Overview

• 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.