Verdicts handed down in Cassius Turvey murder trial
Two of the men who chased down then brutally bashed Cassius Turvey with a metal pole after accusing him and his friends of smashing car windows have been found guilty of his murder.
It took a jury more than three days to convict Jack Brearley and Brodie Palmer of the shocking crime which sent shockwaves across the country with rallies and protests taking place not only in response to the horrific assault but also in support of his grieving family.
Two other people – Mitchell Forth and Aleesha Gilmore – were also charged with the 15-year-old's murder but the jury acquitted Forth of the serious charge instead finding him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Gilmore was also found not guilty of Cassius' murder as well as his manslaughter, however she was found guilty of other offences in relation to the kidnapping and assault of two other teens four days before the Indigenous teenager was attacked.
Cassius died from bleeding on the brain ten days after the attack at an oval in Middle Swan on October 13, 2022.
The 15-year-old had been there with more than a dozen teenagers to watch a fight that had been organised on social media between Ms Gilmore's younger brother Cody and another teen.
All five will be sentenced at a later date.
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