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Mechelle Turvey named Australian of the Year for WA

Mechelle Turvey, the mother of Cassius, says she hopes she has made him proud. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Mechelle Turvey, the mother of fatally bashed Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey, has been named WA's 2024 Australian of the Year.

Ms Turvey became an advocate for victims of crime after her 15-year-old son was assaulted coming home from school in Perth in 2022. He died in hospital 10 days later.

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