MAJOR crime squad and forensic officers are investigating the sudden death of a woman in Karrinyup.
The woman was found dead at her house this morning and Dempster Road has been closed off.
Police say it is not yet clear whether the death was suspicious.
DETECTIVES have made a public plea for witnesses of a New Years Eve attack on a Swedish tourist in Northbridge to come forward.
Perth City Detectives are seeking information on the incident where the visitor was assaulted and robbed between 10.30pm and 11.15pm on Monday, December 31.
A 31-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man were standing on Stirling Street, opposite Villa Night Club, talking when they were approached by four dark skinned men.
The men pushed the woman and hit her in the face, attempting to grab her handbag and stole her mobile phone, passport and cash.
When the man went to her aid he was also assaulted and knocked unconscious.
As he lay on the ground he was kicked repeatedly to the head and body.
A member of the public who drove past intervened and the attackers fled and were last seen running through Weld Square towards Beaufort and Newcastle streets.
Police believe one of the offenders received a cut to his hand after he smashed a bottle.
Police are hoping as there were a lot of people in the area at the time celebrating the New Year anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to speak to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The mother of an alleged hit-and-run victim has remembered her 17-year-old son as 'a shining star.'
FATAL: A man has been charged over the hit-run death of a 17-year-old youth Ennis Avenue, Waikiki, early on New Year's Day. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow
THE mother of an alleged hit-and-run victim has remembered her 17-year-old son as 'a shining star' as the family comes to grips with their tragic loss.
The body of Tosh Kupa was found on Ennis Avenue, between Safety Bay Road and Wilmott Drive at about 4.30am on New Year's Day.
Tosh's parents, Lee and Leonie Kupa, told Nine News their son will be brought home for friends and family to say goodbye before his body is flown to New Zealand for burial.
Leonie Kupa described her son as 'a shining star' on Facebook after being told of his death.
Just hours earlier, Tosh was celebrating New Year's Eve with friends on the Rockingham foreshore, Nine News reports.
Police said the victim was standing or walking along Ennis Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle, which then failed to stop.
A 35-year-old Baldivis man has been charged with failing to stop, failing to report an accident and creating a false belief.
Police will alleged the man made a false report of his vehicle being stolen in relation to the fatal crash on Ennis Avenue.
The man's death was the second road-related fatality in the space of just a few hours into the New Year, following the death of an eight-year-old girl in a car accident near York.
The man charged will appear in the Rockingham Magistrates Court later this month.
Jarrod, who was bashed in a home invasion, shows how the masked invaders attacked him. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow
Jarrod points out his injuries after a home invasion in Merriwa. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow
A VICTIM of a home invasion has told how he narrowly escaped being stabbed to death by three masked men who beat him in his own bed.
Merriwa resident Jarrod, who did not want his surname published, woke up at 8am yesterday to find three men in ski masks standing over him.
The 24-year-old said his girlfriend had left the house in Goyder Elbow only an hour earlier and he was still sleeping at the time.
Jarrod said he had no idea how his attackers got into the house and believed the assault was a case of mistaken identity because he had only moved into the house days earlier.
"I spent my first night here and woke up to a beating," he said.
The young man said he felt angry and was not sure if he was going to stay at the house.
"I copped a beating that wasn't mine," he said.
"I'm not sure if I really want to stay here, I don't really know what the situation is, who stayed here previously what trouble they got themselves into."
When Jarrod woke, he originally thought it was a friend.
"I was asleep and I was woken up by my door opening and there's three guys in ski-masks and I thought it was a prank, one of my mates playing a joke," he said.
"The one of them wound up and punched in the face and then they all jumped on me and started relentlessly punching me."
During the assault, the men kept asking Jarrod for money, which he knew nothing about, and then they started to strangle him.
"I managed to kick them off and then one of them pulled a knife out of his pocket and flicked it open and said he was going to stab me in the throat repeatedly," he said.
"One of the other ones said 'he doesn't know anything, let's get out of here' and they left.
"I was just thinking 'fight for your life' I thought they were there to kill me."
On their way out the trio took Jarrod's phone and he waited momentarily before bolting through the hall and laundry to jump the fence and ask the neighbours for help.
Clarkson Detectives are now calling on the public to help find the men.
"We believe it was a targeted attack and we believe the victim was not the intended target," Detective First Class Constable Nathan Nunn said.
"We're appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
"Being 8 o'clock in the morning we're thinking people might have been driving on their way to work and seen somebody approaching the house."
All of the male offenders were wearing ski-masks over the faces.
One is described as fair skinned, is of a stocky build, about 170cm tall and was wearing a white jumper.
The second man was wearing a green jumper and had a long ginger goatee and a tattoo on his right wrist
There is no description at this stage of the third man.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police and TRG at the scene of a siege in Willetton, where an elderly man later was found dead by a self inflicted injury. Picture: Marie Nirme Source: PerthNow
TRG officers move in on a Willetton home where an elderly man later was found dead by self inflicted injury. Picture: Marie Nirme Source: PerthNow
Residents watch on as TRG officers lock down a Willetton street because of a potential gun threat. Picture: Marie Nirme Source: PerthNow
POLICE say there is no longer any danger posed to Willetton residents, after streets were in lockdown for three hours because of a potential shooting threat.
A bailiff who visited the house at the corner of Albatross Pass and Woodpecker Avenue just after 3pm to repossess items alerted police after hearing one shot fired from within the house.
Officers from the Tactical Response Group swarmed the house at 6pm after there was no response to attempted negotiations.
An elderly man's body was discovered inside the home near the front door.
An internal police investigation into the incident will be conducted.
