Man commits violent murder of aboriginal boy

Warning: This article contains names and images of the dead Aboriginal people. His family allowed his name and image.

Two men were found guilty of murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal elementary school student who was hunted and beaten by a vigilant gang, in which Australia was infuriated.

The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy died of head injuries 10 days after being brutal assaulted in October 2022 in a suburb of Perth - prompting vigils and protests nationwide.

Four people were charged with murder, with Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, and Brodie Lee Palmer, 29, convicted after a 12-week trial Thursday.

Mitchell Colin Forth, 27, was convicted of manslaughter and committed crimes in the trio three times before the assault was acquitted.

Mechelle Turvey, Cassius's mother, spoke outside the court and said she was "relieved" in her verdict after "Three Months in Hell".

But she added: "For me, justice will never be delivered because I don't have a son and therefore will never be served."

According to the Associated Press in Australia, the trial was told that the attack on Cassius was a series of complex series of attacks that had “completely nothing to do with him”.

Prosecutors said the group had been "looking for children" because someone had damaged Breley's windows.

"Someone smashed my car and they were about to die." Breley was heard in CCTV footage captured shortly before the incident.

Cassius didn’t have any advice to get involved in what happened to the car, but he was a group of kids who faced three men as they walked along suburban streets after school.

A boy with a cane was attacked, causing the other boys to escape on a nearby jungle island.

Prosecutors accused the three of them of catching Cassius and knocking him to the ground, where he hit the head twice with a short metal pole, causing him to bleed.

A few days after the attack, Cassius underwent surgery in the hospital aiming to relieve stress on his brain and save lives. Meanwhile, Brearley encounters the scene of beating the kids.

According to the ABC, he heard his lesson at the trial, saying: "He was lying on the field and I just hit him with a cart pole."

Brearley told the court that his attack on Cassius was self-defense and claimed that Palmer had hit him with a metal pole. Instead, accusing Breley, Palmer said.

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

The people will return to the court hearing on June 26.

Outside the court, Mrs. Turvey listed thank you, including the trial witnesses, most of whom were “lifelong scarred toddlers.”

She added: “I want to thank all Australia, the people who know us, for all their love and support.”

Speaking to the BBC a month after his death, Mrs. Turi said her son was loved in the local community.

He and two of his friends set up a small business to get in touch with neighbors and mowed lawns. He wants to change the negative stereotypes of Australian Aboriginal youth.

"He's funny. He loves posing," said Mechelle Turvey, showing photos of Cassius smiling.

His killing in 2022 has sparked national grief and anger. Thousands of people participated in the vigil of Cassius in more than 20 places across the country, and also held in the United States and New Zealand.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims the attack was "apparently" racially motivated - although it was not in court - to restart the national debate on racial discrimination.

"Australia does have a shocking reputation around the world," Hannah McGlade, a human rights lawyer at the time, told the BBC at the time.