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Jason Galleghan death: 11th person charged in connection

A 24-year-old is set to face court on a charge of concealing the murder of teenager Jason Galleghan who was found fatally injured in a Doonside home.

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An eleventh person has been charged in connection with the death of a teenage boy in Sydney’s west earlier this year.

Jason Galleghan died after he was allegedly beaten at a home on Perigee Close in Doonside on August 4.

The 16-year-old was found unresponsive by paramedics with head and chest injuries and was taken to Westmead Hospital where he later died.

16-year old Jason Galleghan who was allegedly beaten to death at a Doonside home
16-year old Jason Galleghan who was allegedly beaten to death at a Doonside home

Detectives attached to Blacktown Police Area Command established Strike Force Brens to investigate his death.

On Monday a 24-year old man was arrested, making him the 11th person arrested over his death.

Those arrested are aged between 13 to 36 and remain before the courts.

The 24-year-old Woolooware man was taken to Blacktown Police Station about 10.30am on Monday where he was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence - murder.

He was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Blacktown Local Court on Thursday 25 November 2021.

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