Perth mum taken to court after hitting daughter with wooden spoon

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, 3rd July, 2019 PM News Update [A Perth mother has been convicted of assault after hitting her nine-year-old daughter with a wooden spoon.]( [Perth mum taken to court after hitting daughter with wooden spoon]( BY Heather McNeill The 35-year-old was found to have used an unnecessary amount of force when she hit her nine-year-old daughter with the spoon in October last year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [McGowan trumpets road build blitz but Roe 8 ghost still haunts]( Premier Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti have spent the day on a tour of seven major road project around Perth, claiming they would create 3200 new jobs. 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