As it happened:WA news on Tuesday,May 7

As it happened:WA news on Tuesday,May 7

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  • byHeather McNeill

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‘They are not a punching bag for your anger’:Court finds man who punched woman 40 times did not contribute to her death

‘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.

  • byHeather McNeill
Final text of slain ‘radicalised’ Perth schoolboy revealed

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.

  • byHeather McNeill andMichael Genovese
‘Radicalised teen’ shot dead by police in Willetton after stabbing
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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.

  • byHeather McNeill,Hamish Hastie andRebecca Peppiatt
Second WA detainee allegedly re-offends months after High Court release

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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andHeather McNeill
As it happened:WA news on Thursday,May 2

As it happened:WA news on Thursday,May 2

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Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
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Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion

A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.

  • byHeather McNeill,Angus Thompson andHamish Hastie
Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under controversial High Court ruling

Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under controversial High Court ruling

Kimbengere Gosoge is the second former immigration detainee to have allegedly reoffended soon after their controversial release under a High Court ruling last November.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt,Heather McNeill andHamish Hastie
Woman arrested in connection with missing Perth brothers in Mexico

Woman arrested in connection with missing Perth brothers in Mexico

Family and friends haven’t heard from Jake and Callum Robinson since Saturday,with the pair failing to check in to their Airbnb.

  • byHeather McNeill andMarta Pascual Juanola
As it happened:WA news on Wednesday,May 1

As it happened:WA news on Wednesday,May 1

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Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault
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Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault

A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.

  • byAngus Thompson,Heather McNeill,Jamie Freestone andHamish Hastie