Cassius Turvey: accused blamed innocent man and friend for teen’s murder, court hears

Man on trial for allegedly murdering Indigenous 15-year-old in Perth tried to frame an innocent man, jury told

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A murder-accused man who blamed a friend for killing an Indigenous teenager has admitted he also attempted to frame an innocent man.

Jack Steven James Brearley, 24, said prosecutors had it wrong and he did not strike Cassius Turvey in the head with a metal pole in Perth's eastern suburbs on 13 October 2022.

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