I'm surprised it has taken the police so mlong to track down the culprits. A group of 25 people is pretty hard to hide.

http://news.smh.com.au/another-charged-over-wa-xmas-bash-death/20071229-1jgm.html

A second man has been charged over a bashing on Christmas Day north of Perth that left one man dead and his daughter's fiance seriously injured.

Sheep farmer William John Rowe, 49, died in hospital on Boxing Day after his family was allegedly attacked by a group of about 25 people as they played cricket at Sunset Beach in Geraldton.

Luke Neil, 29, who had become engaged to one of Mr Rowe's two daughters just three hours earlier, was allegedly slashed in the face with a broken bottle and had his jaw and collarbone broken.

Police said a 43-year-old man was charged with common assault on Mr Neil but clarified that Mr Neil sustained his serious injuries from a later altercation with another person.

The man was released on bail and is due to appear at Geraldton Magistrates Court on January 3.

Mathew Roy McDonald, 21, of no fixed address, appeared in the court on Thursday charged with grievous bodily harm.

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Boys charged over Perth bashing death

http://news.smh.com.au/boys-charged-over-perth-bashing-death/20071230-1jju.html

Two boys have been charged over a bashing on Christmas Day that left a man dead and his daughter's fiance seriously injured in Western Australia.

Police spokesman Graham Clifford said police charged two boys - aged 14 and 16 - from Geraldton over the attack on Mr Neil.

"They have been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm in relation to the assault on Luke Neil," he said.

The boys will appear in Geraldton Children's Court on January 4.