# @nitv_au on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZZmpxOFiR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18507630-nitv-au-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/69946e169b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-10-31T23:40:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Indigenous Television (@nitv_au) — https://gondola.cc/nitv_au

## Caption

The first vigil for Noongar schoolboy #CassiusTurvey has drawn thousands in his hometown, Boorloo (Perth). ⁠
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Cassius has been remembered as a devoted and charismatic friend and family member as his community lit 15 fire pits, each representing a year of Cassius' life, to honour the life cut tragically short. ⁠
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One of Cassius's best friends spoke publicly, as she described how he had always been there for others.⁠
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"Cassius was a teddy bear, or as the boys would say, a big friendly giant. He had a big heart, a big brain and big dreams," she said in tears.⁠
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"Your name will never be forgotten. It will always be remembered.⁠
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More vigils for Cassius will be held across the country this week. ⁠
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📱 Read the full story via #LinkinBio⁠
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📸 #AAP

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