Special Crime Squad – Homicide have extradited a 48-year-old man from Queensland in relation to a number of sexual offences that occurred in Western Australia in 1992.
It will be alleged the man, who was 17 years old at the time, entered a residence in Embleton between 4am and 4.30am on Friday 17 April 1992.
The victim, a 23 year old woman, was asleep in the house at the time.
She was awoken by the man, who was armed with a knife, before being bound and sexually assaulted a number of times.
The man was arrested in Queensland on Wednesday 3 May 2023 and extradited to Western Australia on Friday 5 May 2023.
The man has been charged with Aggravated Burglary and Commit Offence, Deprivation of Liberty, Attempted Sexually Penetrated Another Person without Consent, and Aggravated Sexual Assault (x 2).
He will appear before Perth Children’s Court today, Saturday 6 May 2023.
Detective Inspector Darryl Cox said this a strong example of WA Police never giving up in their investigations into serious offences.
“Although these offences occurred over 31 years ago, we have remained committed to actively investigating them. Advances in policing technology and forensics have enabled us to identify an alleged offender, track down their location and bring these matters before the courts.”
