Jack Steven Brearley,22,Aleesha Louise Gilmore,21,Mitchell Colin Forth,24,and Brodie Lee Palmer,28,pleaded not guilty in Stirling Gardens Magistrates court on Wednesday.
Cassius Turvey was 15 years old when he died after being attacked in Middle Swan last year.Supplied
The group have all been charged over the fatal bashing of 15-year-old Cassius in Middle Swan on October 13.
Cassius had been walking home with friends when Brearley,Gilmore,Forth and Palmer allegedly pulled up in a car to confront the teenagers.
Police allege Brearley attacked Cassius with a metal pole,leaving him seriously injured.
Cassius died in Perth Children’s Hospital five days later.
His death sparked a national outcry,with vigils and rallies held in commemoration for the young schoolboy who was remembered as a role model to his friends.
Police initially charged Brearley with murder in the wake of Cassius’ death,before over their alleged roles in the assault.
Brearley,Forth and Palmer also denied assaulting and stealing a baseball cap and crutches from another teen on the same day as Cassius was allegedly attacked. Gilmore is accused of assaulting the same boy and pleaded not guilty.
Brearley and Forth,and another man named Ethan Robert MacKenzie,19,are also accused of detaining and wounding another 15-year-old boy in the days before Cassius was attacked.
The teen was allegedly chased down on October 9 and punched,kicked and stabbed before being taken to a house where he was held for a period of time.
Brearley and Forth pleaded not guilty to both charges on Wednesday and Gilmore pleaded not guilty to detaining the boy.
Brearley,Palmer,Forth and Gilmore will next appear in the Supreme Court in July.
MacKenzie,who is not alleged to have been involved in Cassius’ death,was remanded in custody ahead of a mention on June 21.
with AAP
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