a murder charge in two different courts, with prosecutors arguing whether he should be dealt with as an adult or a child because his alleged victim died after his 18th birthday.
Shannon Hampton
The DNA of former senior Pathwest scientist Laurie Webb was found to have contaminated more exhibits in the Claremont serial killer case - even on exhibits Webb never directly worked on.
Animal activists are facing more potential charges after police attended the homes of numerous Direct Action Everywhere Perth members, investigating their involvement in a recent Optus Stadium stunt.
Sarah Ison
Police believe they have busted yet another organised crime network in Perth after an unsolicited package was delivered to an unsuspecting business owner that contained half a kilogram of cocaine.
The Australian Workers Union welcomed the decision as a win for workers’ right to ‘take the p*ss out of management with colleagues in their own time’.
Kate Emery
More DNA contamination claims led to a second day of embarrassment for the State’s primary DNA laboratory at the Claremont serial killings trial RECAP TODAY’S EVENTS
Emily Moulton
A young Los Angeles basketballer will avoid a long prison sentence after pleading guilty to the fatal Hollywood hit-and-run death of WA man Andrew Mallard in the final tragic twist in his life.
Peter Mitchell
EXCLUSIVE: The owner of a Welshpool industrial yard where a young woman was shot dead has allegedly refused to allow liquidators access to the property.
The man accused of attacking a decorated senior police officer, leaving him with a fractured left eye socket and suspected nerve damage, is now facing a charge of grievous bodily harm.
Aaron Corlett – Melville Gazette
On day 53 of the Claremont serial killings trial, the scientist who tested the piece of evidence that led police to a breakthrough in Australia’s most expensive investigation took the stand.
A man who tried to hire a contract killer – who was actually an undercover policeman – to murder his former wife and make it “look like an accident” while behind bars has been jailed for six years.
The DNA of at least four PathWest staff — including former lead forensic scientist Laurie Webb — was found to have contaminated exhibits in the Claremont serial killer case, it has been revealed.
A police officer has been fined after he admitted to dangerously pursuing a car that was later involved in the death of motorcyclist Jordan Thorsager in 2019.
Five contractors involved in corruption within the North Metropolitan Health Service will have to wait until June to learn their fate, after a judge ruled he would need days longer to sentence them.
Forensic contamination by PathWest scientists and DNA results from semen stains rounded out an eventful day in the Claremont serial killings trial. RECAP THE DAY’S EVENTS
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