Locals are outraged after a deadly wire trap was left on a popular mountain biking track in Jarrahdale, near Perth, leaving at least one rider seriously injured.
A Cowardly Act
The trap, which consisted of a metal wire suspended at chest and neck height between two trees, was laid along a bush track near Jubb Road in Jarrahdale.
The police believe it was set up sometime around Tuesday, 24 June.
A 47-year-old man who rode his mountain bike along the track was struck by the wire and suffered a serious laceration and bruising across his right bicep.
The police fear that several more victims may have been hurt by the trap and are urging them to come forward and make a report.
A History of Similar Incidents
This isn’t the first time a wire trap has been set near Perth. In 2019, a 17-year-old boy was lashed across his legs when attempting to remove a steel cable strung across a suburban street.
Another trap was set in December 2016, with barbed wire strung across a street in High Wycombe, trapping a teenage girl while she was on an evening jog.
Police Seek Urgent Information
Detectives from the WA Police Force are seeking urgent information to catch the perpetrator responsible for setting the deadly trap.
Anyone with information about the person responsible is urged to contact Crime Stoppers, while anyone with footage or images from the area can upload evidence to a digital link.
Social media commenters have called out the trap as “attempted manslaughter” that could have killed someone.
“Take this one seriously, this doesn’t discriminate. Literally targeting anyone with the intent to kill at that height,” one commenter wrote.
If you have any information about the person responsible, please contact Crime Stoppers and help the police bring them to justice.