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Cinzia Dal Pino was caught on CCTV mowing down Noureddine 'Said' Mezgui, inset.

CrimeCommentsHeiress gets huge sentence after crushing ‘thief’ to death

A socialite who repeatedly ran over and killed an alleged mugger with her luxury SUV to get back her ‘stolen‘ handbag has learnt her fate.

Troy de Ruyter

Geraldton Courthouse.

Courts and crimePremiumMan threatened to kill neighbours over dog-cat fight

A Geraldton man has been fined for threatening to kill and pulling a knife on his neighbours after their dog attacked his cat. 

Imogen Wilson

The Geraldton Courthouse

Courts and crimeNeglectful mother avoids prison, handed second chance

A Geraldton mother of three convicted of severe parental neglect and harm has narrowly avoided time behind bars, instead given an opportunity to change her ways. 

Imogen Wilson

Ruihong Nie, 26, and Qian Liu, 30, went on trial at the WA Supreme Court last month accused of murdering a 42-year-old woman.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan found guilty of murdering sex worker at Perth hotel

One of the two men accused of killing a sex worker at an eastern suburbs hotel more than two years ago has been found guilty of her murder at the WA Supreme Court.

Jessica Evensen and Hannah Cross

Australia’s corporate regulator has granted funding for an investigation into the financial affairs of a Perth dental business in which millions of dollars of patients’ deposits were misused. Dr David Hurst (left), pictured with wife Clara Hurst.

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Major development years after dodgy dentist’s sudden death

Australia’s corporate regulator has granted funding for an investigation into the financial affairs of a Perth dental business in which millions of dollars of patients’ deposits were misused.

John Flint

Brian Charles Parfitt is seen on the front of an ambulance in Boulder.

Courts & Justice PremiumSentencing delayed for man’s naked ambulance rampage

The naked man who thrust his penis into the pavement before scaling an ambulance and repeatedly smashing his head and body through the windscreen last year will have to wait two more months to learn his fate

Tegan Guthrie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse

Courts & Justice PremiumFisherman seeks strict bail over package containing meth

An Esperance fisherman who collected a “suspicious” package from Australia Post which contained more than 50g of meth before police swapped it out for a decoy is seeking home detention bail. 

Tegan Guthrie and Isabella Davis

An Albany woman was jailed on charges of creating false belief and improper use of an emergency call service..

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Albany woman jailed for setting fire to local business

An Albany woman who falsely told a triple-0 operator she was going to take her own life, and called the emergency line more than 50 times for non-emergency matters has been jailed. 

Jacki Elezovich

David Pye and Nick Martin.

CrimePremiumMastermind behind bikie assassination appeals conviction

The bikie mastermind who ordered the assassination of former Rebels boss Nick Martin has lodged an appeal against his conviction on the grounds it was unreasonable and unsupported by evidence.

Jessica Evensen

Miodrag Bicanski, 54, was sentenced in Perth’s District Court on Friday after WA’s joint anti child exploitation team charged him with possessing abuse material and two counts of failing to comply with police orders.

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Self-proclaimed ‘sovereigntist’ jailed for child sex crimes

A self-described ‘sovereigntist’ and convicted child sex offender who claimed police were violating his civil rights when investigating him for child abuse material offences has been jailed for six years.

Caleb Runciman

A Bow Bridge farmer has been fined for 15 charges related to straying sheep and violations of the dog act.

courtsPremiumFarmer fined for stray sheep almost causing crashes

A Bow Bridge man has been fined for allowing his sheep to roam onto busy roads — once almost causing a car towing a caravan to crash — and having too many dogs, all of which were unregistered, on his property.

Melissa Sheil

The High Court has ruled in favour of Melbourne accountant Steven Bendel in a closely watched tax case.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumHigh Court ruling delivers major tax win for family trusts

A landmark High Court ruling has handed family trusts and private businesses a major win over the ATO.

Ryan Johnson

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan faces court over 2023 Esperance beach rape

A 29-year-old man accused of raping a female backpacker at an Esperance beach carpark more than two years ago has appeared in court.

Tegan Guthrie

A former primary school principal and elite sports coach is on trial over a string of historic child sex offences.

Courts & JusticePremiumEx-school principal convicted of child sex abuse identified

The identity of a former primary school principal and elite sports coach can be revealed after he was thrown behind bars for sexually abusing a former athlete nearly 30 years ago.

Jessica Evensen

Dr Vino Kariyakarawana outside Perth District Court.

Courts & JusticePremiumWA doctor found guilty of assaulting female patient

A Perth doctor has been found guilty of inappropriately touching his female patient during an acupuncture appointment last year.

Jessica Evensen

Smokemart & Gift Box in the Geraldton suburb of Wandina and insets: CCTV images released by police of the alleged armed robber.

The Geraldton GuardianPremium‘Bizarre plot twist’: Shock accusation in smoke shop robbery

A case involving a Geraldton man accused of breaking into a tobacco store, holding a female staff member at knife point and threatening to kill her has delivered a ’bizarre plot twist’.

Imogen Wilson

A remedial massage therapist working in the Bassendean area has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a session.

CrimePremiumMasseur faces sexual assault charges over female client

A remedial massage therapist working in the Bassendean area has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman during a session.

Caleb Runciman

An Albany woman has had her prison term suspended after police uncovered evidence of drug dealing in house search.

courtsPremiumAlbany drug dealer has prison term suspended after home raid

An Albany drug dealer who was caught with multiple illicit substances, cash from drug sales and cannabis plants growing in her garden shed has had her prison term suspended for a year. 

Jacki Elezovich

DevWest were behind OneRichardson in South Perth.

Administration and liquidationCommentsPremiumSubi developer delays winding up bid over $400,000 tax debt

The Federal Court has given the developer behind OneRichardson and CampusPerth four weeks to raise more than $400,000 to pay a tax debt.

Matt Mckenzie

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

Courts & JusticePremiumGoldfields teacher to face trial over student assaults

A Goldfields teacher will face trial in a Perth court for five counts of aggravated common assault, understood to be against several students on school grounds.

Isabella Davis

Repeat offender Jason Charles Ridley has been jailed and told to “stop wasting his life”.

Courts & Justice PremiumArmed robber jailed and told to ‘stop wasting his life’

A man armed with a tomahawk tried to rob a local fish and chip shop with cloth wrapped around his shoes to conceal his identity, but had his plans foiled after a relative recognised him in the store.

Tegan Guthrie

Jason Alan Taylor leaving Albany Magistrates Court on April 30.

courtsPremiumChild sex charges dropped against former police constable

A Denmark man accused of historic sexual offending against a child when he worked as a police officer has had all charges against him dropped.

Melissa Sheil

Jatin Pudaruth pleaded guilty to the brazen assault of a primary school crosswalk attendant.

CRIMEPremiumTeen admits to shocking assault on elderly traffic warden

The traffic warden’s family told 7NEWS on Monday that the 87-year-old suffered serious injuries including a brain bleed, broken collarbone and bruising across his body. 

Rachel Tassicker & Caleb Runciman

An Albany man accused of inducing a child to act as a prostitute faced his first appearance in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday.

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Identity of Albany man on child prostitution charge revealed

The identity of an Albany man accused of inducing a child to prostitution, possessing a controlled weapon and cultivating a prohibited plant has been revealed in his first court appearance. 

Jacki Elezovich