<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parents of a teenager accused of killing a Perth nurse in an Edgewater park have said in court they have no control over their son.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Their 17-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter, accused of hitting a Perth nurse with an electric dirtbike while she walked in an Edgewater park.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today it was revealed police tried to stop the teenager with lights and sirens just five minutes before the fatal collision.</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><span> </span><a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/scammers-steal-horse-whisperers-videos-in-cruel-online-charity-hoax/fa9b679b-6aeb-4e6a-a219-98bd964bf8c1"><strong><span>Scammers steal horse whisperer's videos in cruel online charity hoax</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Anything like this is just tragic," Detective Sergeant Paul Giuffre told 6PR.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The poor family and friends and obviously a local nurse as well. Yeah, my heart goes out to him. It's just, it's horrible."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teen's parents supported him from the back of Perth Children's Court as he prepares to spend his fourth night behind bars.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/edgewater-park-crash-teen-accused-of-killing-perth-nurse-in-edirtbike-crash-fronts-court/590e34a6-42d9-4a30-ba92-6da24209330a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard that the 17-year-old has ADHD and autism and is on an NDIS plan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The prosecutor said the boy had stopped taking his medication, instead self-medicating with prescribed cannabis.</span></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/mobile-phone-detection-camera-data-transport-for-nsw/b29baf2e-e468-4cb1-ba15-053239b53927"><strong><span>Surprise age group copping fewest fines for using phones while driving</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutors also claimed a backpack was found at the scene with the drug and that early investigations show messaging apps could indicate he was dealing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard that the boy's parents had separated and the teenager had stopped attending school, with the state saying his father had "absolutely no control over his behaviour".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teen's lawyer told the court the boy was not coping well at Banksia Hill.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 17-year-old is said to be struggling with his obsessive compulsive disorder, cleaning and mopping floors at the detention centre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His lawyer will be pushing for bail at his next court date in a week.</span></div></div>