{"id":813812,"date":"2026-07-21T06:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/813812\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:35:14","slug":"bentley-mum-killed-girl-injured-in-family-violence-incident-at-home-on-mills-street-16yo-son-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/813812\/","title":{"rendered":"Bentley mum killed, girl injured in \u2018family violence incident\u2019 at home on Mills Street, 16yo son in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mother has been killed and a young girl seriously injured in what police believe to be a family violence incident at a Perth home.<\/p>\n

Police have taken the deceased woman\u2019s 16-year-old son into custody.<\/p>\n

Officers rushed to a property on Mills Street in Bentley about 6.15am where they found a 35-year-old female dead.<\/p>\n

The 12-year-old girl was found with serious injuries about 600 metres away after fleeing the home and managing to call police.<\/p>\n

Members of the public stepped in when they saw the girl, who was found near Albany Highway during peak-hour traffic.<\/p>\n

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She was treated by paramedics and taken to Perth Children\u2019s Hospital where she remains in a serious but stable condition.<\/p>\n

Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo from the Major Crime Division said police will investigate the matter as a suspected family violence homicide.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Injuries of the victims were consistent with stab wounds, she said.<\/p>\n

The suspect was known to police, with detectives still examining his specific past interactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are multiple police and detectives out of the scene. They\u2019re doing things like door knocks, CCTV canvasses,\u201d Detective Acting Inspector Securo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do encourage any neighbours or any witnesses who have information, please come forward, contact Crime Stoppers or approach some police that are at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

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