Overview
- Picton, 36, died in Royal Perth Hospital more than three weeks after he was found unconscious following an alleged single-punch attack.
- The incident occurred about 5:35am on December 27 outside a licensed venue at James Street and Mountain Terrace in Northbridge.
- CCTV played in court showed Picton speaking calmly before a man, alleged to be 20-year-old Brodie Jake Dewar, punched him in the face.
- Dewar is charged with grievous bodily harm and had his bail revoked last week after a separate alleged Christmas Day assault that a magistrate described as a 'coward punch'.
- Picton’s family confirmed his death and thanked first responders and Royal Perth Hospital staff, as tributes noted his key role in WA Labor’s 2021 landslide and subsequent work at Mineral Resources.