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Julie Cutler inquest: report into mystery disappearance of Perth woman 35 years ago handed down

A coronial inquest into one of WA's most baffling missing person cases uncovers no new information on what happened to Julie Cutler, other than it is "beyond reasonable doubt" she is dead.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

Premier open to compo for family of hospital-death girl

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has revealed an ex-gratia payment was provided to the family of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath after her hospital death.

AAP · Feb 28, 2023

Aishwarya Aswath's parents call for WA Health Department shake-up over daughter's death

The father of a girl who died of sepsis after waiting almost two hours to be admitted to a Perth hospital calls for clarification of the coroner's report on her death, and a new WA Health Department head.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

Man's death triggers 'commitment' for upgrade of Broome Regional Hospital's mental health unit

Following the 2019 death of a man in a Kimberley mental health unit the WA Country Health Service says it is "committed" to the facility's upgrade.

ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

Claremont killer Bradley Edwards refused to be interviewed about disappearance of Julie Cutler

Claremont killer Bradley Edwards refused to be interviewed by detectives reinvestigating the mysterious disappearance of a Perth woman in 1988, as a coroner concludes she is dead.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Mount Augustus trails to shut down over summer as inquest into deaths of four hikers recommends closure

Deadly walking trails in northern Western Australia will be closed over summer, after a state coroner recommended they be shut due to multiple deaths.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Aishwarya's parents in court plead for change at Perth Children's Hospital as inquest wraps up

The parents of a little girl who died of sepsis after waiting two hours in an emergency department waiting room beg a court to take the "necessary steps" to ensure a similar thing doesn't happen again.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

'Missed opportunities' in WA girl's death

Staff at a Perth hospital missed crucial opportunities to escalate the care of Aishwarya Aswath and potentially save her life, the family's lawyer says.

AAP · Sep 2, 2022

Sharon Fulton's husband will not be compelled to testify at inquest for medical reasons

Robert Fulton will not be forced to give evidence at the inquest into the disappearance of his wife Sharon after saying he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Sharon Fulton's husband blamed notorious serial killers David and Catherine Birnie for wife's 1986 disappearance, inquest told

Sharon Fulton's sudden disappearance in 1986 was blamed by her husband on notorious Perth serial killers David and Catherine Birnie, an inquest is told.

ABC News · May 4, 2022