Crime

‘depraved crimes’Spread of child abuse squads into more regions

Police Minister Michelle Roberts says she will talk to Police Commissioner Chris Dawson about expanding specialist child abuse squads to the region where Annaliesse Ugle lived.

Annabel Hennessy

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The 11-year-old girl the courts forgot

Annaliesse Ugle and her welfare was not brought up once in a three minute court hearing where her alleged rapist was granted bail, The West Australian can exclusively reveal.

Annabel Hennessy

$13 million trialEntire Claremont trial to be stored ‘to go back to’

Every scrap of material from the trial of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards will be digitised and stored at a facility in case his acquittal over the killing of Sarah Spiers returns to court.

Peter Law

Children rescuedAFP arrest dozens of sickos in paedophile sting

The West Australian can reveal a 12-month operation has resulted in the arrests of 44 Australian men — including two from WA — who are facing 350 charges for possessing child exploitation material.

Lanai Scarr Federal Political Editor

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Bail system let friend of Annaliesse Ugle down too

The 11-year-old who took her own life after her accused rapist was granted bail had a relative who is also an alleged victim of a child sex predator who was given bail, The West Australian can reveal.

Annabel Hennessy and Daryna Zadvirna

Disgraced ex-bureaucratWhyte’s multi-million dollar assets confiscated by CCC

The assets of corrupt public servant Paul Whyte — including two Mosman Park homes — have been confiscated under unexplained wealth provisions used for the first time this week.

Josh Zimmerman

CCTV FOOTAGE‘Revenge’ motive for firebomb attack on partner

A man who set fire to the ‘love of his life’ at her Midvale unit in a ‘tit-for-tat’ dispute has been jailed.

Emily Moulton

‘Attack and kill’Biosecurity officers fined for animal cruelty

Two feral animal hunters employed by a State Government-funded biosecurity group have been fined over animal cruelty charges after allowing six dogs to kill a feral pig.

Tari Jeffers, Cally Dupe and Shannon Verhagen

CrimeWA girl's suicide 'unfathomable': McGowan

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says the suicide of 11-year-old alleged sexual abuse victim Annaliesse Ugle is a human tragedy.

Michael Ramsey

Mistakes made‘Human tragedy’: McGowan sorry for Annaliesse’s death

Mark McGowan has apologised to ‘everyone involved’ for the death of Annaliesse Ugle, describing the 11-year-old’s suicide after her alleged sex abuser was granted bail as ‘beyond understanding’.

Josh Zimmerman

Kambalda tragedyTragic baby death details revealed as rapist dad jailed

Horrific details surrounding the tragic death of a baby boy, found in a Kambalda caravan park toilet, have been revealed as the man who sexually abused his teenage mother was jailed today.

Emily Moulton

CrimeQld woman charged with son's 1960s murder

Bone experts are searching a Brisbane home after a 76-year-old woman was charged with murdering her autistic son more than 50 years ago.

Aaron Bunch

Shipbuilder respondsAustal denies wrongdoing amid ABF corruption claims

The shipbuilder has denied any wrongdoing amid media reports of corruption by Australian Border Force staff stemming from milestone payments for eight Cape Class patrol vessels.

Daniel Newell

Trial setMasterChef star to fight sex charges

MasterChef star Ben Ungermann remains adamant he did not sexually assault a teenage girl while in Melbourne filming the cooking show, with his complainant set to give evidence at a contested hearing.

Rebekah Cavanagh

CrimeSydney man arrested for punching boy, 5

A 40-year-old man has been charged with punching a five-year-old boy in the face in an unprovoked street attack in Sydney's inner west.

Tiffanie Turnbull

CrimeMelbourne stabbing charges upped to murder

Nine boys, including two 13-year-olds, have been charged with murder over the stabbing death of Melbourne teenager Solomone Taufeulungaki.

Callum Godde

Trial setMasterChef star to fight sex charges

Four child witnesses will be called to give evidence in the sex assault case involving Masterchef star Ben Ungermann.

Frances Vinall

Casuarina prisonCasuarina prisoner isolation claim

A Casuarina prisoner said he was held in separate confinement for two months.

Holly Thompson

End the silenceJustice for Annaliesse: Family announces vigil plans

A vigil is to be held on the steps of WA State Parliament tonight to call for justice for Annaliesse Ugle — the 11-year-old who took her own life after her alleged rapist was granted bail.

Annabel Hennessy

Unsound mind‘Psychotic’ man found not guilty of wife’s murder

An ‘acutely psychotic’ man who killed his wife in their Balga home in a ‘brutal’ knife attack to ‘end the psychotic torment’ has been found not guilty of murder.

Shannon Hampton

Dodgy driversAustralian driver’s licence scam uncovered in DoT Probe

Hundreds of people used fake Singaporean licences to obtain permission to drive in WA in a national scam uncovered by a Department of Transport investigation.

Josh Zimmerman

Jail timeAccountant guilty of stealing millions from farmer

A Peppermint Grove accountant has been convicted of stealing millions from a wealthy chicken farmer to fund his lavish lifestyle, a jury rejecting claims he was the victim of a ‘revenge’ crusade.

Shannon Hampton

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Police admit mistake but now must act

It’s easy to say mistakes were made in the tragic case of this 11-year-old girl but her death must bring more than hand-wringing and pledges to investigate what went wrong. What went wrong is obvious.

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The 11yo girl that could be alive if bail system worked

Police have admitted they made a mistake by granting bail to an alleged sex offender whose 11-year-old victim Annaliesse Ugle took her own life weeks after he was allowed to walk free.

Annabel Hennessy and Daryna Zadvirna