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News.com.au
27-06-2025
- News.com.au
Cassius Turvey's killers sentenced in the WA Supreme Court over the murder of the Perth schoolboy
Applause erupted in the WA Supreme Court after a group of violent men who sought revenge over misguided rage that led to horrific murder of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey were handed their sentence in the WA Supreme Court. Cassius, 15, was set upon by three men and beaten with a shopping trolley handle over petty grievances that had nothing to do with him while walking with friends after school on October 13, 2022. The boy died from his injuries in hospital 10 days later. Four days before the attack the group of violent 'thugs' kidnapped two young boys at knifepoint off suburban streets in Perth's east over threats made between other children that did not involve them. Jack Brearley, 24, and Brodie Palmer, 30, were both found guilty of murdering Cassius, who was struck twice with a shopping trolley pole. Mitchel Forth, 27, and Aleesha Gilmore, 23, were also charged with murder over Cassius's death. A jury found Forth not guilty of Cassius's murder but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Gilmore was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter. A fifth man, Ethan McKenzie, 21, was not charged with murder but faced other charges over a separate incident involving Brearley, Gilmore and Forth four days before Cassius was killed. The jury found them guilty of all other charges, including the deprivation of liberty of the two boys who were held against their will. On Friday, Palmer was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non parole period of 18 years by Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan. Brearley struck Cassius with a metal pole causing the vulnerable child to suffer fatal injuries. He was involved in most of the offences that occurred over the four days and was sentenced to 22 years in jail he will be eligible for parole in October 23, 2044. 'You have no remorse whatsoever, you letter to me expresses regret for your actions or behaviour but does not mention what they were or mentions the name Cassius Turvey,' chief justice Quinlan said. 'You cannot make amends when you do not acknowledge the pain you have cause. 'You tried to frame an innocent man, then said your co-accused was the killer.' McKenzie was sentenced for two years and six months for his role in kidnapping two boys and stabbing one. He will be eligible for parole on November 25. Gilmore was sentenced to three years and nine months for her role in snatching boys off the street and the assault of another. She received a conditional suspended sentence and will be placed on a strict supervision order and a curfew requirement for six months. Forth was involved in all the offences but was described as a follower tying to be a tough guy that did not physically harm the victims. He was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, he will be eligible for parole on January 19, 2033. Cassius' mother told a court on Thursday it would take lifetimes to heal from her son's senseless and violent murder by a group of vigilante adults. Mechelle Turvey said the attack on her son was racially motivated and young Aboriginal children were racially vilified before they were chased down by her son's killers, in a victim impact statement to the WA Supreme Court. While the prosecution argued it was not a racially motivated attack during the three month trial, Chief Justice Peter Quinlan told the court the group used racially charged language and racial slurs, calling them 'n words and black c. ts.' 'It is not a surprise when non-Aboringal men set upon Aboriginal kids and beats a boy so badly that it kills him, the kids thought they were being set upon because they were Aboriginal,' he said. 'That fear is real and is legitimate but it was your actions Brearlely, Palmer and Forth and you are responsible for that fear.' Chief Justice Quinlan said Cassius was robbed of his life and the promise of becoming a community leader because Brearley cut his life short in an act of violent aggression. The chief justice said Brearley lacked any credibility and deliberately lied during his evidence and tried to frame an innocent person for the murder of a child. 'You are very bad liar Mr Brearley, your lies are often obvious and completely incredible,' he said. He said he was satisfied it was Brearley who struck Cassius but his co-offenders intended to chase children armed with weapons and cause them harm. He said all the offending involved children and vigilante behaviour over imagined grievances that saw the accused take the law into their own hands. He said the boy who was stabbed and forced to get into a car with the three adult men who had beaten him up for no reason would have been terrified. He said witnesses told the court they saw people in the car wearing balaclavas and a boy covered in blood, shocked and scared.
