18-year-old charged with manslaughter in Balcatta hit-and-run, killing Rebecca Collard in 2023.

18-year-old, who was 17 at the time of a hit-and-run incident in Balcatta, Western Australia, changed his charge from murder to manslaughter after pleading guilty in a Perth Children's Court. He killed Rebecca Collard in October 2023 while driving his brother's car without a license and with a 16-year-old female friend as passenger. The court heard that the teenager attempted a U-turn maneuver, hitting and killing Collard on a pedestrian walkway.

August 12, 2024
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