Major update: Police reveal the most critical developments in the WA case after a young man was found unc0.nscious at a bus stop
Two men have been charged with murder after another man in his 20s was found dead in Western Australia’s South West.
Kody Scott Pratzky, 30, and Jesse Paul Allan Diver, 33, appeared in Bunbury Magistrates Court on Monday, facing a count of murder each.
They did not enter pleas and did not apply for bail.
Police say paramedics were called to an unresponsive man with critical injuries at a bus stop in Australind, about 158 kilometres south of Perth, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The man was taken to Bunbury Hospital but was declared dead.
Mr Pratzky and Mr Diver were arrested on Sunday.
It will be alleged the men attacked the other man with a pole. (ABC South West WA: Gabrielle Becerra Mellet)
Police will allege that just after 1am an altercation occurred in a car park on The Promenade in Australind.
Police say that when the 29-year-old victim walked away from the area the two accused followed him and allegedly assaulted him with a pole.
On Sunday morning police had cordoned off a large section in Australind next to The Boulevard, including a car park and two bus stops, as officers combed the area.
Two damaged cars could be seen from behind police tape in the car park of a shopping complex.
Friends and family of the accused were visibly upset during court proceedings.
The men are set to face Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on August 19.
SOURCE: ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/murder-charges-for-australind-bus-stop-death/106989540
