'Footy was a priority - I didn't want to miss it': WA dad says killing son the 'right thing'

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, 15th June, 2018 PM News Update [Matthew Fisher-Turner's body was found in a hidden grave in his family's backyard. ]( ['Footy was a priority - I didn't want to miss it': WA dad says killing son the 'right thing']( BY AAP He said he thought about it for about "five minutes" before retrieving two big kitchen knives from the shed and returning to the house, where he stabbed his son about five times. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Major sponsor flies the coop on West Coast Eagles after 32 years]( SGIO has broken ranks as major sponsor of West Coast after more than 30 years of working together. [The SGIO brand has been front and centre at West Coast home games this season.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dude where's my car? 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