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Teen charged over WA wheelie bin murder
AAP
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder over the death of a young woman who was found in a wheelie bin in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
Officers were called to Newman Hospital about 4am on Wednesday where the woman was pronounced dead.
WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson told ABC radio on Thursday the woman's death was a tragedy as she was known in the community "and there are a couple of kids involved".
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