Event Brief
Trial begins for WA police assistant commissioner stalking
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Summary: A court hears WA police assistant commissioner Gailene Hamilton allegedly stalked a subordinate officer using restricted computer access.
WHO: Gailene Hamilton
WHAT: Trial begins over alleged stalking of a subordinate officer, including use of a restricted access computer system to check her location.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM ET
WHERE: Western Australia
WHY: Hamilton is alleged to have made the complainant feel "smothered" and to have checked her location using a restricted access computer system.
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