Overview

• A Perth Children’s Court magistrate added charges of failing to comply with a direction to stop and reckless driving to escape pursuit to the teenager’s existing manslaughter count.
• The court, hearing via video link from Banksia Hill, ordered a bail suitability report to examine his living arrangements and supervision before his next appearance on August 5.
• In court, prosecutors outlined his ADHD and autism diagnoses, warning that he had stopped prescribed medication and was using medical cannabis under an NDIS-funded plan.
• The teenager’s father told police he had “absolutely no control” over his son’s behaviour, and prosecutors noted previous police warnings and family stress related to his conduct.
• Meanwhile, a parliamentary inquiry into e-rideable safety has been broadened to consider measures such as geo-fencing, mandatory speed limiters and revised licensing for high-powered electric dirtbikes.