Lucy Murray

1 week ago | 7news.com.au | Lucy Murray

A five-year-old Australian girl with a rare and aggressive cancer has had her hopes of treatment in the US dashed. Lenna Housseini was diagnosed with Malignant Rhabdoid Tumour, or MRT, following the discovery of a tumour at the base of her tongue. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Perth girl Lenna’s cancer fight. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today It was also slightly noticeable on her neck. MRT is so rare it has not been seen in Australia in decades — but it is aggressive too.

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | Lucy Murray

A simple question at the dinner table about a bump on five-year-old Leena’s neck changed the Housseini’s lives forever. “Does it hurt when I press it” her father Amin asked. It didn’t. That’s because the lump is an extremely rare and aggressive cancer known as MRT or Malignant Rhabdoid Tumour. The tumour at the base of her tongue is so rare it hasn’t been seen in Australia in decades.

1 month ago | 7news.com.au | Cassidy Mosconi |Lucy Murray

Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assaultA convicted serial rapist found to have drugged and violated a dozen women and girls has launched an appeal against his conviction and sentence. Father-of-two Adam Lusk was jailed for 28 years in January after he was convicted of the shocking crimes. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today It is one of the longest jail terms for a rapist in Western Australia.

1 month ago | 7news.com.au | Lucy Murray

A prominent Perth businessman who is accused of attacking a supermarket owner with a wheel of cheese will fight the charges. Paulo Silvestro, 62, has indicated he will plead not guilty to assaulting the owners of an Italian grocer. Police were called to the Stirling IGA in March. Silvestro’s family runs the well-known WA building company Home Group. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today His co-accused, Marco D’Agostino, has also indicated he will plead not guilty to assault.

2 months ago | thewest.com.au | Lucy Murray

Dozens of teenagers ran amok in Scarborough on Thursday, dashing across roads and dodging cars as police tried to break up the throng. Video footage of a stampede of teens running through the streets following the sunset markets has been released, with the event confronting locals. Stirling mayor Mark Irwin said the kids were intent on causing a disruption. “We don’t want to see dickheads ruining it for everyone else,” he told 7NEWS.