
Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy
created: May 8, 2025, 5:54 a.m. | updated: May 9, 2025, 5:35 a.m.
Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboyWarning: This article contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has died.
Four people were charged with his murder and Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, were on Thursday found guilty after a 12-week trial.
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down by a vigilante gang and beaten, in a case which outraged Australia.
Speaking outside court, Cassius' mum Mechelle Turvey said she was "numb with relief" at the verdict after "three months of hell".
Ultimately the jury found both responsible for his murder, and Forth guilty of manslaughter.
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