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Three teenagers armed with a machete went on a crime spree in Perth's southern suburbs yesterday, attacking two people and attempting to rob two young girls.
Police allege the juveniles stopped a man riding a bike about 8am in Gosnells and demanded he hand over his mobile phone. The man was threatened with a machete.
A short while later police allege the trio struck again, this time in Maddington where they held up a man for his ipod. He was also threatened with the machete.
A few hours later the teenagers allegedly stopped two young girls in Cannington and demanded they hand over their mobile phones and money.
Police say the girls refused their demands, yelling at the boys. A scuffle broke out and one of the girls sustained a laceration to her hip and stomach. The other girl called police and the teenagers fled.
Police tracked the youths to Queens Park and they were arrested and charged. They are expected to face court later this month.
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Monday 31 August 2009
Family appeals for help over Gosnells bashing
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THE family of a man bashed by a group of youths in Gosnells say their hearts have been "smashed to smithereens'' as he lays hopelessly in a coma.
The man's parents and his wife of one year say they don't know if 34-year-old Matthew, who has a 15-year-old daughter, will survive or suffer permanent injuries.
"Our hearts have been smashed to smithereenes,'' father Barry told the media today in the hope the public can help police catch those responsible.
"We are crushed, shattered. This is happening to our son, to a husband and father.
"No one expects any human being to do this to another human being."
Matthew's wife, Karlene, his childhood sweetheart, said: "He’s been my life and it’s been taken away.''
The family's lives changed forever four weeks ago when, at a friend's party, Matthew confronted a group seen hanging around cars outside the home about 12.30pm.
A fight spilled into a nearby park and Matthew was bashed with a starpicket and left to die.
His family desperately want the culprits found.
"The victim was at a private party on Walter Street in Gosnells on August 2 when a group of juveniles were seen loitering around the vehicles parked out the front at around 12:30am,'' a police spokesman said.
"A verbal altercation started between the victim and members of the group, which became physical and resulted in the victim sustaining a life-threatening head injury at the nearby Chale Street Reserve. He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he remains in an unconscious state. ''
Police today arrested a 15-year-old boy in relation to the assault, but police still need
public assistance to identify others involved.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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THE family of a man bashed by a group of youths in Gosnells say their hearts have been "smashed to smithereens'' as he lays hopelessly in a coma.
The man's parents and his wife of one year say they don't know if 34-year-old Matthew, who has a 15-year-old daughter, will survive or suffer permanent injuries.
"Our hearts have been smashed to smithereenes,'' father Barry told the media today in the hope the public can help police catch those responsible.
"We are crushed, shattered. This is happening to our son, to a husband and father.
"No one expects any human being to do this to another human being."
Matthew's wife, Karlene, his childhood sweetheart, said: "He’s been my life and it’s been taken away.''
The family's lives changed forever four weeks ago when, at a friend's party, Matthew confronted a group seen hanging around cars outside the home about 12.30pm.
A fight spilled into a nearby park and Matthew was bashed with a starpicket and left to die.
His family desperately want the culprits found.
"The victim was at a private party on Walter Street in Gosnells on August 2 when a group of juveniles were seen loitering around the vehicles parked out the front at around 12:30am,'' a police spokesman said.
"A verbal altercation started between the victim and members of the group, which became physical and resulted in the victim sustaining a life-threatening head injury at the nearby Chale Street Reserve. He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he remains in an unconscious state. ''
Police today arrested a 15-year-old boy in relation to the assault, but police still need
public assistance to identify others involved.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Boy charged over Gosnells attack
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Police have charged a 15-year-old boy over a bashing which has left a 33-year-old man in hospital for the last month.
The man confronted a group of youths for causing a disturbance outside a house party in Gosnells on August the 2nd.
It's alleged the youths kicked and punched the man who was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
He remains in a stable condition but it's believed he suffered a significant brain injury.
The teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and police are still looking for the other youths involved in the attack.
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Police have charged a 15-year-old boy over a bashing which has left a 33-year-old man in hospital for the last month.
The man confronted a group of youths for causing a disturbance outside a house party in Gosnells on August the 2nd.
It's alleged the youths kicked and punched the man who was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
He remains in a stable condition but it's believed he suffered a significant brain injury.
The teenager has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and police are still looking for the other youths involved in the attack.
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Friday 28 August 2009
Maddington households to receive underground power
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More than 1,100 households in Maddington will receive underground power by late next year as part of a $10.8 million project.