While police were assessing the potential threat to public safety, nearby residents were asked to remain in their homes, stay away from their windows and follow all directions from police, but a crowd of onlookers gathered in the street behind police roadblocks.
Neighbours have told PerthNow the street is usually quiet. They were unaware of anyone living in the home from which the shot was fired.
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A 51-year-old man in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked at a camping ground between Mumballup and Collie in the state's South West last night.
The victim was involved in an altercation at about 7pm and suffered serious head injuries.
South West Detectives would like to speak to a man described as being fair skinned, 20 to 30 years old, about 183cm tall, of solid build with short, light-coloured curly hair and sleeve tattoos.
The man was driving a cream coloured four-wheel-drive utility with no number plates.
Anyone who was in the area at the time, or who has information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
CALLOUS: Police are investigating the handbag snatch robbery which left an 81-year-old woman with grazes and bruises after she was pulled to the ground. Source: PerthNow
AN 81-year-old woman has been injured when a youth attacked her, grabbed her handbag and caused her to fall face down on the road.
The pensioner had stepped onto the footpath on Belvidere Street outside the IGA Redcliffe at 9am yesterday when a dark skinned boy wearing a hooded jumper walked past and grabbed her handbag strap.
The elderly woman was spun around and fell, landing on the right side of her face.
As a result of the unprovoked attack the woman suffered grazes and extensive bruising to her face, right side and right arm.
An ambulance was called and she was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment to her injuries.
Kensington Detectives are seeking information regarding the incident and anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
CHARGED: Mandurah product Harley Bennell, now a star with the Gold Coast Suns, faces a charge of disorderly conduct after an alleged fight early today on Mandurah foreshore. Source: Getty Images
CHARGED: Mandurah product Harley Bennell, now a star with the Gold Coast Suns, faces a charge of disorderly conduct after an alleged fight early today on Mandurah foreshore. Picture: David Clark Source: The Courier-Mail
GOLD Coast Suns star Harley Bennell has been charged with disorderly conduct after a New Year's Eve fight in his home town of Mandurah.
Bennell, recruited to the Gold Coast Suns from Peel Thunder, was allegedly involved in large fight which broke out during New Year's Eve celebrations on Mandurah foreshore early today .
The AFL footballer, who had a break-out year with the Suns last year finishing runner-up to superstar captain Gary Ablett in the club's Fairest and Best count, was arrested about 2am and later released on bail.
On song: French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, pictured with Mathilde Johansson, joined Marcia Hines on stage at the New Year's Eve Hopman Cup Ball. Picture: Alf Sorbello
Star attraction: Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic. Picture: Alfo Sorbello Source: PerthNow
CHARISMATIC French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined singer Marcia Hines on stage at the Hopman Cup Ball last night, busting out his best moves to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.
And feisty Hines, 59, was forced to shove an overly amorous fan who attempted to gyrate against her on stage.
The incident was captured on the official Hopman Cup twitter page: https://twitter.com/hopmancup/status/285758505049264128
Accompanied by the Perth Highland Pipe Band, Perth musicians James Morley and Pat Reale kicked off the night with AC/DC number, Long Way to the Top.
Check out our gallery from the Hopman Cup Ball
A touching ode to tennis great Harry Hopman, whom the cup was named after, received a standing ovation.
Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, a stand-out in a glittering red Ruth Tarvydas dress, spoke of her time in WA.
US tennis player Venus Williams, made up for being 90 minutes late when she arrived in a dazzling green sequinned dress.
Other players at the event included Aussie Bernard Tomic and Spain's Fernando Versasco.
Special guests included Lucy Hopman, the widow of Harry Hopman, and international TV commentator Fred Stolle.
And in an amusing anecdote, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic denied reports that he had purchased the world's supply of donkey cheese.
"I don't know how they can milk the donkey," he told 800 amused guests at the invite-only event.
Djokovic explained that the owner of a donkey cheese company had approached his father at their restaurant in Serbia and offered to sell his entire business.
But a deal was not done.
"The next thing I know, I see the paper writing that we bought the whole supply of donkey cheese," he said.
"I've never tried donkey cheese but I'm looking forward to trying donkey cheese.
"It costs 5000 euros if you want to take a bath in donkey milk."
Tournament director Steve Ayles praised Perth Arena's retractable roof, which has remained open throughout the cup.
He said that at one stage the roof kept the Arena at a comfortable 24 degrees, when temperatures soared to 42 degrees outside.
"One gentleman even complained it was a little cold in there," Ayles said.
SIZZLING: A fashion show at Perth Cup today. Picture: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow
CUBAN CLUB: New Year's partygoers in Nedlands. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow
A LONG-overdue end to Perth's summer heatwave has helped make conditions enjoyable for thousands of punters at this year's Perth Cup.
The annual event at Ascot Racecourse drew a wide variety of people, ranging from racing diehards to those simply keen to kick the new year off with a bang in a festival atmosphere.
Today's 30.8C maximum provided welcome relief for racegoers following a week of searing temperatures, including yesterday's 42.1C scorcher.
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The day's main event, the 2400m Perth Cup, was all set to be a shootout between race favourites Mr Moet and Cantonese.
But instead, it was late call-up Talent Show - part-owned by AFL footballer Hayden Ballantyne - that stole the show with a barnstorming win.
And as always, racegoers went to great lengths to ensure their own outfits were in top shape, with big hats, kilts, and Hawaiian-themed get-up spotted at the track.
Meanwhile, at a celebration of all things Cuban in Nedland, a strong crowd turned out for the New Year's Day Cuban Club celebrations.
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