An 18-Year-Old Woman Has Been Charged With Murder After Allegedly Attacking An 89-Year-Old Man

    The 18-year-old is being held in Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.

    Western Australian teenager Tayla Perkin has been charged with murder after "an altercation" with an 89-year-old man on Anzac Day.

    Shortly after arriving at Esperance Hospital the man died.

    Tayla Perkin appeared in court on Thursday morning and had her initial charge of grievous bodily harm upgraded to murder.

    She is being held at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.