Prosecutor tells jury ‘it is not the state’s case’ the alleged murder was racially motivatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of swinging the weapon that killed an Indigenous teenager says the dead boy stabbed him before a mate allegedly struck the fatal blows, with a court told the attack wasn’t racially motivated.Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, died in hospital 10 days after he was allegedly struck in the head with a metal pole in Perth’s eastern suburbs on 13 October, 2022. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-02-11 08:27:14
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Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey’s alleged murder ‘not racially motivated’, court hears
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