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Jesse de Beaux faces trial for alleged stabbing murder of Cara Hales in Perth suburb of Munster
A woman who was fatally stabbed by a man who broke into her home in the middle of the day tried to ring her housemate for help when she heard an intruder was inside, WA’s Supreme Court has been told.
Key points:
- Jesse de Beaux stabbed Cara Hales to death in her Munster home in 2018
- Police arrested him in a toilet block after he was seen wandering naked
- Mr de Beaux denies it was murder, claiming he was not of sound mind
Cara Hales, 30, was stabbed dozens of times in the neck, chest and arms after 25-year-old Jesse John de Beaux broke into her Munster home in Perth’s south by smashing a window on December 28, 2018.
Mr de Beaux is now on trial for murder but has pleaded not guilty, arguing he was not of sound mind at the time.
State prosecutor…
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