11-year-old Australian boy charged with stabbing murder to seek bail

An 11-year-old Australian boy accused of participating in the murder of a man twice his age plans to apply for bail, a court has heard.

Appearing before Perth Children's Court on Tuesday, the boy's defence counsel said they would make a formal request for the magistrate to grant bail when the accused next fronts court.

On Friday last week, the child, who cannot be identified as he is a minor, was charged with homicide in relation to a wild all-in brawl involving around 20 people, which erupted at a Western Australian train station in the early hours of Australia Day.

During the scuffle, which according to witnesses involved two groups hurling bricks at each other, a 26-year-old male was stabbed and later died in hospital.

Three other males have also been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing, including 19-year-old Dylan Terrance Wayne Anthony and Clinton Frederick Mead as well as another man whose details have been concealed by the court.

The 11-year-old is one of youngest Australians ever charged with murder.

Under Australian law, a child can be held criminally accountable for their actions from the age of 10.

In 2010, a young Victorian teenager was convicted of committing murder two years earlier at the age of 14.

In 2011, a 14-year-old boy from South Australia pleaded guilty to stabbing a 63-year-old women 55 times.

The 11-year-old Western Australian is due back in court on Feb. 17. Endit