Inquest
Baby Shorn's mysterious death not SIDS: inquest
Rania Spooner A Perth baby who died days after he was found face down in his cot and later discovered to have alcohol in his blood has been ruled out as a case of sudden infant death syndrome.
Mum 'not depressed' when boys died in shower
The father of two young boys, who died after their mother left them in a shower for 10 hours, has told a coronial inquest his former partner had bad sleeping habits but he never thought she was...
'What happened?': father of boys found dead in bathroom
Rania Spooner Inquest could finally explain tragic mystery of dead baby brothers.
McMahon 'victim of a homicide': WA coroner
The West Australian coroner has found that a 20-year-old woman missing for more than 12 years was a victim of a homicide, but has refused to rule on whether a suspect in the case was involved in the...
Perth teen dies from methanol poisoning
The Perth teenager who was poisoned after drinking a methanol-laced cocktail in Indonesia has died.
Dead mother 'looked like a skeleton'
Rania Spooner A woman with multiple sclerosis, who died in her Bull Creek home while being cared for by her nurse husband, looked "just like a little skeleton" in her final days, the West Australian Coroner's...
'I feel dead inside'
Anne-Louise Brown Donna Rasmussen says she “feels dead inside” after the sudden death of disabled teenage son in 2009.
Asylum seekers deaths could happen again: Coroner
Rhianna King The state coroner has criticised the lack of marine search and rescue equipment as well as the navigational decision that led to the deaths of 50 asylum seekers off Christmas Island in 2010.
Accused people-smuggler fronts WA court
An Australian man charged with 89 people-smuggling offences, many of which relate to last year's deadly Christmas Island boat disaster, has made a brief appearance in the Perth Magistrates Court.
Charges laid over death of Mr Ward in roasting prison van
Chalpat Sonti The family of an Aboriginal elder who died in searing heat in the back of a prison van has welcomed a decision to lay charges over his death.
Christmas Island rescuers forced to choose between life and death
Aja Styles As the screams of men, women and children rang out in the heaving seas off Christmas Island, two navy sailors have told how they were forced to make the ultimate choice - who would live, and who...
