The man accused of murdering his mother inside her Byford home on Sunday has fronted court.
Harley Jefferies, 33, allegedly bludgeoned his mother, 61, to death in the presence of a young child on Sunday evening around 7pm.
The victim stumbled from the Gallipoli Avenue house seeking help from neighbours, but collapsed on the driveway of a nearby property and died.
Jefferies allegedly fled the house in a vehicle and was spotted by police around two hours later.
He was arrested more than 200 kilometres from the crime scene following a police pursuit that ended in them deploying tyre spikes.
“The 33-year-old man, who was acting aggressively, challenged police and a Taser was deployed,” a police spokesman said.
Jefferies appeared in Armadale Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with one count of murder.
Wearing a blue forensic jumpsuit and handcuffed, he showed no emotion during the brief appearance.
Byford neighbour Scott Heffernan told 9 News Perth he heard commotion around the time of the alleged killing.