BREAKING: Ben Cousins has been jailed for a year.
Former AFL star Ben Cousins has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.
The 38-year-old was sentenced in the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday over 11 charges including aggravated stalking, breaching a violence restraining order and drug and driving offences.
Cousins’ lawyer asked the magistrate to suspend his sentence so he could attend a rehabilitation program funded by the AFL, but the request was denied.
The sentence has been backdated to February 24.
He will be eligible for parole.
Young Mandurah swimmer selected to compete at Special Olympics Australia National Games
Man charged after allegedly punching police officer in the face in Dawesville
Farm stay destroyed by fire in Baldivis
2026-27 State Budget 'the best for Mandurah in a long time'
Woman fighting for life after two-car crash in Hopeland
E-bike rider killed in Parmelia crash
Former Department of Communities employee hit with further child sex charges
Police, RSPCA investigate alleged bashing of dog in Baldivis
Construction tender now open for new mental health facility at Rockingham General Hospital