00:01A 16-year-old boy has faced the Perth Children's Court after being charged with the alleged murder of his
00:07mother and attempting to kill his younger sister.
00:10Two crime scenes were established in Perth on Tuesday morning after a 35-year-old woman's body was found in
00:16a home and a child was found injured about 600 metres away along a busy highway.
00:21WA police held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon where they confirmed the incident was being investigated as a suspected
00:28family violence homicide.
00:30Police charged a 16-year-old boy with one count of murder and attempted unlawfully to kill.
00:36The 16-year-old faced court from Videolink in Banksy Hill Detention Centre and became visibly distressed when the murder
00:43charge was read to him.
00:44The court heard him say, why would I do that? I wouldn't do that when the charge was read to
00:49him.
00:49The court also heard a request for a psychiatric assessment for the teenager ahead of his next appearance.
00:55Judge Wendy Hughes said bail was not considered for the teenager and he was remanded in custody until his next
01:01court appearance in August.
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