Teen charged with murder of former beach handball coach found bound in Perth home
Police allege a teenager is responsible for the death of a 45-year-old father whose body was found bound inside his Perth home.
Alexander Sutton, 19, from High Wycombe, appeared in court on Sunday accused of murdering Patrik Weiss in Lockridge in the city's north-east.
It comes a week after Weiss' lifeless body was found tied up wearing a mask and collar with severe head injuries inside his home.
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Weiss' lifeless body was found tied up wearing a mask and collar with severe head injuries inside his home. Nine
The German national's worried ex wife arrived at his Diana Crescent home just before 4pm last Sunday and found his dead body. Nine
The 45-year-old father-of-two had been a massage therapist for the West Coast Eagles AFL team and head coach of the Australian men's beach handball team.
Neighbour Sendorrah Meyoum said he was "a nice guy".
"All I remember was cops coming in. It got me a little worried," Meyoum said.
The German national's worried ex-wife arrived at his Diana Crescent home just before 4pm last Sunday and found his dead body.
The teenager returns to the dock next month.
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