A 73-year-old man dies after his small plane crashed at Jandakot Airport, in Perth's southern suburbs.

The lawyer of an accused killer on trial for bludgeoning to death a pregnant woman who was carrying his child has accused her brother of being involved in her death.

A court has heard a friendship between a NSW junior police officer and a senior constable fell apart after he was allegedly assaulted at work.  

Bernard Skeffington, 89, died in hospital after being ramped for almost two hours. A paramedic has told an inquest of her distress as Mr Skeffington deteriorated and needed "urgent" help.

As thousands of people rallied against the scourge of domestic violence over the weekend, some of Perth's under-pressure women's shelters turned away women who were at risk of being killed.

Detectives are speaking to the woman's 54-year-old son as they investigate the cause of her death.