Man charged over assault two days before Picton attack
Brodie Jake Dewar, 20, faces charges for an alleged unprovoked Christmas morning assault in Kalamunda, two days before the alleged attack on ex-Labor strategist Tim Picton. Police opposed bail.
Brodie Jake Dewar, 20, faces charges for an alleged unprovoked Christmas morning assault in Kalamunda, two days before the alleged attack on ex-Labor strategist Tim Picton. Police opposed bail.
A 63-year-old high school teacher has been refused bail after police uncovered an alleged plan to sexually assault two children. He is due in court Thursday.
Zachariah Ugle, 18, faced court after allegedly firing a rifle at a Pinjarra home, sparking a major police lockdown. He was arrested on a Mandurah rooftop hours later. Read the latest.
A 21-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two police officers on a South Coast beach, leaving a senior constable with serious facial injuries. Read the full details of the violent arrest.
A 63-year-old Geelong man has been sentenced to jail for stalking and unlawfully assaulting a young hospitality worker. Read the full court details and outcome.
A 33-year-old Whitlam man faces court over alleged repeated rape and indecent assault of his ex-partner in the early 2000s. He has been released on conditional bail. Support services information included.
A 17-year-old boy is fighting for life after a stabbing in Sydney's west. In separate news, seven people charged over an alleged $8 million Toyota car theft ring in Brisbane.
Geoffrey Noel MacNicol, a former primary school principal, received a suspended sentence for the indecent assault of a 12-year-old. The magistrate described the act as 'predatory and exploitative'. Read the full court details.
A 33-year-old Canberra man faces court, accused of raping a woman who fell asleep after a pre-move-in dinner. He was granted bail to live in Moruya. Support services available.
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Prominent WA Labor figure Tim Picton is fighting for life after an alleged assault in Northbridge. A 26-year-old man has been charged. Read the latest on this shocking incident.
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A man is fighting for life in hospital following a serious assault in Northbridge. Police are investigating the incident and appealing for witnesses. Read the latest.
A 43-year-old man faces multiple charges after allegedly assaulting six people in a shocking 30-minute rampage at a Bassendean library and nearby shops. Police detail the violent incidents.
A 61-year-old man faces court over alleged sexual assaults at massage businesses in Southport and Chermside. Police fear more victims exist and urge others to come forward.
A Cairns security guard and self-defence teacher has been sentenced to six years in prison for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman. Read the full court report.
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Ashley Charles Batson, a UK national, has appeared in court via video link from prison, charged over an alleged violent incident at Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre. Read the latest on this serious case.
A 23-year-old WA police constable has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman during an arrest in Perth's western suburbs. He will face court again in February.
Giuseppe Scaffidi, husband of disgraced former Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, has been found guilty of assaulting an 82-year-old woman. Read the full court details.
A 27-year-old man has died following an alleged assault in Melbourne's south. A 28-year-old known to the victim has been charged with murder. Read the latest details.
Des Headland, father of Fremantle star, was coward punched by a teen outside his Aveley home. With no arrests made, he remains traumatised. Read his plea for justice.
Victoria Police are investigating two alleged sexual assaults at a regional camping and music event in Winnindoo. Authorities are urging witnesses and anyone with footage to come forward.
Two men and a 16-year-old boy face murder charges after an alleged robbery in Midland, Perth, turned fatal. The victim, a 19-year-old man, died from his injuries.