Prosecutors Say Cassius Turvey's Alleged Murder Was Not Racially Motivated

The trial of four individuals accused of killing the Indigenous teenager in 2022 focuses on conflicting accounts of the events leading to his death.

Prosecutors in the trial of four accused individuals stated there is no evidence the alleged murder of 15-year-old Cassius Turvey was racially motivated.
Cassius died in October 2022, ten days after being struck in the head with a metal pole in Perth's Middle Swan suburb.
The defense for one of the accused, Jack Brearley, claims Cassius stabbed him with a knife during a confrontation, and that another co-accused, Brodie Palmer, inflicted the fatal injuries.
Prosecutors allege the attack stemmed from Brearley's anger over his car windows being smashed the day prior, describing the incident as a 'vengeful act of vigilante violence.'
The trial, expected to last 10 weeks, continues as the court examines evidence and conflicting narratives from the prosecution and defense.