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Detainee released by Coalition one of trio accused of attack on grandmother
It can be revealed a second man accused of a brutal attack on a Perth grandmother was released from detention when Peter Dutton was minister for home affairs.
- by David Crowe, Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
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- by Heather McNeill
Read the letter a concerned parent sent about radicalised schoolboy before attack
A letter from the parent dated April 3 claims a year 11 boy was trying to convert younger students to Islam through controversial videos screened in the school’s prayer room.
- by Heather McNeill
Slain bikie boss’ widow sues WA government, hitman after witnessing assassination
Amanda Martin and her daughter filed a lawsuit in the Perth District Court for “damages by way of mental harm suffered” from witnessing Nick Martin be shot by a sniper.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
‘They are not a punching bag for your anger’: Court finds man who punched woman 40 times did not contribute to her death
A West Australian man has been jailed over a brutal attack on his partner in Perth’s CBD. However, he was not charged over her subsequent death.
- by Heather McNeill
Final text of slain ‘radicalised’ Perth schoolboy revealed
The 16-year-old student was killed in a Bunnings car park after stabbing a stranger in the back with a large kitchen knife, and then chasing and lunging at police.
- by Heather McNeill and Michael Genovese
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‘Radicalised teen’ shot dead by police in Willetton after stabbing
A “radicalised” teenage boy has been shot dead by police following an “extremely confronting” incident in Willetton on Saturday night.
- by Heather McNeill, Hamish Hastie and Rebecca Peppiatt
Second WA detainee allegedly re-offends months after High Court release
The man is accused of aggravated burglary. The discovery of his case comes amid ongoing controversy over the release of another former detainee.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
