WA: Man charged with murder of his wife remanded in custody

AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2005
WA: Man charged with murder of his wife remanded in custody

A 46 year old Perth man has been remanded in custody .. after allegedly hitting his
estranged wife repeatedly in the head with a cricket bat .. and stabbing her a number
of times.

LESLIE SHORTTE's been charged with the wilful murder of his estranged 45-year-old wife
.. KYLIE JANE SHORTTE.

Ms SHORTTE's body was allegedly found in the couple's Bibra Lake home .. in Perth's
south .. by a family member at about 9 pm (WST) yesterday.

Police say the couple .. who were married for 13 years before separating several weeks
ago .. got into an argument about 7.30 pm last night.

Mr SHORTTE didn't enter a plea .. and has been remanded in custody to reappear in court
on January the 13th.

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