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Boy kills 18yo mother-of-two before taking her body to Hospital in a wheelie bin
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The actual news title was "Boy fatally assaulted teenage mother-of-two in Newman before transporting her body in a wheelie bin." ... but that wouldn't fit in the title page.
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A 17-year-old boy fatally assaulted a teenage mother of two in the Pilbara town of Newman and then took her body to hospital in a wheelie bin, the Perth Children's Court has heard.
Key points:
- The youth punched the woman before hitting her in the head with a rock
- He took her body to hospital in a wheelie bin before alerting staff
- His lawyer says the youth felt "big shame" for what he had done
The juvenile, who cannot be identified because of his age, pleaded guilty to murdering the 18-year-old woman in May last year, just two weeks after she gave birth to her second child.
The court was told both had drunk a large quantity of alcohol.
State Prosecutor Susan Markham said the youth was then seen trying to drag the victim along the road by her hair.
Witnesses intervened to separate them but as they walked away, he was seen punching the woman in the head.
Ms Markham said he then resumed his assault on the woman in the early hours of the morning on a dirt track, hitting her repeatedly with a rock causing deep lacerations to her head.
The court was told the teenager picked up the victim, put her over his shoulder and took him to a relative's home where he was told to take her to hospital.
The teenager's lawyer, Cillian Stockdale, said his client put the victim onto some bins but she fell into one, and he was too tired and too drunk to be able to get her out.He then wheeled the rubbish bin to the ambulance bay at the hospital and pressed the intercom button to get the attention of staff.
Ms Markham said when he was asked what happened the teenager replied "I've taken it too far. I've hit her."
He then left the hospital but was arrested later in the morning at his home.
Story is here
To explain the full custom of this sort of crime in an Aboriginal town, I'll make it over 3 posts to avoid confusion.