The Australian
27-06-2025
- The Australian
Cassius Turvey's killers sentenced in the WA Supreme Court over the murder of the Perth schoolboy
Applause erupted in the WA Supreme Court after a group of violent men who sought revenge over misguided rage that led to horrific murder of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey were handed their sentence in the WA Supreme Court. Cassius, 15, was set upon by three men and beaten with a shopping trolley handle over petty grievances that had nothing to do with him while walking with friends after school on October 13, 2022. The boy died from his injuries in hospital 10 days later. Four days before the attack the group of violent 'thugs' kidnapped two young boys at knifepoint off suburban streets in Perth's east over threats made between other children that did not involve them. Jack Brearley has been sentenced in the WA Supreme Court for the murder of Cassius Turvey. Jack Brearley, 24, and Brodie Palmer, 30, were both found guilty of murdering Cassius, who was struck twice with a shopping trolley pole. Mitchel Forth, 27, and Aleesha Gilmore, 23, were also charged with murder over Cassius's death. A jury found Forth not guilty of Cassius's murder but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Gilmore was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter. A fifth man, Ethan McKenzie, 21, was not charged with murder but faced other charges over a separate incident involving Brearley, Gilmore and Forth four days before Cassius was killed. The jury found them guilty of all other charges, including the deprivation of liberty of the two boys who were held against their will. On Friday, Palmer was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non parole period of 18 years by Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan. Brearley struck Cassius with a metal pole causing the vulnerable child to suffer fatal injuries. He was involved in most of the offences that occurred over the four days and was sentenced to 22 years in jail he will be eligible for parole in October 23, 2044. 'You have no remorse whatsoever, you letter to me expresses regret for your actions or behaviour but does not mention what they were or mentions the name Cassius Turvey,' chief justice Quinlan said. 'You cannot make amends when you do not acknowledge the pain you have cause. 'You tried to frame an innocent man, then said your co-accused was the killer.' McKenzie was sentenced for two years and six months for his role in kidnapping two boys and stabbing one. He will be eligible for parole on November 25. Gilmore was sentenced to three years and nine months for her role in snatching boys off the street and the assault of another. She received a conditional suspended sentence and will be placed on a strict supervision order and a curfew requirement for six months. Forth was involved in all the offences but was described as a follower tying to be a tough guy that did not physically harm the victims. He was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, he will be eligible for parole on January 19, 2033. Cassius Turvey's mother Mechelle told a court on Thursday it would take lifetimes to heal from her son's senseless and violent murder by a group of vigilante adults. Picture: NewsWire/Philip Gostelow Cassius' mother told a court on Thursday it would take lifetimes to heal from her son's senseless and violent murder by a group of vigilante adults. Mechelle Turvey said the attack on her son was racially motivated and young Aboriginal children were racially vilified before they were chased down by her son's killers, in a victim impact statement to the WA Supreme Court. While the prosecution argued it was not a racially motivated attack during the three month trial, Chief Justice Peter Quinlan told the court the group used racially charged language and racial slurs, calling them 'n words and black c. ts.' 'It is not a surprise when non-Aboringal men set upon Aboriginal kids and beats a boy so badly that it kills him, the kids thought they were being set upon because they were Aboriginal,' he said. 'That fear is real and is legitimate but it was your actions Brearlely, Palmer and Forth and you are responsible for that fear.' Mechelle Turvey arrives at court with supporters and police for the sentencing of her son's killers in the WA Supreme Court. Picture: NewsWire/Philip Gostelow Chief Justice Quinlan said Cassius was robbed of his life and the promise of becoming a community leader because Brearley cut his life short in an act of violent aggression. The chief justice said Brearley lacked any credibility and deliberately lied during his evidence and tried to frame an innocent person for the murder of a child. 'You are very bad liar Mr Brearley, your lies are often obvious and completely incredible,' he said. Cassius Turvey's killers have been sentenced over his violent and senseless death in 2022. i He said he was satisfied it was Brearley who struck Cassius but his co-offenders intended to chase children armed with weapons and cause them harm. He said all the offending involved children and vigilante behaviour over imagined grievances that saw the accused take the law into their own hands. He said the boy who was stabbed and forced to get into a car with the three adult men who had beaten him up for no reason would have been terrified. He said witnesses told the court they saw people in the car wearing balaclavas and a boy covered in blood, shocked and scared. More to come.
