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‘Long road ahead’: Miracle update for Perth tradie Lachie Perrem whose robot vacuum left him fighting for life

7NEWS Australia · 14 October 2026 at 11:57 am

‘Long road ahead’: Miracle update for Perth tradie Lachie Perrem whose robot vacuum left him fighting for life

‘After everything he has been through and so many surgeries, seeing him finally home is such an incredible feeling.

But he still has a long road ahead.’

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