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A 21-year-old man accused of beating indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey to death moments after getting off his school bus faces court at his prison
- Lawyers defending Jack Brearley request a 10-week stay
- Rest was granted as evidence still delivered to the defense
- Jack Brearley, 21, allegedly murdered teenager Cassius Turvey
- Turvey, 15, died 10 days after he was allegedly beaten with a stick
A man accused of beating an indigenous teenager to death with a metal pole as he walked home from school in Perth has faced court.
Jack Steven James Brearley, 21, has been charged with murder for the alleged attack on 15-year-old Cassius Turvey on October 13.
Brearley appeared briefly on Wednesday via video link at the Western Australian Magistrates Court.
Dressed in a green tracksuit, he confirmed his identity at the Casuarina prison in south Perth, but did not say anything else.
Attorney Ben Stanwix told the court the case was ready to proceed to a disclosure commitment hearing and requested a 10-week continuance, which was granted.
Lawyers defending 21-year-old Jack Brearley (pictured), charged with the murder of Native American teenager Cassius Turvey, have been given a 10-week break while evidence is transferred.
15-year-old Cassius (pictured) was allegedly chased and beaten with a metal pole by his friends, succumbing to his injuries 10 days later.
Noongar Yamatji’s boy, Cassius, died in hospital 10 days after he was allegedly violently beaten, while walking home from school in Middle Swan with friends.
Brearley is alleged to have chased the youths before attacking Cassius, leaving him with severe head injuries.
Prosecutors allege that Brearley chased Cassius and his friends as they were walking home from school before hitting him with a metal pole, suspected to be from a shopping cart.
Cassius was taken to a hospital with serious head injuries and released five days later.
However, Cassius suffered two strokes and a seizure just an hour after being released and was rushed to hospital.
His death sparked a wave of grief and anger across the country, with some indigenous leaders condemning the alleged attack as cowardly and racist.
Cassius has been remembered as a loving son and a role model to his friends.
He had started his own lawn mowing business and was invited at age 11 to deliver a country award in the WA parliament.
Brearley has also been charged with beating one of Cassius’s friends, who was on crutches.
The 21-year-old was taken into custody until the matter returns to court on March 29.