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
Eight women,one man:Casual encounters and the murky issue of consent
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Eight women,one man:Casual encounters and the murky issue of consent

Eleven charges of rape and sexual assault over a 4½-year period and at the heart of every one,the looming question;did the women involved consent to those encounters?

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Jury outcome suppressed in rape trial of Perth restaurant owner

Jury outcome suppressed in rape trial of Perth restaurant owner

A jury’s decision relating to the charges against a Perth restaurant owner accused of sexually assaulting eight women has been suppressed by the courts on Tuesday afternoon.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andEzra Holt
After her ex was acquitted of abusing her children,this Perth mother did the unthinkable

After her ex was acquitted of abusing her children,this Perth mother did the unthinkable

The mother-of-two claimed she feared her daughters would be kidnapped when she allowed them to join her in a suicide pact.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Man charged with manslaughter over death of Perth endurance cyclist
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Man charged with manslaughter over death of Perth endurance cyclist

Chris Barker,62,died while taking part in the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride along Eyre Highway on Thursday. A second cyclist was also hit and seriously injured.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
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Family confronts alleged Perth investment scammer in first court appearance

Family confronts alleged Perth investment scammer in first court appearance

Jack Endersby,24,faced court for the first time on Friday over 11 counts of fraud. Police allege he was running a Ponzi scheme.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
The early DV warning signs this Perth woman wants others to know about

The early DV warning signs this Perth woman wants others to know about

Natasha Abbott was harassed,abused,stalked and threatened despite a violence restraining order placed on her ex. Now she’s speaking out to help others in similar situations.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
In a psychotic state,Trent drove at 160km/h into the ocean to ‘baptise’ his son. Three women stopped him

In a psychotic state,Trent drove at 160km/h into the ocean to ‘baptise’ his son. Three women stopped him

The women were attending a nearby fitness class when they ran to the boy’s aide after witnessing his father drive into the ocean and carry him into the sea.

  • byHeather McNeill
‘SWAT’ stripper’s two-year court battle ends with $500 fine

‘SWAT’ stripper’s two-year court battle ends with $500 fine

Chad Satchell was hired to strip for a group of women when police swarmed him in Perth’s CBD after workers phoned police to report an armed man outside a jewellery shop on King Street.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Grandmother of Perth investor accused of fraud fears her own money is gone

Grandmother of Perth investor accused of fraud fears her own money is gone

Jack Endersby faces 11 charges after his business Codex Investments failed to pay out some of its customers. His own grandmother believes she may also have lost money in the alleged scheme.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt