Men found guilty of the violent murder of Aboriginal Boy

Warning: This article contains the name and images of a native person who died. His family has given permission to use his name and image.

Two men were found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased by a civilian gang and beaten, in a case that indignant Australia.

The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji-Jongs died of head injury in October 2022, 10 days after he was brutally abused on the edge of Perth-somewhat rural vigilance and protests.

Four people were accused of his murder and Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, were found guilty on Thursday after a 12 -week process.

Mitchell Colin Forth, 27, was found guilty instead of manslaughter, and a woman who was at the trio in the moments before the attack was acquitted.

Speaking outside the court, Cassius’ mother Mechelle Turvey said that she was “stunned with relief” in the verdict after “Three Madden of Hell”.

But she added that “justice will never be served for me because I don’t have my son, and he doesn’t come back”.

The process was told that the attack on Cassius was the highlight of a complex series of tit-by-tat events “that had absolutely nothing to do with him”, according to the Australian Associated Press.

The group had “on the hunt for children” because someone had damaged the car windows of Brearley, the prosecutors said.

“Someone beat my car, they were about to die,” Brearley was heard of CCTV images that were caught shortly before the incident and played at the court.

There is no suggestion that Cassius was involved in what happened to the car, but he was a crowd of children who were confronted with the trio of men while walking past a street in the suburbs after school.

A boy on crutches was attacked and sent the others through the nearby Bushland to escape.

Public prosecutors claimed that the Trio cassius caught him and hit him on the floor, where he was hit at least twice on the head with a short metal pole, leaving him with a brain blood.

In the days after the attack, Cassius underwent operations in the hospital, aimed at relieving pressure on his brain and saving his life. In the meantime, Brearley was caught on the camera that bragged the child’s beating.

“He was in the field and I just hit him so hard with a trolleypal, he learned his lesson,” he was heard during a phone call played during the process, according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Brearley told the court that his attack on Cassius was self -defense and claimed that it was Palmer who had beaten him with the metal pole. Palmer said the opposite and blamed Brearley.

Ultimately, the jury found both responsible for his murder and guilty of manslaughter.

The men must return to court on 26 June for the hearing of the conviction.

Outside the court, Mrs. Turvey started a list of thanks, including for the test witnesses, most of whom were “young children who are scars for life”.

“I would like to thank all of Australia, people who know us, for all their love and support,” she added.

The month after his death, Mrs. Turvey said with the BBC that her son was loved in the local community.

Together with two of his friends, he had set up a small company to reach neighbors and mow lawns. He wanted to change the negative stereotypes about Aboriginal youth in Australia.

“He was funny. He loved posing,” said Mechelle Turvey and showed photos of Cassius smiling.

His murder in 2022 led to national sorrow and anger. Thousands of people lived for Cassius in more than two dozen places throughout the country, where events were also held in the US and New Zealand.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claimed that the attack “clearly” racially motivated – although this was not demanded as a motive for court – and the reopening a national debate on racial discrimination.

“Australia has a shocking reputation around the world for this kind of violence,” human rights lawyer Hannah McGlade told the BBC at the time.