{"id":816572,"date":"2026-07-22T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/816572\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:05:12","slug":"bentley-sixteen-year-old-boy-charged-with-murdering-mum-in-perth-reacts-as-charge-read-out-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/816572\/","title":{"rendered":"Bentley: Sixteen-year-old boy charged with murdering mum in Perth reacts as charge read out in court"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of murdering his mother and attempting to kill his younger sister<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The visibly upset teen attended via video link from the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre and told the Perth<\/a> Children\u2019s Court<\/a> \u201cwhy would I do that? I wouldn\u2019t do that\u201d when the charge of murder was read out on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

He allegedly stabbed his mother, 35, to death and attacked his 12-year-old sibling<\/a> at their home in Bentley, with police called to the property about 6.15am on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The seriously injured girl fled to Albany Hwy in Cannington where passers-by stopped and helped until paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n

WA<\/a> Police Commissioner Col Blanch said family members and friends were now supporting her in hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a tragic story and my heart goes out to that entire family who are just dealing with probably an unimaginable event,\u201d Blanch said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts go out to the family and that little 12-year-old girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AA 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill his younger sister. Credit: 7NEWS\"AA 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill his younger sister. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

The boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was arrested at the home by responding officers. <\/p>\n

Police said he was known to authorities but Blanch would not expand on the nature of that with the legal process underway.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese investigations must be thorough and it won\u2019t just stop at the criminal investigation and the criminal prosecution. No doubt the community will want to know exactly what happened leading up to this event,\u201d Blanch said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s too early to make any of those judgments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking generally, he said there had been a rise in family violence \u201cacross this country for many years\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think one of the concerns always is when it\u2019s a young person in the family, parents are often reluctant to report for obvious reasons. They don\u2019t want to put their children through the justice system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

WA Premier Roger Cook said the alleged murder and attempt to kill is \u201ca deeply distressing situation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be distressing for the families and friends involved, for the people who live in that community and for the first responders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts go out to everyone that\u2019s been touched by this horrible incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"WAWA Police Commissioner Col Blanch. Credit: 7NEWS\"AA 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill his younger sister. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

Forensics have spent a second day at the Bentley home, carefully going over the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re conducting a criminal investigation into the offence of murder,\u201d Blanch said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure that crime scene has been deconstructed professionally through our forensics teams and investigators. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe young person\u2019s been charged and remanded in custody. Our job now is to start compiling what will be a very comprehensive and thorough brief of evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bail was not considered and the teen is set to make another court appearance in August.<\/p>\n

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