Doctor accused of molesting kids caught by vigilante A vigilante posing as a child on social media allegedly caught a pediatrician, now charged with child sex offences, and reported him, a court has been told. AAP · Jul 3
More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids A child-sex-accused pediatrician has been slugged with a slew of fresh charges, as a court hears there could be seven more victims. AAP · Jun 30
Yung Filly music projects shelved as rapper appears in court on rape charges Exclusive: Warner Records puts rapper’s new music releases on hold following his arrest in Australia The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024
Rapper and YouTube star Yung Filly appears in court on rape and assault charges British internet personality was granted bail on strict conditions The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024
Murder accused faces court over body in burnt-out car A 19-year-old man found naked and acting erratically on a boat has faced a Perth court for murder after human remains were found in a burnt-out car. AAP · Oct 5, 2023
Activist to fight data access charge to protect sources Well-known anti-Woodside activist Jesse Noakes has pleaded not guilty to failing to obey a data access order after WA police seized his laptop and phone. AAP · Jun 21, 2023
Man charged with murder of national handball coach Police have charged a 19-year-old man over the murder of national beach handball coach and father of two Patrik Weiss, who was found dead in his home. AAP · Jun 18, 2023
Three men charged over alleged kidnapping of 68-year-old Chinese man in Perth Police say the man arrived in Perth to talk about a proposed business deal, but he was allegedly held against his will and eventually found with "various injuries". ABC News · Apr 29, 2023
Jonathon Richard Anthony makes no application for bail over Moora brothers abduction A man accused of abducting two young boys from their home in the Wheatbelt town of Moora early on Friday morning has appeared in court but did not make an application for bail. ABC News · Apr 1, 2023
Trio in court over Indigenous teen death Two men and a woman have faced Perth Magistrates Court charged with murder over the bashing death of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey. AAP · Jan 19, 2023
WA aged-care worker charged with murder Baptistcare says the alleged murder of one of its aged-care residents in the West Australian city of Albany has left the community shocked. AAP · Dec 24, 2022
Neglect charges over WA infant's death A West Australian couple will face a Perth court on neglect charges over the death of a six-month-old boy. AAP · Oct 7, 2022
Former WA MP Brian Ellis faces court charged with hindering CCC probe into parliamentary allowances A former WA Liberal MP faces a Perth court on charges of hindering and disclosing information about a corruption investigation that dealt with the use of taxpayers' money for visits to a strip club and a Japanese bath house. ABC News · Sep 14, 2022
Notorious paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon bailed after pleading not guilty to breaching release order Bradley Pen Dragon is released from jail after pleading not guilty to breaching the conditions of his supervision order, saying the images he was arrested over were artwork made in prison. ABC News · Jul 6, 2022
ABC News · Jun 23, 2022 Notorious Perth paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon arrested just days after release from jail WA paedophile Bradley Pen Dragon faces court charged with possessing images of children, less than a week after his release from prison subject to a strict supervision order.
ABC News · Jun 13, 2022 Man jailed for 18 months for driving along Perth footpath, forcing pedestrians to leap to safety Sonny James Kelly is banned from driving for life after he mounted a busy Northbridge footpath to try to escape from police, narrowly avoiding hitting a number of pedestrians.