Overview
- Dean Bathurst and his two sons found a stranger in their car just after 7am at their Bindoon property and restrained him for about 30 minutes until officers arrived from Toodyay.
- WA Police allege the spree began about 3:30am in Gosnells, where a woman was threatened with what appeared to be a firearm and indecently assaulted during a carjacking.
- Investigators say the suspect drove north, dumped the first car, broke into a home, and stole a second vehicle before attempting to take the Bathurst family's car.
- Officers arrested a 31-year-old Brabham man, reported seizing a flick knife, and charged him with offences including armed robbery, deprivation of liberty, indecent assault, and motor vehicle theft.
- The accused appeared in Armadale Magistrates Court and was refused bail, as video of the citizen’s arrest circulated in media reports.