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Two days ago the West ran this article below on Ashley Bropho, foster brother, some use the term stepbrother, to Cleo Smith's abductor Terence Kelly. Today, Bropho was found in his cell beaten to death.
New details of the horrific abduction and assault of a nine-year-old girl from a Doubleview Park labelled “every parent’s worst nightmare” have been revealed in court.
In a sentencing hearing for Ashley James Bropho in Perth District Court on Tuesday, details were read out about how the young girl was staying with her step-grandparents during the school holidays in July last year when she asked if she could walk their dog alone to the park.
Bropho, then 39, saw the girl near the park and approached her from behind saying, “hey kid, come here”.
Offering her a burger from Hungry Jacks, he took the child by the hand and “lured” her along the road, encouraging her back to his house.
State prosecutor Stacey Watts said the offence was “every parent’s worst nightmare” as she told the court disturbing details of the assault.
Once inside Bropho’s house, the girl told him she was leaving, but he instead lured her to his bedroom before assaulting and exposing himself to her.
Moments later, Bropho’s carer – who had seen him enter the house with the child – was banging on the front door, interrupting the assault. The girl was then able to leave with her dog, running back to her grandparents’ house to report the incident.
Last September, Bropho pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently dealing with a child under 13 and encouraging a child to engage in sexual acts.
He will be sentenced on March 17 while the judge reviews his medical information.
Bropho lives with schizophrenia and an intellectual disability.
www.watoday.com.au
Ashley Bropho was found unresponsive in his cell at Hakea Prison about 8am this morning. Paramedics and staff could not revive him.
The 40-year-old, described as having an intellectual disability and schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently dealing with a child under 13 and encouraging a child to engage in sexual acts.
www.9news.com.au
New details of the horrific abduction and assault of a nine-year-old girl from a Doubleview Park labelled “every parent’s worst nightmare” have been revealed in court.
In a sentencing hearing for Ashley James Bropho in Perth District Court on Tuesday, details were read out about how the young girl was staying with her step-grandparents during the school holidays in July last year when she asked if she could walk their dog alone to the park.
Bropho, then 39, saw the girl near the park and approached her from behind saying, “hey kid, come here”.
Offering her a burger from Hungry Jacks, he took the child by the hand and “lured” her along the road, encouraging her back to his house.
State prosecutor Stacey Watts said the offence was “every parent’s worst nightmare” as she told the court disturbing details of the assault.
Once inside Bropho’s house, the girl told him she was leaving, but he instead lured her to his bedroom before assaulting and exposing himself to her.
Moments later, Bropho’s carer – who had seen him enter the house with the child – was banging on the front door, interrupting the assault. The girl was then able to leave with her dog, running back to her grandparents’ house to report the incident.
Last September, Bropho pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently dealing with a child under 13 and encouraging a child to engage in sexual acts.
He will be sentenced on March 17 while the judge reviews his medical information.
Bropho lives with schizophrenia and an intellectual disability.
‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Horrific details of young girl’s abduction from Perth park revealed in court
Details of how Ashley James Bropho lured a young girl from a park to his home were heard during his sentencing hearing.
Ashley Bropho was found unresponsive in his cell at Hakea Prison about 8am this morning. Paramedics and staff could not revive him.
The 40-year-old, described as having an intellectual disability and schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently dealing with a child under 13 and encouraging a child to engage in sexual acts.
High-profile prisoner found dead in Perth jail
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