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UK rapper Yung Filly is listed to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today after being charged with a string of rape and assault allegations last month. The 29-year-old is on bail, accused of attacking a woman in her 20s in his hotel room after a show at a Hillarys nightclub on September 28. UK rapper Yung Filly reporting to Northbridge Police Station as part of his bail conditions.
Credit: Nine News The influencer has been ordered to report to Northbridge Police Station daily. His court appearance this morning is listed as a bail application variation. Yung Filly, real name Andres Barrientos, must remain in Western Australia to fight the charges, which could take years.
His next scheduled court appearance is on December 19. A worker has died at a business in Perth’s northern suburbs. WA Police say they were called to the workplace incident on Midas Road in Malaga about 4.
45pm yesterday. Worksafe is investigating the death. The man, aged in his 70s, fell through the roof of the building and died at the scene.
Worksafe is investigating. Detectives searching for a woman who punched a baby in a Perth shopping centre yesterday would like to speak with Pamile-Raye Jetta. WA Police believe the 21-year-old may be able to assist with their investigation into the assault of a two-year-old child at Park Centre on Albany Highway around 1.
25pm. The child was in its mother’s arms when a woman not known to the pair lunged at them, striking the baby in the face, before fleeing. WA Police are searching for Pamila-Raye Jetta.
Credit: WA Police Jetta is described as female, olive skin, 170 centimetres tall, solid build with a shaved head and was last seen wearing green shorts with white stripes and a pink singlet. She sometimes wears a pink wig. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
Here’s what’s making news this morning. WiseTech founder Richard White and WiseTech employee Christine Kontos. A chilly one overnight as temperatures plunged.
Should warm up today though, top of 24 degrees. Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, October 22. What comes to mind when you hear the word “scurvy”? Swashbuckling pirates with poor diets sailing the high seas? British sailors who consumed little other than salted meat and rum? Not someone living in Perth in 2024, right? Well, a group of West Australian doctors are warning the rare 18th century disease is still around, and its resurgence could be linked to rising cost-of-living pressures.
In a case detailed in the British Medical Journal today, a man in his 50s presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital with a rash, anaemia, and blood in his urine. Doctors fear the cost of living could fuel a resurgence of scurvy after a Perth man was diagnosed. As a slew of tests failed to come up with any red flags, doctors turned their attention to the man’s diet.
While easily treatable with vitamins and dietary changes, doctors warn scurvy can be fatal and easily misdiagnosed. Read Jesinta Burton’s story here. Meanwhile, environment groups are claiming an American oil and gas company with plans to begin fracking operations in the Kimberley is attempting to pull the wool over the federal government’s eyes.
Black Mountain Energy was the first to submit a proposal after a fracking moratorium was lifted in the state’s north in 2018. The application to the federal government included plans to drill six wells for its Valhalla gas project in the Canning Basin, 123 kilometres from Derby. But this application was recently withdrawn.
While the company stated it had elected to modify its submission, local environmental groups alleged the withdrawal was forced because of a discrepancy, given its state application for the same project planned for up to 20 wells. Read Holly Thompson’s report here. Thank you for joining us this morning, stay tuned as we bring you all the news you need to know today.
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