Woman admits killing dog

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A 22-year-old Gosnells woman has pleaded guilty to stabbing a dog to death.

The woman was charged with stabbing the German Shepherd five times in the torso in June last year.

The RSPCA argued in the Armadale Magistrates Court that the injuries would have caused the dog to suffer pain for at least 10 minutes before it died.

It's expected the woman will be sentenced in January.

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Knife held to man's throat in robbery

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A 39-year-old man had a knife held to his throat during a robbery in Maddington last night.

Police allege the victim was walking along Albany Highway near the Strand in Maddington after leaving MacDonald's to go to work about 9.15pm. He walked past two males on his way to Pratt Court when the men confronted him and blocked his path, demanding money.

When the man ignored them and kept on walking, the males allegedly discussed robbing the man before running after the victim and again demanding money.

It is alleged one of the males produced a metal object between 15 to 20cm long - which the victim believed to be a knife -and held it to the 32-year-old's throat.

The males, a 14-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man, were later arrested by police. They have been charged and bailed to appear in court.

A 14-year-old boy will appear in Armadale Children's Court on January 11 and a 21-year-old man will appear in Armadale Magistrate's Court today.

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Tree man defies heat, hecklers

FLIP PRIOR, The West AustralianDecember 14, 2009, 7:30 am

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Despite soaring temperatures, a steady stream of drive-by hecklers and the threat of axe-wielding "ninjas" rumoured to be showing up, Richard Pennicuik still refused yesterday to abandon his one-man mission to save the tree in his front yard.

Looking battle-weary but determined, Mr Pennicuik, 57, was preparing to spend his seventh night sleeping in his eucalyptus melliodora tree, one of just two left on Hume Street in Thornlie.

He had not yet decided whether to climb down today to speak to City of Gosnells staff, fearing that the tree would be chopped down.

Only a commitment in writing that the tree would be saved would convince him, he said.

"I won't say anything more about this if (the City of Gosnells) just do the right thing by me and this tree," he said.

The "tree man" has won plenty of community support and nearly 2500 fans on Facebook.

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