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Two charged over Perth woman's death

Two men have been charged with murder after a 27-year-old mother of three was dumped and left to die at a Perth hospital.

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Two men aged 19 and 20 will face court charged over the death of a mother of three dumped from a car outside a Perth hospital.

The woman, 27-year-old Peta Fairhead, died after being pushed out of a car outside the emergency unit of Joondalup Hospital about 3.15am on Wednesday.

The men have been charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and murder and will appear in Perth Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Police are still searching for a third man over the death, who they have already asked to contact them.

Ms Fairhead moved to Perth from the Wheatbelt town of Quairading this year.


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