source : the age
A 38-year-old man is due to appear in court on Friday charged with murder after allegedly subjecting his partner to a days-long assault that ultimately ended in her death.
Police on Friday confirmed the 38-year-old had been charged, having been taken into custody after emergency services rushed to a home on Taree Street in St James about 8.30pm on Wednesday.
A 28-year-old woman was found unresponsive with critical injuries at the home, and was rushed by ambulance to Royal Perth Hospital where she was declared dead.
“It will be alleged the accused assaulted the woman in the days prior to her death, causing extensive injuries which resulted in her death,” a WA Police spokesperson said.
“Police will allege the offending occurred in the context of a family and domestic relationship.”
The man will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday. We’ll bring you more from court later today.
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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Friday, August 28.
Making headlines today is news from our courts, where a WA mining millionaire’s legal fight against a Perth yacht club has been sunk in court.
Victory Metals chief executive Brendan Clark was accused of speeding along the Swan River in his 72-foot Sunseeker luxury motor yacht on February 9, causing “substantial” damage.
It was alleged that the boat was travelling at 20 knots in a 5 knot, “no-wake” zone when large swells snapped a pile and crashed four boats into finger jetties at Aquarama Marina in East Fremantle, damaging the boats and jetty structures.
