Shocking footage shows the reality of one state’s gun issues, as violent criminals are set to be stripped of their firearms under the strictest gun laws in the country. Amendments to WA’s Firearms Act will see the introduction of mandatory disqualifying offences and orders, which will give police power toContinue Reading
Western Australia is moving to dramatically tighten up its gun laws in the wake of the horrific home invasion murders of Perth mum Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl. Mark Bombara, 63, was searching for his ex-partner when he slaughtered the Petelczycs at their Floreat home before turning theContinue Reading
Western Australia’s top cop has defended how the force responded to the concerns raised by the wife and daughter of double-murderer Mark Bombara prior to the horrific murder of a mother and her teenage daughter. Mr Bombara, 62, shot Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl dead in the leafyContinue Reading
The daughter of a double murderer says she repeatedly warned police of the danger he posed before he gunned down a mother and her teenage daughter in a hunt for his estranged wife. Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl were brutally killed in their Floreat home, in Perth, byContinue Reading
The ex-partner of a man who murdered a woman and her teenage daughter before killing himself was not staying with them, it has been revealed. WA Police Minister Paul Papalia also revealed the ex-partner of Mark James Bombara, 63, approached police for help weeks before the gunman shot dead JenniferContinue Reading
Western Australian will introduce tough new laws to crack down on knife violence, giving the police “anywhere, anytime” powers to conduct searches for weapons. The laws would give officers the power to “wand”, or use handheld metal detectors to scan people in a designated Knife Wanding Area such as entertainmentContinue Reading
Warning for First Nations readers: this article contains the images and name of a person who has died. They have been published with permission of the family. Youth custodial officers were “resting or watching movies” at the time an Indigenous teenager self-harmed while being held in an embattled Perth youthContinue Reading
Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains the name and image of a First Nations person who had died, and are used with permission of their family. Western Australia’s government has replaced their Commissioner of Corrective Services as the fallout continues from the state’s first everContinue Reading
Warning for First Nations readers: this article contains the images and name of a person who has died. They have been published with permission of the family. The family of an Indigenous boy, who died after self-harming while being detained in one of Perth’s most notorious youth detention facilities, hasContinue Reading
There’s been a mixed reaction to Western Australia’s proposed gun law shake-up, as the consultation period opens for public comment. The state government on Monday provided more detail on their Firearm Act review, the key change being the introduction of a hard limit to the amount of guns a licenceContinue Reading