![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cassius-turvey-mothers-grief-at-killing-thats-shocked-australia/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127492323_gettyimages-1438289593.jpg&description=Image source, EPAImage caption, Vigils have taken place in Australia following the death of Cassius Turvey"He was funny. He loved posing," Mechelle Turvey smiles as she shows me photos of her son Cassius. There are photographs of little Cassius, taken a few years ago, attempting a Mohamed Ali pose - the legendary athlete he was named after. "We were explaining to him why he was called Cassius," Ms Turvey says. Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains images of someone who has died.When Cassius was born 15 years ago, the family wanted to name him after a strong black man. His brother chose Cassius, the original name of boxer Mohamed Ali. Mechelle shows me other photos - of Cassius at school, playing basketball, fishing and proudly holding a bucket full of candy one Halloween. Cassius wanted to change the negative stereotypes about about Aboriginal youth in Australia. Along with two of his friends, he set up a small business in order to reach out to neighbours and mow lawns.Then Mechelle's face changes and her eyes well up. "This is us when I held his hand for the last time," she told me in tears, showing me a photo of him lying in a hospital bed unconscious.Four weeks ago Cassius was violently attacked on his way home. Image caption, Cassius wanted to change negative stereotypes about Aboriginal AustraliansCassius was in his uniform, walking with friends, when a car pulled up. A stranger allegedly told the group to run - before chasing them down.Police are investigating claims that the boys were racially abused. Officers believe Cassius was bashed with a metal pole. "I couldn't move," Ms Turvey tells me when I ask her about the moment she found out. "I got a call saying he's been rushed to hospital."Cassius was taken to hospital with serious head injuries. Doctors were unable to save him and he died 10 days after the attack. Many Australians came to learn of the attack when they saw pictures of him lying in hospital, with a tub){kind=link}
“He was funny. He loved posing,” Mechelle Turvey smiles as she shows me photos of her son Cassius.
There are photographs of little Cassius, taken a few years ago, attempting a Mohamed Ali pose – the legendary athlete he was named after.
“We were explaining to him why he was called Cassius,” Ms Turvey says.
Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this article contains images of someone who has died.
When Cassius was born 15 years ago, the family wanted to name him after a strong black man. His brother chose Cassius, the original name of boxer Mohamed Ali.