News.com.au
25-06-2025
- News.com.au
Men involved in the death of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey, 15, to be sentenced in the WA Supreme Court
Five people who were involved in a series of events that led to the horrific murder of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey, 15, will learn their fate for their role in the shocking crimes that rocked Australia. The WA Supreme Court will hand down sentences to Jack Brearley, 24, and Brodie Palmer, 30, who were both found guilty of murdering Cassius who was struck with a metal pole after school on October 13, 2022. The 15-year old boy died from his injuries in hospital 10 days later. His death led to an outpouring of grief around the nation that saw thousands of people attend vigils to honour the Perth schoolboy. Mitchel Forth, 27, and Aleesha Gilmore, 23, were also charged with murder over the boy's death. But a jury found Forth not guilty of Cassius' murder but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Gilmore was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter. A fifth man, Ethan McKenzie, 21, was not charged with murder but faced other charges over a separate incident involving Brearley, Gilmore and Forth four days before Cassius was killed. The jury found them guilty of all other charges, including the deprivation of liberty of two boys who were held against their will four days earlier. Gilmore and McKenzie applied for bail for time already served ahead of sentencing in June, but bail was opposed by the state for both offenders. The group denied all allegations related to a series of events in the lead-up to Cassius's death. Throughout the trial, the court was told Brearley delivered the fatal blows, but his co-accused all shared a common purpose when they set out that day. The violence was sparked days earlier on October 9, 2022, when Gilmore's teenage brother became involved in a love triangle. Gilmore's brother feared he would be mobbed, so Gilmore – along with her boyfriend Brearley, Forth, and McKenzie – drove through suburbs in Perth's east looking for the boys who had threatened him, the court was told. The jury was told how the group of 20-somethings chased down a group of children – unrelated to these events – and snatched two of them off streets in Perth's east on October 9, 2022. The two boys were forced into their car at knifepoint and held against their will. One of the boys told the court that he tried to flee on foot but was chased down, punched, kicked and stabbed on a suburban street in Swan View before he was forced to get into their car. Three days later, Brearley's car windows were smashed by a group of schoolchildren in retaliation. The court was told Gilmore's brothers contacted her about fights that were planned and people who threatened to run through their house if they failed to show up on October 13, 2022. She and her co-accused were at Palmer's house in the Perth hills when she started receiving the messages from her brother. CCTV footage captured Brearley saying, 'Somebody smashed my car – they're about to die,' before they left in Palmer's car. They drove to Gilmore's home, where the state alleged the group collected weapons and tore handles off shopping trolleys in an alleyway next to the house, loading them into Palmer's car. It was alleged the group took off with the common goal of looking for school kids. The jury was told the three men – minus Gilmore, who had got out after an earlier argument with Brearley – pulled up near a group of about 20 kids. Allegedly armed with metal poles, the trio abused the children and accused them of smashing their car windows. The court was told as one child was allegedly shoved to the ground and assaulted, the others, including Cassius, scattered into the bushland to try to escape the men. The state alleged Brearley chased after and caught up with Cassius, knocking him to the ground and striking the 15-year old twice with a metal pole. Cassius managed to walk to his group of friends after he had been attacked despite suffering multiple head injuries – including a laceration to his forehead and split ear – as they had gathered a short distance away at a nearby TAFE. Paramedics arrived and treated Cassius, who was transferred to the Perth Children's Hospital and sent home on October 18, but he was re-admitted to the Midland Hospital after he suffered seizures hours later. He died in hospital days later. Brearley denied all allegations against him and said it was Cassius who stabbed him first, then blamed Palmer for inflicting the fatal blows to the schoolboy. Palmer maintained he was in his vehicle when the fatal attack happened and heard Brearley call out he'd been stabbed. He claimed he saw Cassius covered in blood when he approached them.
News.com.au
08-05-2025
- News.com.au
Two men found guilty of murdering Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey
WARNING: This story features the name and image of a deceased Indigenous person. Two men have been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey after a three-month trial. A 12-person jury found Jack Brearley, 24, and Brodie Palmer, 29, killed the 15-year old schoolboy, who was fatally struck with a metal pole on 13 October 2022. Cassius died from his injuries in hospital 10 days later. Mitchel Forth, 27, and Aleesha Gilmore, 23, were also charged with murder over the boy's death. Forth was found not guilty of Cassius' murder but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Ms Gilmore was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter. The group denied all allegations related to a series of events in the lead-up to Cassius' death on October 23, 2022 – 10 days after he was struck. The prosecutor had argued in court it was Brearley who delivered the fatal blows, but his co-accused all shared a common purpose when they set out that day. The state alleged Brearley chased after and caught up with Cassius, knocking him to the ground and striking the 15-year old twice with a metal pole. Cassius managed to walk to his group of friends after he had been attacked despite suffering multiple head injuries – including a laceration to his forehead and split ear – as they had gathered a short distance away at a nearby TAFE. Paramedics arrived and treated Cassius, who was transferred to the Perth Children's Hospital and sent home on October 18, but was re-admitted to the Midland Hospital after he suffered seizures hours later. He died in hospital days later. Brearley denied all allegations against him and said it was Cassius who stabbed him first, then blamed Palmer for inflicting the fatal blows to the 15-year old schoolboy. Palmer maintained he was in his vehicle when the fatal attack happened and heard Brearley call out he'd been stabbed. He claimed he saw Cassius covered in blood when he approached them.
