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Two months before the first anniversary of the killing of Cassius Turvey, a time has been set for the trial of his accused killers, set to begin in February 2025 and expected to run for eight weeks in WA supreme court.
Cassius was 15-years-old when he was allegedly attacked as he walked down the street in Middle Swan from school with his friends.
He was rushed to hospital with severe head trauma on October 13 2022 and died 10 days later.
Jack Steven, James Brealey, Aleesha Louise Gilmore, Mitchell Colin Forth and Brodie Lee Palmer, have been charged with the murder, they pled not guilty in May.
The attack on the young Noongar Yamatji boy triggered a flood of grief and anger across the nation, and thousands of people came together to rally in each state.
Indigenous leaders and others condemned the alleged assault on Cassius as cowardly and racist.
The accused have been charged with multiple offences, including the bodily harm of another Indigenous boy who was allegedly attacked and had his crutches and cap stolen.
Brearley, Gilmore and Forth, and a fourth suspect; Ethan MacKenzie, aged 19 have been charged with assault.
Brearley, Forth and Gilmore have also been charged over the alleged detention and assault of another 15-year-old boy on October 9.
It's been alleged that the teenager was punched, kicked and stabbed during his ordeal.
Mackenzie has been charged over the alleged detention of the boy.
On Monday morning all five appeared in the WA Supreme Court via Video Link, as they all currently remain in custody in Hakea, Casuarina and Guildford prison.
According to the ABC, prosecutor Ben Stanwix told the court disclosure was "largely complete", and a neurosurgeon's report on the "connection between the original injury and the cause of death" was yet to be provided.
Mr Stanwix told the court eight weeks will be needed for the trial, as he referred to the witnesses that would be called, along with CCTV and expert evidence.
It has been noted that records of interviews with the five accused would be played, adding four of them were interviewed "multiple times" Mr Stanwix told the court.
The trial is scheduled to start on February 10, 2025, and end on April 7.