WA Energy Minister Peter Collier said underground power lines were a vital way of improving the standard of electricity supply to consumers.
"The Maddington Underground Power Project will provide residents with a more reliable medium of electrical supply while ensuring improved safety and attractive streetscapes for the community," Mr Collier said.
The City of Gosnells is the latest local government to sign up for round four of the State Underground Power Program
Residents in the area have been granted a 15 per cent subsidy, designed to encourage participation by low socio-economic areas.
The underground power program was established in 1996 to help improve the electricity distribution network throughout WA.
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More than 1,100 households in Maddington will receive underground power by late next year as part of a $10.8 million project.
WA Energy Minister Peter Collier said underground power lines were a vital way of improving the standard of electricity supply to consumers.
"The Maddington Underground Power Project will provide residents with a more reliable medium of electrical supply while ensuring improved safety and attractive streetscapes for the community," Mr Collier said.
The City of Gosnells is the latest local government to sign up for round four of the State Underground Power Program
Residents in the area have been granted a 15 per cent subsidy, designed to encourage participation by low socio-economic areas.
The underground power program was established in 1996 to help improve the electricity distribution network throughout WA.
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Boy, 6, dies but woman saved in house fire
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Six-year-old Zachary Ryan died in a fire at his Gosnells home yesterday morning but his grandmother survived after two men smashed through the front door and dragged her to safety.
Police arson squad investigators were unable to determine the cause of the blaze, which started in a bedroom at the Corfield Street house, but said it was not suspicious.
Firefighters made the grim discovery of the boy's body in a bedroom after being alerted to the fire by a man and his son, who stopped to help when they saw smoke while driving past about 8.45am.
Maddington fire station officer Keith Van Den Bergh said that the men's quick actions saved the woman's life.
"They didn't see anybody so they smashed a few windows and then they saw the grandmother lying at the front door," Mr Van Den Bergh said. "They've broken the front door down . . . (and) dragged the grandmother on to the front driveway."
One of the men then sprayed a hose into the bedroom to douse the flames.
When firefighters arrived they rushed in to save the trapped boy but he was dead when they found him.
"The heat in the room where we found him was quite intense and he wouldn't have had a chance," Mr Van Den Bergh said.
The boy's grandmother was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation and burns.
She had tried desperately to rescue her grandson but was forced back by the heat and smoke.
Last night she was in Royal Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The pair were the only people in the four-bedroom house when the fire started.
Police told the boy's mother the devastating news when she returned from taking her daughter to school.
Mr Van Den Bergh said the death was a tragedy but without the heroic efforts of the two men who stopped to help, it could have been worse. "It was a fantastic job that they've done," he said. "We could have had two casualties instead of one."
Zachary's uncle, Michael Cawse, told Seven News he was grateful to the men who had helped.
Mr Van Den Bergh said there had not been any smoke alarms fitted in the home.
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Six-year-old Zachary Ryan died in a fire at his Gosnells home yesterday morning but his grandmother survived after two men smashed through the front door and dragged her to safety.
Police arson squad investigators were unable to determine the cause of the blaze, which started in a bedroom at the Corfield Street house, but said it was not suspicious.
Firefighters made the grim discovery of the boy's body in a bedroom after being alerted to the fire by a man and his son, who stopped to help when they saw smoke while driving past about 8.45am.
Maddington fire station officer Keith Van Den Bergh said that the men's quick actions saved the woman's life.
"They didn't see anybody so they smashed a few windows and then they saw the grandmother lying at the front door," Mr Van Den Bergh said. "They've broken the front door down . . . (and) dragged the grandmother on to the front driveway."
One of the men then sprayed a hose into the bedroom to douse the flames.
When firefighters arrived they rushed in to save the trapped boy but he was dead when they found him.
"The heat in the room where we found him was quite intense and he wouldn't have had a chance," Mr Van Den Bergh said.
The boy's grandmother was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation and burns.
She had tried desperately to rescue her grandson but was forced back by the heat and smoke.
Last night she was in Royal Perth Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The pair were the only people in the four-bedroom house when the fire started.
Police told the boy's mother the devastating news when she returned from taking her daughter to school.
Mr Van Den Bergh said the death was a tragedy but without the heroic efforts of the two men who stopped to help, it could have been worse. "It was a fantastic job that they've done," he said. "We could have had two casualties instead of one."
Zachary's uncle, Michael Cawse, told Seven News he was grateful to the men who had helped.
Mr Van Den Bergh said there had not been any smoke alarms fitted in the home.
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