Alleged hit run driver sobs in court after being denied bail over deadly crash
The unlicensed driver accused of running down and killing two young boys near Dubbo has sobbed in court as he begged a Magistrate to let him out of jail so he can continue to care for his elderly great-grandmother.
Jacob Donn, 25, is facing 14 charges, including dangerous driving causing death, after the car he was allegedly driving ploughed into Sheldon, 6 and Shane Shorey, 7, as the brothers walked to the Wellington swimming pool in NSW last week.
The boys' mother, and two other children, were also injured in the horrific crash.
Shane and Sheldon Shorey. Supplied
Jacob Donn, 25, is facing 14 charged relating to an alleged hit and run that killed two children. Supplied
The seriousness of the charges, and accusations he fled the scene after the crash, saw his bid for bail knocked back, despite his lawyer arguing that he needs to provide care for his 91-year-old great-grandmother Dawn.
Donn cried with his head down in the dock as the decision was made, and outside court, his great-grandmother was also in tears.
"I miss him every minute of every day, " she told 9News.
The boys' mother, Shayleen Frail, begins her painstaking recovery in hospital. 9News
Gifts and balloons have been left at the crash site in Wellington, NSW. 9News
"I love him and support him."
It comes as the mother of the two young boys, Shayleen Frail, begins her painstaking recovery in hospital.
The 34-year-old woke from a coma to learn her two youngest sons had been killed, and has since undergone several surgeries.
A fundraising page has been set up by friends to support her through her recovery, and as she comes to terms with the loss of her children.
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