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FAMILIES went fishing last Friday off Frankston Pier as part of a That’s The Thing About Fishing with Guru Glenn and Nui event for the school holidays. The day was organised by the Frankston North Community Centre and as the sun shone on the bay children, parents and grandparents banded together to try to catch big fish. Pictured is young Cabel trying his luck for that elusive catch of the day at Frankston pier. Picture: Gary Sissons
Hit-run mum death charges Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au THE laying of floral tributes and a public vigil united Carrum Downs residents on Sunday evening to bid a sad farewell to mother-of-two Andrea Lehane. The 34-year-old was tragically killed when run down by one of a group of “monkey-bike” riders as she walked over a pedestrian crossing to the shopping centre at about 5pm last Wednesday (23 September). A Frankston North man, 18-year-old
Caleb Jakobsson, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court over her death on Saturday. He faces eight charges, including culpable driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death, failing to stop after an accident, failing to render assistance after an accident, unlicensed driving and driving an unregistered vehicle. He did not apply for bail and was remanded to reappear in court this week. It is alleged Mr Jakobsson was riding the second in a group of five monkey bikes when it hit Ms Lehane, throwing her up to seven metres along the bitu-
men, where she landed on her head and sustained serious head and chest injuries. In the collision the rider and a pillion passenger were thrown from the bike, with the passenger running off before Mr Jakobsson remounted and rode away to join the other monkey bike riders, leaving Ms Lehane for dead. Ms Lehane was taken by air ambulance to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition. Husband James made the heart-wrenching decision to turn off life support on Saturday. He will honour her wish to donate her organs.
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Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have also been charged in relation to the incident. They have been bailed to appear at a children’s court on charges of reckless conduct endangering life and unlicensed driving. Floral tributes adorned the area where the incident occurred, with many shoppers still in shock on Sunday. Others were angry at the apparent lack of action over “young hoons” who frequently charge through the centre in groups, do “monos” and wheelies and harass cyclists. Continued Page 10
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