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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live blog for Thursday, February 12.
Making headlines today is the shattered father of a 24-year-old man who died after a head-on crash speaking out to remember his son as someone who was full of life, and “there was no holding him back”.
Qualified ceiling fixer Kaleb Brunsdon was driving his Izuzu ute southbound on the northbound lanes of the Mitchell Freeway when he and a Toyota Yaris hatchback heading north collided about 11.25pm.
The 56-year-old female driver of the Yaris died at the scene while Brunsdon was taken to Joondalup Health Campus where he later died. Two occupants of an MG MG4 hatchback were also injured in the incident.
Speaking to 9News Perth, Brunsdon’s father Kane said it was an absolute tragedy that he couldn’t believe when he was first told.
“He was such a wonderful young man – just finished his apprenticeship, just bought a house – and he was moving in the right direction,” he said.
The crash is the second of its kind on that stretch of the Mitchell Freeway in the space of five months, and has thrown the spotlight back on a nearby intersection locals have previously said was confusing.
Meanwhile, in a late-breaking story from our courts yesterday afternoon, well-known West Australian architect Louise St John Kennedy has been found not guilty of “slashing and swooshing” a knife at a neighbour and then pushing her in the midst of an argument about parking in their million-dollar Claremont strata complex.
The 74-year-old was arrested and charged by police after another neighbour filmed an argument between Kennedy and 81-year-old rheumatologist Dr Prudence Manners in May 2024.
The matter has returned to court sporadically ever since, but culminated on Wednesday afternoon with Kennedy being exonerated of the charge.
And finally, AFL Origin is approaching this weekend, with West Australian players looking to defend their state’s honour against a marauding side of Victoria’s best.
It’s the first Origin game to be held in decades, but how will it shape up to state clashes of old?
We went to WA football greats and former Origin stars to get their thoughts on this weekend’s game.
You can read the full story here.
Thank you again for joining us this morning. Stay tuned as we bring you more news you need to know.
