Three people accused of murdering Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey have made their first court appearances on a new charge of kidnapping another Perth teenager in the days before the alleged fatal assault.
Key points:
- The teenager was allegedly punched, kicked and stabbed
- He was then allegedly taken to a house and detained before being released
- The alleged incident just days before Cassius was killed
Jack Brearley, 21, Mitchell Forth, 24, and Aleesha Gilmore, 21, appeared in the Midland Magistrates Court today via video link from separate prisons, where they have been held since their arrest over Cassius's death in October last year.
Mr Brearley and Mr Forth are charged with assaulting and detaining the second teenager, while Ms Gilmore is only facing one charge of detaining him "with intent to compel the doing of an act".
None of them were required to plead and they were again remanded in custody until next month, when they will also appear on the murder charge in relation to 15-year-old Cassius.
Mr Brearley's lawyer sought to have the court closed to the public to make an application for bail on the two new charges he was facing over the alleged kidnapping, even though her client could not be released due to the murder charge.
The lawyer told the court there were concerns about the safety of her client's family members, adding that "people have been hurt due to vigilantism".
She also said there had been no formal application to join the two cases together, which she told the court were "unrelated incidents".
The bail application was adjourned to March 2.
Teen allegedly punched, kicked, stabbed
The new charges relate to allegations the other 15-year-old boy was chased in Swan View in Perth's east before he was allegedly caught, punched, kicked and stabbed.
Police have further alleged the boy was put in a vehicle and taken to a house where he was detained before being released.
The incident is alleged to have happened on Sunday, October 9, four days before Cassius was allegedly beaten with a metal pole as he walked with friends.
He died 10 days later in hospital.
Mr Brearley, Ms Gilmore, Mr Forth and a fourth person, Brodie Palmer, are also charged with assaulting a 13-year-old boy who was walking with Cassius.
Those charges were read today to Ms Gilmore and Mr Palmer, who also faced court today via video link and who is also accused of Cassius's murder.
They were not required to plead either and the matters were adjourned to the end of March.
Bail was not considered for any of the accused because they are facing a murder charge, and only a Supreme Court judge can approve their release on the grounds of exceptional circumstances.