Jack Brearley,one of four people accused of murdering Cassius Turvey,could face fresh charges on the back of new evidence allegedly linking him to the death of the 15-year-old schoolboy.
The man accused of murdering Perth teenager Cassius Turvey has been denied bail,as the mammoth trial against him and his three co-accused is set down for 2025.
The four people charged over the death of Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey pleaded not guilty to murder in court on Wednesday.
Jack Brearley,Mitchell Colin Forth,Aleesha Louise Gilmore and Brodie Lee Palmer have all been charged with murder over the 15-year-old’s death in October.
Three of the people charged with the murder of Perth boy Cassius Turvey have been accused of kidnapping and assaulting another teenager four days before Cassius was fatally bashed.
The 15-year-old was killed while walking home from school in Perth in October 2022,with his death sparking outrage across the country.
Cassius Turvey’s friends “had to find their own way home” after the schoolboy was attacked,his mother said. It is something she wants to tackle in a new role with WA Police.
Murder,robbery,rape and child abuse:WA has been the scene of some of Australia’s most confronting crimes this year,and women and children bore the brunt.
Cassius was allegedly murdered in an attack that sparked national outrage,and which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said was “clearly is racially motivated”.
The mother of Cassius,who was killed walking home from school,has brought forth his spirit to fight for justice.
I was among many Australians who did not think to attend one of the vigils for Aboriginal teenager Cassius Turvey. We should dare to imagine a better Australia.