People who are formally accused of family violence in Western Australia will be stripped of their firearms under proposed legal changes. Premier Roger Cook made the announcement on Sunday and said the update was part of a wider plan to toughen the state’s firearm laws. “We want to keep women safe. We want to make sure that we have a precautionary approach and that safety is our number one priority,” Cook said.
Bombara believed his ex-wife had been staying at the Floreat house. His daughter, Ariel Bombara, claimed WA police ignored repeated warnings her father was dangerous and had several guns. An upcoming internal police investigation will look at the handling of interactions with the daughter and ex-wife of Bombara, who had fled “out of fear of their lives”. Bombara said their pleas for help “were repeatedly ignored” and they had been “repeatedly failed” by police.