Threat graffitied on driveway as Mount Pleasant home destroyed by fire
A massive fire has taken hold of a multi-million dollar property in Mount Pleasant overnight, with the suspected arsonists graffitiing the driveway with ‘pay your debt dog’ before fleeing the scene.
The incident occurred at a property on Ullapool Road around 3am this morning.
It’s understood the blaze was a targeted attack, with firebombs thrown at the front doors and fire crews finding jerry cans at the scene.
Department of Fire and Emergency Services district officer Gareth Deeg said the house had been destroyed.
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Making headlines today, a majority of the WA committee tasked with determining whether a proposed mega-merger between three of the state’s universities will work have individual ties or affiliations to the University of WA – the only institution publicly backing the case to bring the unis together.
The business case for the proposal, which suggests bringing together Curtin, Murdoch and the University of Western Australia under one brand, will be authored by the state government-appointed steering committee.
Meanwhile, the paltry amount crime bosses will pay someone to do their dirty work has been revealed in court as a man who helped ram raid and set fire to a Midland tobacco shop was sentenced.
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