Elijah's accused to face Perth trial

The man accused of deliberately running down and killing Kalgoorlie teen Elijah Doughty will face trial in Perth, not in the Goldfields town as he'd hoped.

The man, whose name is suppressed, allegedly chased down the 14-year-old in his ute as the teen rode a stolen motorcycle in Boulder, bordering Kalgoorlie, in August last year.

He was charged with manslaughter, sparking riots involving hundreds of people outside the local courthouse when he was first due to appear in court.

The courthouse went into lockdown when glass doors were smashed, while police officers were injured and their cars were damaged.

Several people were arrested.

The man pleaded not guilty in December and will face a five-day trial in July.