A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly mowing down and killing a 17-year-old boy following a vicious brawl which spread across three Perth suburbs.
The 20-year-old has also been charged with four counts of attempting to kill another student, 17, and three 16-year-old boys who were involved in what police believe to be an organised schoolyard fight.
The deadly rampage began at a park in Canning Vale before moving to a McDonald’s and liquor store on Thursday afternoon, ending when the woman allegedly ploughed her car into the students on Eucalyptus Boulevard.
A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly mowing down and killing a 17-year-old boy following a vicious brawl which spread across three Perth suburbs
The 20-year-old has also been charged with four counts of attempting to kill another student, 17, and three 16-year-old boys who were involved in what police believe to be an organised schoolyard fight
Two people were also stabbed during the fight, with one suffering serious injuries, and police have confirmed five people are in hospital.
The brawl started when two groups of students from schools in Mandurah and Canning Vale gathered for an ‘arranged fight’ between two boys.
It began outside a Dan Murphy’s store, spilt into a McDonald’s restaurant car park where the stabbings occurred and continued in nearby suburban streets.
Police were called about 3.15pm, but an hour later, the car drove into the group of four teenage boys waiting at a bus stop, who were also connected to the brawl.
The deadly rampage began at a park in Canning Vale before moving to a McDonald’s and liquor store on Thursday afternoon, ending when the woman allegedly ploughed her car into the students on Eucalyptus Boulevard
Just half an hour later a car ploughed into four pedestrians on nearby Eucalyptus Drive in what police believed was a deliberate act
The deceased, a 17-year-old Baldivis boy, went through a windscreen and died in hospital a short time later.
One of the students is understood to have sustained two broken legs.
Mobile phone footage of the brawl obtained by Nine News shows a group of school-aged boys throwing punches and kicking eachother in a grassy park.
Detective Sergeant Matt Lewis said the dispute between two young people had escalated to something far worse and had also involved family members.
Detective Sergeant Matt Lewis said the dispute between two young people had escalated to something far worse and had also involved family members
‘People obviously got angry, their blood got up and things obviously went way too far,’ he told ABC radio.
He said police were examining CCTV and phone footage and urged people with information to come forward.
Canning Vale College teachers and staff held an emergency meeting on Friday morning.
Armadale Detectives are continuing to investigate the series of incidents.