<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Western Australian father has expressed his anger after his son was hospitalised from an alleged coward punch, calling on the boy who has been charged to face the adult justice system.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>John's 14-year-old son, from Ellenbrook in Perth's east, suffered a broken jaw and bleeding on the brain in the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, the teenager underwent surgery to have metal plates inserted after his jaw was broken in two places.</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/everyday-aussies-respond-to-week-one-of-the-federal-election-campaign-trail/a7eb7e9a-ee7d-45c5-9023-09715d9a26fb" rel="" target="" title="Everyday Aussies respond to week one of the federal election campaign"><strong><span>Everyday Aussies respond to week one of the federal election campaign</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They are going to wire part of his teeth together, to try and close the gap," John told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teenager also suffered minor bleeding on the brain when he was allegedly coward punched from behind by a student from his school.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The victim was also allegedly stomped on while he lay on the floor of Ellenbrook Central shopping centre.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/ellenbrook-coward-punch-teenager-father-wants-alleged-attacker-to-face-adult-justice-system/8af58d16-62d0-4f1d-9cae-2b9c03230917" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>John said he was angry the 15-year-old alleged attack had been bailed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I am extremely annoyed," John said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My son deserves justice, this child shouldn't be walking free - he did an adult crime."</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/tamworth-mystery-death-four-decades-of-torment-after-teens-train-track-death/d5fb62af-ce4c-4084-bc86-4cc6235cbdff"><strong><span>'That train would still be there if it was a white boy'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier Roger Cook was questioned on whether the alleged attacker should be out on bail three weeks before his court date.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Well, let's be clear, police don't release someone on bail, that is the responsibility of the courts," Cook said, before being informed the teen was yet to appear in court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The police and the court system work together to make sure that people are managed in the appropriate way, so I won't comment on the court side," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News has been made aware of multiple cases of bullying and other violent attacks at Aveley Secondary College over recent years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's also understood more than a dozen families have felt the need to remove their children from the school since it opened because of their concerns.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The principal waited until today to address the latest incident in a letter to parents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The school is taking this matter seriously and has taken very strong action with the student," principal Stephen Pestana wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This action extends to incidents that occur offsite if there is a connection to the school."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New Education Minister Sabine Winton hadn't been briefed on the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've been in the role [for] two and a half weeks, I've had many briefings from the department of education more broadly around the issue of violence," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Do I think that the culture of bullying needs to change? Yes," John said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But is that a systemic thing from just this school? Probably not, it's a societal thing."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The accused teenager will face court for the first time later this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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