WA news LIVE: Man in custody as police investigate woman’s death in St James

Updated August 27, 2026 — 10:44am,first published August 27, 2026 — 9:37am10.44amEmergency services rush to Bentley after pedestrian hit by carBy A pedestrian has been hit by a car in Bentley, with three St John Ambulance crews rushing to the scene under priority 1 conditions. Main Roads WA warned the right turn lane of Albany Highway city-bound at Leach Highway was blocked, with police on site. The incident happened not long after 8am.The scene at Bentley on Thursday morning. Main Roads WAA St John spokesperson said three crews had rushed to the scene to treat a man believed to be in his 30s. A WA Police spokeswoman said a pedestrian had been hit by a car. We’ll bring you more information as it comes to light. 9.37amMan in custody as police investigate woman’s death in St JamesBy A 38-year-old man is in police custody as homicide squad detectives investigate the death of a 28-year-old woman in St James on Wednesday night.Emergency services were called to the home on Taree Street about 8.30pm, arriving to find the woman unresponsive and with “critical injuries”, a WA Police spokeswoman said.Police and ambulances at the scene of a woman’s death in St James on Wednesday night. The woman was taken to Royal Perth Hospital, where she was declared dead.According to WA Police, the man in custody is known to the woman. Officers remain at the scene on Thursday morning investigating the death. 9.37amAcross Australia and around the worldBy Here’s what’s making headlines elsewhere today:Thirty-four Australians are among hundreds of people reported missing after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal and China on Wednesday. Follow our live coverage of the tragedy here.One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts has given yet another interpretation of the party’s migration policy in an interview with an influencer associated with white supremacists, whose apparent membership of One Nation has prompted the Coalition to weaponise Pauline Hanson’s links to extremists.Meta has agreed to pay $US17 billion ($24 billion) and add child safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states in the US, state attorneys general announced on Wednesday.Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and its film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died. He was 80.9.37amWelcome to our live news blogBy Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, August 27.Making headlines today is a development in the ongoing stink about a major Perth tip on the verge of closure.The City of Perth will seek assistance from the state government for a “practical closure pathway” for Tamala Park Waste Facility after excess leachate in the landfill grew to almost 40 Optus Stadiums.Tamala Park opened in 1991.Mindarie Regional CouncilThe City is one of seven member councils that takes its residential waste to the facility which accepts up to a third of Perth’s household waste.1 of 1