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WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said up to five people tried to hold the man still.

Mine worker dies during tussle with police and medical staff inside hospital

Police were called to reports the man had been damaging property and had to be subdued.

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A senior member of the Comanchero bikie gang was dumped outside a hospital in Perth’s south with gun shot wounds and burns. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bikie shot, burnt and dumped at Rockingham Hospital

A bikie was found dumped outside a hospital emergency room with gun shot wounds and burns from people who allegedly tried to remove his gang tattoos.

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Harrison McElroy and his partner Kayla Shepherd were killed in a ‘freak accident’ on Mother’s Day.

Young parents’ lives cut short in ‘freak’ Mother’s Day crash

Tragic new details have emerged after a young couple was killed in a ‘freak’ Mother’s Day accident on a major Australian highway, with their baby still in the car.

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Flooding has closed the entry ramp from Joondalup Drive to Wanneroo Road.

Flooding set to cause peak hour chaos in Perth’s north

Motorists have been warned to expect delays after a burst water main has closed an on-ramp onto a busy road in Perth’s north.

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Natalie Woods says her family is overwhelmed her son's killer has been found guilty.

Meth user who ran over cop found guilty of manslaughter

A car thief who was under the influence of meth when he ran over and killed a police officer after a car pursuit has been found guilty of manslaughter.

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A jury has found two men guilty of Cassius Turvey's murder and another guilty of manslaughter. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Two guilty of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey’s bashing murder

Two of the four people accused of murdering Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey have been found guilty after a mammoth 12-week trial.

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Emu adventure

Emus caught swimming in WA man’s pool before tragic turn

File this in the ‘here’s something you don’t see everyday’ folder.

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Perth man Craig Middleton was attacked by a dog.
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A man has been charged after a car was driven off a jetty in Claremont, Perth.

What man allegedly did prior to driving 4WD off jetty into river

Negotiators spent hours talking to the man before a stand-off was brought to a dramatic end.

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Police say the man assaulted the teen, who was known to him, as her friends desperately searched for her.

Teen girl allegedly sexually assaulted at WA bush doof

Police say the man assaulted the teen, who was known to him, as her friends desperately searched for her.

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The moment a man drove a car off a jetty and into the Swan River has been caught on camera.

WATCH: Man drives car into river during police stand-off

The moment a man drove a car off a jetty and into the Swan River has been caught on camera. WATCH IT HERE

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A huge tiger shark approached two WA divers when they were spearfishing of the coast of Red Bluff.

WA woman films moment tiger shark drags her 10m underwater

‘It pulled really hard around my waist, my whole body flipped around.’

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Virginia Giuffre had sued Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17. (AP PHOTO)

Donald Trump speaks out on Virginia Giuffre's tragic death

Donald Trump has responded to news of the death of Virginia Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Prince Andrew and died by suicide on Friday.

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Ms Giuffre took her own life at her sprawling farm home in Neergabby, about 80km north of Perth, on Friday night.

Giuffre’s friend doubts royals will acknowledge tragic death

A friend of Virginia Giuffre says she does not expect Prince Andrew or the royal family to ‘rise to the occasion and be gracious’ in acknowledging her death.

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