<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A teenage boy accused of manslaughter after he </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-teen-charged-woman-killed-by-motorbike-edgewater/74d762bd-c88c-4c22-a49f-5a04459d8f22" rel="" target="" title="allegedly collided with a pedestrian"><span>allegedly collided with a pedestrian</span></a><span> while he was riding an electric dirt bike has been granted bail with strict conditions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly struck the 59-year-old woman while riding the e-bike erratically in a public park in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth's"><span>Perth's</span></a><span> northern suburbs on July 26.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He appeared via video-link in the West Australian Children's Court today, when he was granted bail.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/james-vlassakis-snowtown-killer-granted-parole/46f3c8f7-60b3-49de-80ea-bacbbceee6ff"><strong><span>Youngest of the Snowtown killers granted parole</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His conditions of release include residing at one of his parents' homes, a 7pm to 7am curfew at the residence unless accompanied by a parent, submitting to police checks during those hours and surrendering his passport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy must also not ride any vehicle, including electric bikes, on public roads or in public spaces and cannot approach international points of departure.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teen will live with his mother in a small town about an hour from Perth and his father will move to the property to share supervision duties of him.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/perth-teen-edirt-bike-rider-accused-of-fatal-crash-gets-bail/a659e24d-b72c-40d9-b929-80a71af8e1eb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/arrest-over-fatal-stabbing-of-teenage-girl-in-nsw/3abc73a0-1178-459a-b7d0-b5b574003d58"><strong><span>Exchange student arrested after fatal stabbing</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecution did not oppose bail after a favourable bail service report was returned to the court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Defence lawyer Simon Watters told the court the boy would be kept busy and a support program would be put in place to help him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Watters said he had requested video recorded by a police helicopter of the boy riding the motorbike and that experts would analyse it to determine the speed he was travelling.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also said the bike may have had a mechanical issue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police charged the boy with manslaughter, driving without a licence and riding an unregistered vehicle after the woman died in hospital.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was later also charged with reckless driving and failing to stop when ordered, with police alleging that five minutes before the woman was struck, an officer on a motorbike tried to stop the boy using lights and sirens.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say the teen failed to stop and accelerated away, then travelled off-road.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The police chase ceased due to public safety concerns, but the police air wing continued to monitor the boy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The matter will return to the same court on October 6.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a 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