Overview

• The teenager faces manslaughter and multiple traffic-related charges including riding an unregistered e-motorbike without a licence, failing to comply with police directions, and reckless driving to evade pursuit.
• Police allege he ignored signals to stop, sped off-road and was subsequently tracked by the WA Police Air Wing before the collision in Picnic Cove Park on July 26.
• The victim, a 59-year-old nurse originally from New Zealand, was transported to Joondalup Health Campus where she succumbed to her injuries.
• Detectives are investigating whether mechanical modifications to the high-powered electric motorbike contributed to the fatal crash pending a formal forensic analysis.
• His next appearance at Perth Children’s Court is set for October 6 as a WA parliamentary inquiry considers expanding safety regulations for high-powered e-rideables.