Man arrested over Katanning teacher’s mystery death
WA Police have charged a man in relation to the mystery death of a Katanning high school teacher.
Luke Russell, 49, was found dead on Marri Road early in the morning on May 13.
A 26-year-old man has since been charged with failing to stop and render assistance after an incident occasioning death, failing to report an incident occasioning death, and no authority to drive.
He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today.
Teen charged over assault of elderly lollipop man
An 18-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a school crossing warden in Rossmoyne yesterday morning.
The 87-year-old lollipop man was allegedly pushed to the ground, and his whistle and hat stolen by a teenager who then left the scene.
Vision of the incident was released by WA Police yesterday in an attempt to identify the culprit.
An 18-year-old from the neighbouring suburb of Shelley has since been charged with one count of stealing and one count of assaulting a public officer.
He is due to appear in Armadale Magistrates Court next month.
Across the nation and around the world
Here’s what’s making news across the country and around the world today:
- Young business leaders have united to lobby Anthony Albanese to rethink his capital gains tax revamp as reform advocate Allegra Spender urges Labor to move cautiously to avoid economic pain and the Coalition launches its campaign to draw family businesses into their tax battle.
Today’s weather
Welcome to our live news blog
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, May 20.
Making headlines today, the West Australian government will spend $10.5 million to beef up security at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre to host an event that saw major disruption in Melbourne’s CBD when it was held there two years ago.
The biennial Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, previously held in Brisbane and Melbourne, attracts hundreds of defence personnel from around the world to its showcase of weapons and technology.
Meanwhile, WA is made for getting away: from the crystal-clear beaches of the Coral Coast to the red dirt of the Kimberley, the vineyards of Margaret River to the ancient gorges of the Pilbara.
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