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Teen's murder trial jury retires to deliberate verdicts

After 12 weeks of evidence from dozens of witnesses, the jury at a trial for four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has started deliberating.

Self-defence floated at Indigenous teen's murder trial

Self-defence floated at Indigenous teen's murder trial

A lawyer for one of the people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury it could find that his client acted in self-defence when he hit the boy.

'Stronger manslaughter case' at teen's murder trial

'Stronger manslaughter case' at teen's murder trial

A lawyer for one of the four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teenager says he won't argue against a manslaughter finding.

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Teen found 'lying covered in blood', murder trial told

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen says he found the boy covered in blood after a co-accused allegedly struck him, but denies stomping on him.

'Lucky he came, he saved you', teen murder trial told

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury he found his co-accused standing over the bloodied boy after earlier spotting him with a pole.

Indigenous teen's alleged killers were 'mucking around'

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury he and his co-accused were mucking about, drinking and doing burnouts before the incident.

Accused blamed innocent man and mate for teen's murder

A man on trial for murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey tried to frame an innocent man for the alleged killing, a jury has been told.

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Teen's accused killers threatened each other, jury told

Teen's accused killers threatened each other, jury told

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen with a metal pole has denied turning up with a shotgun at the home of a mate he is blaming for the killing.

Accused murderer's drug-dealing defence questioned

Accused murderer's drug-dealing defence questioned

A man on trial for murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey with a metal pole has faced fierce cross-examination after blaming his mate for the killing.

'I seen him hit him': accused murderer blames mate

'I seen him hit him': accused murderer blames mate

A man on trial for murdering an Indigenous teen with a metal pole has given evidence to defend himself, telling the jury one of his co-accused struck the boy.

Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

A murder trial has been told a teen allegedly attacked with a metal pole and suffering head injuries was re-admitted to hospital hours after he was released.

'He said sorry ... please stop': teen's accused killer

'He said sorry ... please stop': teen's accused killer

A man accused of murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey told police the boy cried as he pleaded for him to stop punching him.

Murder trial told teen hit with shopping trolley pole

Murder trial told teen hit with shopping trolley pole

A man accused of murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey told his girlfriend's mother he struck a boy with a pole, a court has heard.

'I saw him get hit,' witness tells murder trial

'I saw him get hit,' witness tells murder trial

One of Cassius Turvey's close schoolmates has told a murder trial he witnessed a skinny man with a mullet assault the Indigenous teenager.

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Teen hit with stick as witness tells of death fear

A young man with Cassius Turvey on the day he was allegedly fatally attacked has told a murder trial he saw two men hitting the Indigenous teenager.

'He kept saying he was fine,' Cassius murder trial told

Two teens with Cassius Turvey on the day he was allegedly bashed with a metal pole have told a murder trial they found him with head injuries.

Teen bloody after murder accused 'chased him into bush'

A young woman has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial the teen had a bloodied head after two men with metal poles chased him and some other boys into bushland.

Video shows teen's final minutes before fatal attack

CCTV footage showing some of the last minutes of an Indigenous teenager's life before he was allegedly attacked has been played at a murder trial.

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'Is he okay?': murder trial told of similar teen attack

A witness has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial about Facebook messages she received from one of the people accused of killing the Indigenous teen.

Murder trial hears of previous attack on teenage boy

A teen witness has told a murder trial that two of Cassius Turvey's alleged killers attacked in the days before the Indigenous teen was fatally injured.

Witness 'lied to protect' teen's alleged killers

A witness has told Cassius Turvey's murder trial the alleged killers were drunk and armed themselves with metal poles and knuckle dusters before the incident.

Girls tell of bloody incidents before teen's murder

A teenage girl has told a trial the man accused of swinging the weapon that killed Cassius Turvey pulled up on them in a car with a bloodied boy in the back.

Indigenous teen's murderer a 'coward filled with rage'

Cassius Turvey's alleged murderer was a vengeful bully and a coward, who blamed his mate for the killing in a bid to save his own skin, a court has been told.

'He learned his lesson,' teen's alleged murder bragged

Cassius Turvey's alleged murderer was "hunting for kids" when chased the teen down and struck him in the head with a metal pole, a court was told.

Indigenous teen's accused murderers plead not guilty

Three men and a woman accused of murdering Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey have formally pleaded not guilty ahead of their trial starting in early 2025.

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