by Ryan Young, Perry Duffin 6th Jan 2021 1:46 PM | Updated: 6:23 PM
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Subscriber only The father of two Queensland boys killed by an out-of-control car at Wellington in NSW s Central West says his heart has been ripped out and has sat at the spot on the small town street where his sons lives were taken to play their favourite songs. The man allegedly behind the wheel of the car that careened into the bright, happy little kids and their mother is now awaiting court from a police cell. Police allege 25-year-old Jacob Donn was driving the Holden Commodore that mounted the kerb and hit four young boys - aged six, seven, nine and 10 - on Tuesday afternoon.
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Sheldon and Shane Shorey had come to Wellington in the NSW Central West to visit their beloved mum. The two boys were all smiles as they walked home from the local pool on Tuesday afternoon when tragedy struck.
The kids, aged six and seven and based in Queensland with their father, were killed when an out of control car mounted the kerb and hit them about 4.30pm, also injuring their mother Shayleen Frail and two other children.
Heartbroken father Joseph Shorey (seated) with Sheldon (right) and Shane (far left). Both boys died in an alleged hit and run accident in Wellington on January 5.