Crime

CrimeDead Qld toddler's family speaks of loss

Two people face manslaughter charges after the death of a toddler left behind on a minibus and now the boy's family have finally spoken about the tragedy.

Darren Cartwright

Madeley tragedyAlleged Perth daughter killer Djurasovic fronts court

Milka Djurasovic, 38, was found with self-inflicted wounds near Mullaloo Beach hours after her husband found the bodies of their daughters Tiana, 6, and Mia, 10, at their Madeley home in October.

CrimeNSW pursues reform for child abuse victims

NSW has introduced a landmark bill that will allow jurors in child abuse trials to hear about the defendant's previous convictions.

Jodie Stephens

EXCLUSIVEShopping centres to be DV refuges under new scheme

Domestic violence victims will be able to seek help inside shopping centres under a plan being considered by property developer Stockland.

Lanai Scarr

Ken Wyatt opinionDV ‘a national shame that must be eradicated’

Minister for Indigenous Australian Ken Wyatt has called for an end to domestic violence against women, especially vulnerable indigenous women - who are 32x more likely to be victims.

Ken Wyatt

EXCLUSIVEWyatt, Porter pushing DV fight to Parliament

The Federal Government is looking to increase funding to tackle domestic violence as two WA senior politicians told of their “shame” over the continued crisis of deaths of women at the hands of men.

Lanai Scarr & Annabel Hennessy

EXCLUSIVECCC boss has ‘unfinished business’ with WA MPs

John McKechnie is seeking reappointment for the Corruption and Crime Commission’s top job, six months after threatening to resign amid a legal battle with State Parliament’s Upper House.

Peter Law

Still at largeWhere did they go?: Police find no trace of gunman

A major police hunt has so far failed to track down the bandit who shot at police in Gosnells - 24 hours after the shooting sparked a statewide alert - as detectives wait on results of forensic tests.

Monique Dirksz

Lucky escapePerth mum spared jail over drug offences

Deborah Marie Hughes, who previously made headlines following the death of her severely malnourished baby, has been spared a prison sentence for drug offences.

‘Mass breakout’Alleged prison rioters to wait another year for trial

Seventeen current and former inmates allegedly involved in the Greenough Regional Prison riot and mass breakout face another year before trial, as the case gears up to be a logistical nightmare.

Shannon Hampton

CrimePlacido Domingo: two dozen sex complaints

An investigation has shown a clear pattern of alleged sexual misconduct and abuse of power by opera singer Placido Domingo spanning at least two decades

Jocelyn Gecker

Details revealedAccused Claremont serial killer’s dramatic arrest

More details of the dramatic arrest of alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards have been revealed in court for the first time today — as well as the identity of a crucial PathWest scientist.

Tim Clarke

CrimeBreakthrough in cold case Qld murder

Police have arrested a 62-year-old Tasmanian man over the death of a wealthy Gold Coast inventor murdered in his Paradise Point home nearly 28 years ago.

Robyn Wuth

More domestic violenceKalgoorlie campsite murderer jailed for 17 years

A man who fatally bashed his partner at a Kalgoorlie campsite a month after she gave birth to one of their children has been jailed for at least 17 years over the “brutal” murder.

Shannon Hampton

CrimeBabysitter in court over toddler's murder

Lisa Rose Halcrow, 40, the babysitter of Warwick toddler Connor Horan has been charged with his murder, 18 months after the two-year-old died in hospital.

Michael Doyle

Metro manhuntPerth gunman, two others still on the run

West Australian police are still looking for a gunman who fired the weapon from a stolen car and possibly two other offenders in Perth.

Claremont trialRECAP: How police swooped and the journal find

The day police arrested Bradley Robert Edwards and the examination of a knife found near Jane Rimmer’s body. RECAP TODAY’S PROCEEDINGS.

Emily Moulton

‘Outrageous and unacceptable’Senators approve demands Arndt be stripped of OAM

A motion to oppose Bettina Arndt retaining her Order of Australia medal has won the overwhelming support of the Senate, with only Pauline Hanson and One Nation refusing to sign the agreement.

Sarah Ison, Lanai Scarr and Annabel Hennessy

Dumb actFriends ‘egged on’ WA car vandal

A Warburton man who mindlessly smashed the driver’s window of a parked car with a rock because he was told by his mates he could.

Jason Mennell

CrimeDonation box, religious icon stolen in Vic

A church on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula has been the target of a robbery for the third time, with a donation box and a $10,000 religious icon stolen.

CrimeVic woman followed, sexually assaulted

Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a young woman after following her from a Melbourne bus stop.

Community numbDomestic violence victim thought suicide ‘only way out’

The heartbroken grandmother of a woman who was found dead in Broome says she believes her granddaughter took her own life because she thought there was no escape from her allegedly abusive ex-partner.

Annabel Hennessy

MAN IN THE MIDDLEPerth Glory conduit accused of ripping off WA investors

An alleged linkman between Perth Glory and the shady London-based crypto-currency business that wants to buy it is accused of ripping off Perth investors, as the drama around the club’s sale deepens.

John Flint

10,000 WA cases reportedPregnant teen ‘attacked’ ending abusive relationship

A 19-year-old father-to-be allegedly slashed his pregnant teenage girlfriend with a box cutter as she attempted to leave the abusive relationship in latest case of cowardly violence.

Laura Pond - Stirling Times