Joanna Menagh

A drug-using chef who used one of his knives to murder his partner in a Perth hotel, in what a judge has described as a "senseless killing", has been sentenced to life in prison with a 20-year minimum.

An Iranian man accused of murdering another immigration detainee at the Yongah Hill detention centre, north of Perth, has the charge dropped because of the death of a key witness.

A Rebels bikie gang leader who claimed his murdered predecessor was spending club funds on home renovations is found guilty of possessing more than $450,000 in cash suspected of being unlawfully obtained.

Michael Clapsis is accused of setting up fake free wi-fi networks in an attempt to steal personal data from users.

WA police charge a Canberra man over a sexual assault which occurred in Perth more than 30 years ago.

Aboriginal leaders in Geraldton are calling for cultural change within WA Police following a week of coronial hearings into the fatal shooting of a First Nations woman in the Midwest.

A Perth man with a history of family violence is jailed for 15 years for a "prolonged" and "brutal" attack on his partner that only stopped when she pretended to be unconscious.

Christopher Tomas Dimer fatally stabbed his partner of four years in Perth after she suffered years of abuse at his hands, a WA court hears.

A pensioner and father of seven accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls more than 30 years ago has been released on bail after being arrested following a cold case review.

Kerri Louise Wharf has been found guilty of five charges related to the scratching of children in her care at an early learning centre in 2020.