The inspiring story behind this photo: Brave mum of boys, 6 and 7, killed by a young unlicensed driver stuns friend with a beautiful request after waking from a coma and learning of their deaths
Jacob Steven Donn, 25, allegedly lost control of girlfriend s car, killing two young boys and hitting a mum
Sheldon, 6, and Shane Shorey, 7, were killed as they walked through Wellington, in central NSW
Family friend Mataya Ah See, 10, had to have her leg amputated after he was also allegedly struck by Donn
The 25-year-old accused faced Dubbo Court on Tuesday and burst into tears before beingrefused bail
The boys mum Shaylene Frail underwent surgery, but her first thought was to thank friends for messages
01:31 EDT, 10 January 2021
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An Australian country music singer has lashed out at fake scammers pretending to be him to rip off wellwishers donating to the families devastated by the Wellington horror crash.
Former X Factor runner-up Jason Owen issued a desperate warning to fans to be aware of the disgusting scammers just days after two brothers were killed in his hometown in Wellington near Dubbo in central NSW on Tuesday.
Sheldon Shorey, 6, and his brother Shane, who would have turned eight on Friday, were walking home from the local pool when they were struck by a Holden sedan allegedly driven by unlicensed driver Jacob Steven Donn, 25.
Sheldon, six, and Shane Shorey, seven, were killed when a sedan allegedly driven by unlicensed man Jacob Steven Donn, 25, mounted the kerb and hit them in Wellington in NSW on Tuesday.
An allegedly unlicensed driver accused by police of killing two boys and injuring three other people in a horrific hit and run has not applied for bail. Father of Shane, 7, and Sheldon, 6, Shorey - the young brothers whose lives were tragically cut short in the crash - will now have to wait until Tuesday for his chance to face the man police allege drove the car which killed his sons. Joseph Shorey with sons Sheldon, 6, and (front) Shane Shorey, 7. Jacob Steven Donn, 25, did not apply for bail and it was formally refused when he appeared before a registrar in Broken Hill Local Court on Thursday.
06:35 EDT, 7 January 2021
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An unlicensed driver charged with killing two young boys when he lost control of his girlfriend s car has been taken off to jail in handcuffs after not applying for bail.
Jacob Steven Donn, 25, was allegedly behind the wheel of a red Holden sedan when he mounted the gutter on Warne Street in Wellington, in central western NSW, killing brothers Sheldon, 6, and Shane Shorey, 7, instantly.
Donn faced Broken Hill Local Court on Thursday morning, appearing via an audio-visual link from the cells at Dubbo Police Station.
He is facing a total of 14 charges and made no application for bail before being taken away by correctional officers until next Tuesday - his next scheduled appearance at Dubbo Local Court.