WARNING: This story contains distressing descriptions of violence and Indigenous readers are advised it contains photos of someone who has died.<\/p>\n
A man due to stand trial for murdering his former partner and mother of three inside her Perth home has changed his plea at the last minute.<\/p>\n
Peter Damjanovic was set to face a judge-alone trial in the Supreme Court today after pleading not guilty to killing Tiffany Woodley, whose body was found in her Bedford home in 2023.<\/p>\n
Appearing in court via video link from Hakea Prison this morning, the 39-year-old instead pleaded guilty to murdering Ms Woodley in the domestic violence attack.<\/p>\n
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Peter Damjanovic allegedly used a towel rail to fatally assault Tiffany Woodley. (Facebook)<\/p>\n
The court was last year told Ms Woodley, 35, sustained \u201chorrific injuries\u201d to her head after Damjanovic attacked her with a towel rail, before kicking her as she lay bleeding on the bathroom floor.<\/p>\n
Ms Woodley had taken out multiple violence restraining orders against Damjanovic, with the most recent filed just three months before her death.<\/p>\n
‘I’m a murderer’<\/p>\n
The court has previously heard Damjanovic was intoxicated the afternoon of the attack, and had beaten Ms Woodley following an argument.<\/p>\n
Damjanovic told police “I’m a murderer” as he was arrested by police at the scene, the court heard.<\/p>\n
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Ms Woodley’s death lead to community outcry and vigils held in the city. (ABC News: Gian De Poloni)<\/p>\n
An application for a judge-alone trial had been approved due to the confronting nature of the evidence, and the extensive media coverage the case was expected to attract.<\/p>\n
People in the public gallery were crying as the details of the murder were read out in court on Monday.<\/p>\n