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Glendalough hit-and-run. Aeshaben Gajendrabhai Patel pictured leaving court.

Court & Justice PremiumAccused Glendalough hit-and-run driver granted bail change

A young driver accused of a hit and run at Glendalough has had her bail conditions changed to allow her to fulfill her visa requirements.

Sarah Crawford

A scathing report in July detailed shocking conditions at Hakea Prison, which judges have for some time been taking into account when handing down sentences.

Courts & JusticePremiumHakea Prison staff assaulted in Christmas Eve incident

Staff at WA’s severely overcrowded remand prison have been assaulted by inmates as festive season tensions reach boiling point.

Rebecca Le May

Six teens will front court after allegedly storming Ellenbrook Secondary College on Monday and stabbing a student, plunging the school into lockdown.

Courts & JusticePremiumCourt allows overseas holiday for school stabbing accused

A teenager accused of being part of an armed gang that stabbed a student and put a Perth school in lockdown has had his bail conditions changed so he can holiday in Bali.

Sarah Crawford

Martin Thomas Glynn self-represented at Fremantle Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

CrimeBondi ‘supporter’ had shopping list for terror in Perth home

Firearms, thousands of ammunition rounds, terrorist flags and a bomb-making shopping list were seized from the home of a Perth man who allegedly posted messages online supporting the Bondi massacre.

Jessica Evensen

Kevin Steele claims a police order was violated by accident.

CourtsWhy magistrate had hard time sentencing high-risk offender

‘These are more unusual circumstances than normal.’

Rachel Fenner

Bethanie Waters Port Kennedy

Court & Justice PremiumGrim details of alleged murder in aged-care home revealed

An aged-care resident accused of bashing and smothering her roommate to death allegedly stuffed bloodied items into her wardrobe and her walker to hide the evidence. 

Sarah Crawford

A teenager has been charged over a Baldivis arson attack linked to illicit tobacco trade.

CrimePremiumTeen charged with Baldivis arson linked to tobacco wars

A teenager has been charged over a Baldivis arson attack linked to illicit tobacco trade.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Elijah Reid English, 21, was jailed for removing his ankle monitor and giving police false details.

courtsPremiumJail for Albany man who cut ankle monitor and lied to police

An Albany man who removed his ankle monitoring device and gave false details to police when they tracked him down has been jailed

Jacki Elezovich

Police and security staff were present at Ellenbrook Secondary College this morning after a violent incident at the school yesterday where a teenager was stabbed. Michael Wilson

Court & Justice PremiumChristmas bail for 14yo accused of armed attack at school

A 14-year-old boy accused of being part of an armed gang which stabbed a student outside a Perth school, sending the college into lockdown, has been released on bail two days before Christmas.

Sarah Crawford

A Perth man has been charged with possessing violent extremism material following a police investigation involving Australia’s spy agency.

WA NEWSPremiumTerror accused to spend Christmas inside Hakea Prison

A 21-year-old man accused of terrorism offences will spend Christmas inside Hakea Prison after his chance at bail was delayed.

Caleb Runciman

Jess Fang Ching Ting

Court & JusticePremiumPair allegedly seized passports from massage parlour workers

A couple accused of trafficking two women to WA and forcing them to work in servitude at a Kalgoorlie massage parlour allegedly confiscated the women’s passports when they arrived in Australia.

Sarah Crawford

A magistrate has requested a home detention report before considering releasing a man facing driving charges on bail.

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Man accused of reckless driving incidents pleads not guilty

A Katanning man who allegedly drove recklessly in the Katanning townsite and through roadworks to escape police will fight all charges laid against him.

Jacki Elezovich

Det. Sen. Srt Andy Baker with seized drugs and a firearm.

CrimePremiumPolice in major drug bust operation across Perth

WA Police have seized 45kg of cocaine and 7kg of methamphetamine — with a combined street value of more than $15 million — and more than $385,000 in cash in several major drug busts across the city. 

Jessica Evensen

Corbin Birch has appeared in the Northbridge Court. PIctured is Birch as he leaves court Justin Benson-Cooper

Courts & JusticePremium‘World of pain’: Magistrate bails alleged nazi tagger

A man already accused of racially harassing his neighbour has faced court for allegedly drawing nazi symbols on his body with a ‘Texta’.

Caleb Runciman

Former deputy president at the Shire of Ashburton Doug Diver.

CRIMEPremiumFormer shire councillor charged with child sex offences

The former deputy president of a regional WA shire has faced court after being charged with child sex offences.

Caleb Runciman

Premier Roger Cook and Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis announce a fishing ban.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabor hit with legal battle over controversial fishing ban

The fight against the Cook Government’s controversial new fishing bans along WA’s coastline has intensified, with legal action now launched to stop the changes.

Joe Spagnolo

22-year-old Siafolau Siafolau. 

Courts & JusticePremiumSydney man linked to $170m cocaine haul faces Perth court

Siafolau Peter Siafolau appeared in Perth Magistrates Court over video-link after being charged with possessing cocaine after he allegedly linked to the $170m botched cocaine import.

Caleb Runciman

A driver has been heavily fined and disqualified from driving for more than two years after being caught driving under the influence twice in one day.

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Driver given heavy fine for double DUI charges in one day

A man caught driving under the influence twice in one day — the first with a blood alcohol content five times the legal limit — has been heavily fined and disqualified from driving for more than two years.

Melissa Sheil

A 47-year-old Great Southern man has been sentenced to a heavy jail term in Perth District Court.

CourtPremiumJail term for Great Southern man who raped son’s girlfriend

A registered sex offender who sexually assaulted his son’s 16-year-old girlfriend while she was staying at his Great Southern home has been given a lengthy prison sentence. 

Melissa Sheil

Stuart James King

courts & justicePremiumSleep scientist learns fate for upskirting, stalking

A Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital sleep scientist already behind bars for accessing intimate footage of female patients undressing has been handed more jail time for other depraved crimes.

Harriet Flinn

A photo of the aftermath shows the man bleeding heavily on the ground as he was treated by paramedics. 

CrimePremiumYongah Hill detainee who attacked guard named in court

A UK man who swapped a detention centre for a prison cell after he allegedly injured two officer has been identified.

Caleb Runciman

Ashley James Bropho — the stepbrother of Cleo Smith kidnapper Terence Kelly — had been awaiting sentencing at Hakea Prison after luring a nine-year-old girl from a park.

CrimePremiumHorrific details revealed about child snatcher’s jail murder

A child snatcher was violently killed by a fellow inmate after authorities ‘missed an opportunity’ to address the offender’s risk, a coroner has found.

Jessica Evensen

He will front court again on February 6 for a trial allocation date. 

CourtsPremiumIdentity of young police officer accused of assault revealed

The 23-year-old allegedly assaulted a woman during an arrest in Perth’s western suburbs.

Jessica Evensen

ANZ’s fine has been increased to $250m

BankingPremiumANZ misconduct fine hiked to $250m

ANZ’s fine was increased to $250 million by the Federal Court of Australia after an additional $10 million was added to earlier regulatory penalties.