Cassius Turvey: Men found guilty of Aboriginal boy's violent murder

Cassius Turvey was chased through bush and beaten with a metal pole, in a case which sparked national outrage.

What a woman Mechelle Turvey is. 👏💔 #CassiusTurvey #AustralianStory
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When Mechelle Turvey's 15-year-old son Cassius died following an attack on the way home from school, people rallied around the country in outrage and despair.

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"Cassius, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, was allegedly chased and bashed with a metal pole as he walked home from school with friends on 13 October. He suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital 10 days later.

"Four people have been charged with his murder. They are yet to enter pleas.

"Police on Wednesday said three of the accused were facing fresh charges relating to a separate attack on another 15-year-old boy.

"The boy was allegedly chased through the Swan View area on 9 October before being caught and punched, kicked and stabbed."

#JusticeForCassius #CassiusTurvey #Perth

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/01/three-people-accused-of-murdering-cassius-turvey-charged-over-alleged-kidnapping-of-another-boy-days-earlier

Three people accused of murdering Cassius Turvey allegedly kidnapped another boy days earlier

The 15-year-old boy was allegedly chased through Perth’s Swan View area before being punched, kicked, stabbed and taken to a house

The Guardian

Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey was attacked on 13 October 2022 in the Perth suburb of Middle Swan, and died 10 days later.

#JusticeForCassius #CassiusTurvey #Perth

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-19/cassius-turvey-murder-three-more-people-charged/101874142

Police charge three more people over murder of Perth teenager Cassius Turvey

Two men and a woman are charged with the murder of WA teenager Cassius Turvey, who died on October 23. 

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There isn't a week where I don't think of this amazing young person. #CassiusTurvey

#CassiusTurvey #auspol #humanrights

Last month, a series of rallies was held in Midland and in the CBD to protest the murder of Cassius Turvey and the Australian racism that made the attack possible. This event shows the solidarity that exists within the Aboriginal communities of Australia.

https://cpa.org.au/guardian/issue-2033/change-in-the-name-of-cassius-rally-perth/

Change in the name of Cassius rally - Perth - CPA

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“But it has been the loss of Cassius Turvey that has shaken the nation. All our worst fears made real – a child taken from our lives because of hate” ⁦

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#auspol #CassiusTurvey #indigenousrights

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/28/the-violence-that-killed-cassius-turvey-is-structural-the-solution-is-indigenous-self-determination?CMP=share_btn_tw

The violence that killed Cassius Turvey is structural. The solution is Indigenous self-determination

In Mechelle Turvey’s words – in a mother’s pain and love – we find the possibility for another Australia

The Guardian

Please have a listen to this moving song for #cassiusturvey
This can’t keep happening, it has to stop #BLM #CassiusTurvey

https://open.spotify.com/track/1WN30K3avtM5ziPSXG3qBJ?si=jORTdgnWQLK6a4-mQVrjDg

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Candice Lorrae · Song · 2022

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