Former nurse found guilty of attempting to murder husband at Perth hospital

Former nurse found guilty of attempting to murder husband at Perth hospital

Wendy Ruth Sym was found guilty on Monday of attempting to murder her husband Kenneth by injecting a high dose of insulin during a hospital admission in January 2021.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andEzra Holt

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FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’,court hears

FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’,court hears

A remote Aboriginal community’s long and poisonous battle with Fortescue Metals Group over its iron ore-rich Pilbara land has reached the Federal Court.

  • byRudi Maxwell
‘Knowingly aiding criminals’:Forrest lashes Facebook over scam ads on eve of court hearings

‘Knowingly aiding criminals’:Forrest lashes Facebook over scam ads on eve of court hearings

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has launched another blistering tirade in his war with Facebook,accusing the social media giant of turning a blind eye to scam ads ahead of two major court hearings.

  • byJesinta Burton
Bail granted for Bunbury man accused of leaving teenager with broken jaw in random attack

Bail granted for Bunbury man accused of leaving teenager with broken jaw in random attack

Christopher Isaako appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday,charged with grievous bodily harm,possessing a controlled weapon and fighting in public to cause fear.

  • byHolly Thompson
Bandidos bikie arrested at Perth Airport over Bunbury assault

Bandidos bikie arrested at Perth Airport over Bunbury assault

Police have caught up with a Bandidos bikie gang member at Perth Airport,charging him over an alleged assault in Bunbury that left a man with a badly broken jaw.

  • byCameron Myles
Unit 18 ‘inhumane’ and a ‘war zone’ before Perth teen’s death

Unit 18 ‘inhumane’ and a ‘war zone’ before Perth teen’s death

A nurse who tried to save an Indigenous teen who harmed himself in the youth wing of an adult prison has told an inquest the unit was like a war zone and conditions were inhumane.

  • byAaron Bunch
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Unit 18 probationary guard given two hours’ notice before filling senior role,inquest told

Unit 18 probationary guard given two hours’ notice before filling senior role,inquest told

The guard said a senior officer sat with her and showed her how to fill in a series of reports before leaving her to oversee detainees and staff for the night shift.

  • byAaron Bunch
WA teenage prisoners in grip of self-harm ‘epidemic’:guard

WA teenage prisoners in grip of self-harm ‘epidemic’:guard

An Indigenous teen’s death after he harmed himself in detention was a preventable tragedy,the corrections officer who found him in his cell has told an inquest.

  • byAaron Bunch
Drug runner in WA cocaine mega-bust cops lengthy jail term

Drug runner in WA cocaine mega-bust cops lengthy jail term

A New South Wales man embroiled in Australia’s largest ever drug sting will spend at least 12 years behind bars for transporting and hoarding 200 kilograms of plaster he believed to be $100 million worth of cocaine.

  • byJesinta Burton andYvonne Ardley
Pregnant woman punched,kicked in Perth’s south

Pregnant woman punched,kicked in Perth’s south

A 51-year-old woman faced court on Thursday after being charged over the violent attack.

  • byHolly Thompson
Belmont councillor accused of indecently assaulting clients during driving tests

Belmont councillor accused of indecently assaulting clients during driving tests

A City of Belmont councillor has been accused of indecently assaulting three women while conducting driving assessments.

  • byMichael Stamp