Birthday Girl's Head Bite Horror
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Thursday, August 20, 2020 COMMUNITYNEWS.COM.AU KIDS THE BEST OF THE RUN SOCIAL SCENE Page 26 WILD Birthday girl’s head bite horror Calls to crack down on State wards — A WOMAN celebrating asked to sit down” before her 21st birthday in Scar- becoming agitated and for their safety and ours borough was bitten on the punching the younger head, punched and woman to the head. dragged to the ground by Sgt Wanstall said the EXCLUSIVE wards, were allegedly her hair in a terrifying accused left the table but Laura Pond involved in a police pursuit assault at the hands of a quickly returned and in a stolen car. stranger. punched the woman again THE Opposition says gap- According to police, one The Hamersley woman in the head, dragged her ing holes in the system of the 12-year-old passen- spent the rest of her mil- by the hair to the ground need to be closed to stop gers in the car was also estone birthday in hospi- and had “bitten down on children in care from part of a morning ram- tal after the vicious attack her skull above the left going on dangerous crime page through Cottesloe on on Sunday night. ear”. sprees, as Western Suburbs April 30 where he wielded Police said her 24-year- Bystanders intervened, Weekly can reveal the lat- an axe after he and fellow old attacker, from Bassen- pulling the suspect off the est in a string of offences The scene of the Cottelsoe axe attack in April. child wards had slept dean, approached the vic- victim. allegedly committed by rough on the beach. tim while she was eating The injured woman was wards of the State. allegedly stealing a truck and going on to steal from In the most recent inci- with two friends at Peter’s taken to Sir Charles Three children case and driving it through several cars. dent, police allege four by the Sea about 11.15pm. Gairdner Hospital, where managed by the Depart- Perth’s inner suburbs in It comes three months children aged from 10 to 14 According to Senior Sgt Wanstall said she was ment of Communities this the early hours of the after five children aged 10, Sergeant Craig Wanstall, month face court over morning before bogging it 12, 13 and 14, all State CONTINUED PAGE 3 the accused “randomly CONTINUED PAGE 3 WSW 2 NEWS August 20, 2020 NEWS ....................................................................... P1-8 WEEKLY LIFE............................................................ P10 Attackers REAL ESTATE ....................................................... P11-22 Second chance ENTERTAINMENT ................................................... P23 sentenced LEGAL FEATURE...................................................... P24 Victoria Rifici FOUR former Churchlands OUT & ABOUT.......................................................... P26 Senior High School students EDUCATION MATTERS ........................................... P27 PLANS for a $7.5 million six- will spend months behind storey apartment block in bars for their part in the TRADES DIRECTORY ........................................ P28-30 Nedlands knocked back in “chillingly vicious” bashing EMPLOYMENT/CLASSIFIEDS ................................. P31 May are set to front State of a man on a Perth train SPORT ....................................................................... P31 planners again. platform, which left the vic- Changes from the original tim with brain damage. plans for the 5 Hillway site The teenage boys in Feb- INSIDE include the creation of an ruary attacked Matthew underground carpark, the Henson at Stirling train sta- removal of an apartment tion, repeatedly kicking and from the sixth floor and stamping on his head. amendments to setbacks, The main instigator will Editorial Director: Amanda Keenan separation distances, win- spend at least seven months Editor: Laura Pond dows, balconies, the roof behind bars while another Design: Carly Pilton design and materials. faces at least six months. Features Editor: Arylene Westlake-Jennings Metro Inner North Devel- Two others were were hand- Digital Editor: Alison Middleton opment Assessment Panel Artist impression of 5 Hillway, Nedlands Picture: Element ed seven months, with three General inquiries: 9237 1000 members refused plans raised concerns. ber and public feedback is and a half months before Email: [email protected] high-rise in May after resi- The panel will consider open until August 28 at your- parole. The last boy was Reporters: dents and panel members the revised plans in Septem- voice.nedlands.wa.gov.au. given a conditional release. 