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Western Australian police have charged a man with murder after the death of a woman at a Perth home, AAP is reporting.
A 37-year-old man, who is known to the victim, was arrested in St James and has been charged with murder. Emergency services were called to a Gordonvale home before dawn on 27 September 2021, with reports the 23-month-old boy was unresponsive.Suspicious injuries were found on his face and body, police allege.
About 15 minutes later, the man approached officers while holding knives, and was shot by police, the acting chief superintendent,The man was immediately given first aid but died shortly after paramedics arrived.
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