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Seventh person charged on WA station death
AAP
Police have charged a seventh person with the murder of Patrick Slater, who was killed in a brawl at a Perth train station shortly after Australia Day.
The latest person to be charged is a 23-year-old Yangebup man, who joins six other people facing charges - including an 11-year-old boy.
The boy is understood to be the youngest person ever to face the charge in Australia.
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Mr Slater died after he was attacked with star pickets, screwdrivers and rocks in the early hours of January 27 at Elizabeth Quay Station.
The 23-year-old was due to face Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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