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WSW August 20, 2020 NEWS 3 Easter hope for show Jon Bassett and mier Mark McGowan’s junction with the society the Department of Health effect” on business — not Victoria Rifici announcement on Tues- following updated health whether its annual compe- just from a loss of sales, day the annual springtime advice about the risks titions such as wine tast- but a “ripple effect” on its CLAREMONT may get an event was cancelled. posed by the event. ing and show jumping partnering industries, Easter show in 2021 after “But until we end up Mr Cooper had “genu- could be held without suppliers, and 120 casual A woman suffered a bite to cancellation of the Perth with phase five restric- ine sadness” about calling crowds, while show bag staff. her head. Picture: WA Police Royal Show for the first tions it limits what kind of off the Show but agreed suppliers were scrambling Mr Sims has already time since World War II. events this industry can “the threat of COVID-19 to set up online platforms. invested in more than Royal Agricultural rely on,” he said. re-emerging in WA was too WA Showbags director $500,000 worth of stock for Society of WA chief exec- Mr McGowan great”. Jeremy Sims said the this year’s Perth Royal Bite utive Peter Cooper said he pushed back WA’s AMA WA President Dr cancellation of Show but remained hope- hoped to run a small- move to Phase Andrew Miller told West- WA Showbags’ ful of selling his wares er-scale Five restrictions ern Suburbs Weekly the “main event” at other events such marks show in until at least Oc- Show had the potential of will have a as smaller agri- April tober 24 and being a COVID-19 ‘super “com- cultural after said the deci- spreader’ event. pound- shows and in skull Pre- sion was Mr Cooper said the ed school car- FROM PAGE 1 made in con- society was liaising with nivals. found with “bite mark impressions to her skull”. The terrifying encounter was reported to police off- icers patrolling the area, who spotted the woman allegedly trying to leave in a taxi. Police allege she refused to get out of the vehicle and had to be physically removed. They arrested the woman and took her to the Perth watch house because she was allegedly “physical and violent” to officers. The accused has been bailed to appear in Perth Ma- gistrates Court on Septem- ber 14 charged with assault occasioning bodily harm. Sgt Wanstall said police were maintaining a pres- ence at Scarborough Beach. Children need support to make ‘right choices’ FROM PAGE 1 Opposition spokesman who took her own life on are some of the most vul- “However, the depart- dren in care where needed for child protection Nick April 16, 2017, has high- nerable members of our ment is extremely con- and it continued its respon- stole a Mitsubishi Canter Goiran criticised the lighted the gaps in the sys- community,” he said. cerned about any children sibility for care planning truck from outside a Mt government’s handling, tem that need to be “While I do not condone or young people putting when children were incar- Lawley home about 3am on saying his recent Parlia- urgently addressed, con- illegal or anti-social beha- themselves in a serious sit- cerated, on remand or in August 9. mentary questions related cerning traumatised chil- viour, there must be a focus uation that causes damage detention. Senior Sergeant Craig to such cases had “been met dren with challenging on addressing the underly- to property and risks their Child Protection Minister Wanstall said police caught with a blanket refusal to behaviours who require ing causes of the beha- own safety and that of Simone McGurk said she the alleged offenders in provide any information secure care,” Mr Goiran viour. others,” he said. received regular advice on Karrinyup about 5.30am about the care plans or cir- said. “This requires an inten- “Supporting children to matters relating to children after they reportedly broke cumstances of these chil- Commissioner for Chil- sive commitment to ensure make the right choices in care. into three cars in the area dren”. dren and Young People that every child is safe and takes time, particularly “In regards to the Cottes- and stole valuables. The department and Colin Pettit said early inter- supported at all times while when they may have com- loe matter, the department He said the juveniles had Government have said they vention was “critical to in care.” plex and traumatic back- has completed a review of been subject to a curfew are unable to comment on keep children from coming Department acting depu- grounds.” the incident and is in the because of other alleged individual cases. into contact with the jus- ty director general Lindsay He said the department process of implementing offences and one of them “A recent Coroner’s tice system.” Hale said he could not com- worked with WA Police and actions identified to had an outstanding arrest Report into the case of “Children and young ment on individual circum- the Department of Justice improve handling of any warrant.