Murderer Insisted He Couldn't Wear an Ankle Monitor for Months Because of His 'Swollen' Legs: Report

GPS tracking of DV thugs outside of Perth ‘not possible’

WA’s chief magistrate has been forced to give his assurance that dangerous domestic violence thugs will not be released onto the street if they cannot be electronically monitored.

Murderer Insisted He Couldn't Wear an Ankle Monitor for Months Because of His 'Swollen' Legs: Report

A convicted murderer exploited a broken tagging system by claiming he couldn't wear an ankle monitor because of his "swollen" legs.

DV accused should be 'behind bars' amid regional GPS tracking failure: Premier

Roger Cook says the courts should keep accused perpetrators "behind bars", as the state's authorities concede they can't electronically monitor people in regional areas.