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The Supreme Court of Western Australia has heard that a 55-year-old Kalgoorlie man ran over and killed 14-year-old Elijah Doughty in August last year after chasing the youth down a dirt track in his four-wheel drive.

The man, who cannot be named, pursued Doughty for 100 metres, hitting him at nearly 70 km/h and killing him instantly. While the man’s lawyer told the court Doughty “veered in front” of his client “without warning” on a dirt bike, police are pursuing a manslaughter charge for the man’s “gross negligence” in failing to take reasonable action to prevent hitting the teenager.

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Alex McKinnon, The Saturday Paper