Elle Farcic
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Baby in ammo box Mikaela Bamess returns to WA’s cyclone zone
Twenty years after she was placed into an old ammunition box to protect her from one of Australia’s worst ever cyclones, Mikaela Bamess has returned to WA’s cyclone zone to start a new life with the man of her dreams. → Read More
Ronald Joseaph Buckland appears in court over 1992 disappearance of Radina Djukich
A 69-year-old man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the 1992 disappearance of teenager Radina Djukich. → Read More
Michael Andrew Dalton tells court he is guilty of neighbours’ murder
A man accused of murdering his frail 82-year-old neighbour in Orelia has told a court he is guilty of the charge. → Read More
Bleach poisoning accused mother Brooke Evelyn Lucas granted bail
A mother accused of trying to murder her baby boy by pouring bleach into his feeding tube has been granted bail and will be transferred to another psychiatric facility for further treatment. → Read More
Bibbulmun track attack: Attempted murder charge dropped
A man accused of attempted murder over an attack on two Finnish nationals at a popular West Australian hiking trail has pleaded guilty to a downgraded offence. → Read More
Accused husband killer Hazel Spenceley acquitted of manslaughter
A 79-year-old woman accused of pushing her husband of 57 years into the deep end of their swimming pool after he attached weights to himself has been cleared of manslaughter. → Read More
Warwick woman fights manslaughter charge over husband’s drowning death
The Warwick woman charged with manslaughter over the drowning death of her husband of 57 years has denied pushing him into their backyard pool when he was weighed down by dumbbells. → Read More
Dine and dasher Lois Loder sentenced to two years in jail
Lois Loder has been jailed after ripping off restaurants, bars, hairdressers, liquor stores and hotels across Perth. → Read More
Paedophile probe: Evil 8 investigators charge ninth man
Another ninth man has been charged as part of the police operation that broke up the Evil 8 paedophile ring. → Read More
Teen boy accused of Gumtree robbery appears in Fremantle Magistrates Court
A teenager has appeared in court accused of stealing a woman’s Gucci belt and dragging her alongside his car during a botched ‘Gumtree robbery’ in Coolbellup. → Read More
WA coroner investigates 2016 death of football captain Brendan John Thompson in Northam crash
The former coach of a country football team has told an inquest he tried to talk his captain out of driving to Perth in the hours before the star player died in an early morning crash near Northam. → Read More
Balga murder accused sent for psychiatric assessment after court hearing
A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman in Perth’s north. → Read More
Claremont serial murders: Car owned by Bradley Robert Edwards to undergo testing
Further testing has been ordered on the car driven by the man accused of the Claremont serial killings and the clothes worn by one of his alleged victims. → Read More
Dylan Clinton O’Meara walks free after prosecutors drop manslaughter charge over death of son
A young father accused of unlawfully killing his seven-month-old child has walked free from court after prosecutors dropped the charge. → Read More
Good Life music festival thug back in jail
Thug was once jailed for booting a security guard in the head at a music festival is back behind bars for drug offences — and has been fined for keeping a prison library book. → Read More
Matthew Tonkin inquest: specialist calls for Australia to have real-time prescription monitoring
A pain specialist has told an inquest into the death of a veteran who overdosed on painkillers that the lack of real-time prescription monitoring across Australia was “incomprehensible”. → Read More
Samurai sword attacker Milos Radovic under mental stress before assault on Perth police officer Andrew Swift, court told
A former boxer who tried to kill a policeman when he smashed the officer over the head with a samurai sword says he was left psychologically distressed after his marriage breakdown. → Read More
Should babies have eggs, nuts? Australian doctors say yes
All babies should be given eggs and peanuts before their first birthday, even if they are at high risk of developing food allergies, according to experts. → Read More
Perth weather: Christmas set to be hottest in six years
Perth is on track for its hottest Christmas Day in six years, with temperatures expected to reach a sizzling 34C today and 35C tomorrow. → Read More
Ben Cousins’ former partner Maylea Tinecheff told court she can’t afford a lawyer
The former partner of fallen AFL star Ben Cousins has told a court she can not afford a lawyer to represent her on a drug-driving charge until after Christmas. → Read More