Aboriginal teen dies after allegedly being bashed with metal pole, as Perth police investigate alleged racial slurs

Man charged with murder of 15-year-old Cassius Turvey after police say alleged attacker approached a group of children as they were walking along the road

A man has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Aboriginal teenager in Perth, who police allege died from head injuries after being bashed with a metal pole.

Police said teenager Cassius Turvey and a group of friends were approached by a 21-year-old man while walking home from school in Middle Swan on Perth's outskirts on 13 October.