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The Advertiser
7 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Apprentice never came home from work after supervisor's 'reckless, negligent choices'
THE mother of a young man killed when his supervisor lost control on a bend and slammed into a power pole at Cardiff has faced the driver in court and said her son's tragic death was the result of "gross, avoidable negligence". Apprentice carpenter Jacob Mostyn, 19, went to work and never came home on November 3, 2023, and now his mother, Christine, says she is living every parent's worst nightmare. Jacob's supervisor, 36-year-old Jeremy Howard, pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning death after he lost control of his BMW on a sweeping bend at Munibung Road at Cardiff and slid into a power pole. Jacob, a passenger in the car, was critically injured and died in hospital 11 days later. Howard faced a sentence hearing in Belmont Local Court on Thursday, during which Christine read a powerful victim impact statement, outlining the devastation the crash had caused her family and the promising young man Howard's "reckless choices" had taken away. "Jacob was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his supervisor," Christine said. "Someone entrusted with leadership, responsibility, and the safety of others. "But instead of exercising that duty with care, his supervisor made reckless, negligent choices behind the wheel. "Choices that cost Jacob his life. "Choices that shattered me, my family and his friends forever." Christine described getting the phone call about the crash and the realisation that "every parent's worst nightmare had just become my reality". "I can't describe to you what it's like to bury your child," Christine said. "There is no word in the English language for a parent who loses their child, because it is not supposed to happen. "It's unnatural. It's unbearable. This is my nightmare." Christine detailed all the important life events that had been stolen from her son, from finishing his apprenticeship to buying a home and having a family. "He didn't get to live," she said. "This was all stolen from him and us in a split second." She stressed that her son was not a statistic, that his life mattered and that his death was avoidable. "What makes this so much worse is knowing that his death didn't have to happen," Christine said. "The driver, Jeremy, made decisions that endangered not only my son's life but his own and everyone else on the road that day. "This was negligence. "Gross, avoidable negligence. "The kind that deserves accountability." Finally, with a framed photograph of her son held aloft beside her, she spoke directly to Howard. "I don't hate you," Christine said. "I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you, but I want you to understand something; you didn't just end my son's life, you ended mine in many ways, too. "You took away my reason for getting up in the morning. "You took away a brother, a grandson, a friend, a mate, a partner, and a young man with so much life left to live. "I hope that you carry that weight every day. "And I hope that, one day, you truly understand the full consequences of what you have done." Crown prosecutor Jillian Kelton had argued the crash involved a significant degree of negligence because Howard was driving too quickly for the sweeping curve, was fatigued and had deactivated the BMW's traction control system, which she said may have prevented the crash. But defence barrister, Ben Bickford, said the degree of negligence was at a lower level and Howard had made an error in judgment and the impact with the pole had occurred a second after he lost traction. Magistrate Stephen Olischlager found the degree of negligence was significant but said Howard had no prior criminal record and was unlikely to re-offend. He said Howard would have to live with causing Jacob's death for the rest of his life and had the physical scars as a reminder of his mistake. Mr Olischlager said he would impose a nine-month sentence, but adjourned the matter until October to see whether Howard is suitable to serve the sentence in home detention as part of an intensive corrections order. THE mother of a young man killed when his supervisor lost control on a bend and slammed into a power pole at Cardiff has faced the driver in court and said her son's tragic death was the result of "gross, avoidable negligence". Apprentice carpenter Jacob Mostyn, 19, went to work and never came home on November 3, 2023, and now his mother, Christine, says she is living every parent's worst nightmare. Jacob's supervisor, 36-year-old Jeremy Howard, pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning death after he lost control of his BMW on a sweeping bend at Munibung Road at Cardiff and slid into a power pole. Jacob, a passenger in the car, was critically injured and died in hospital 11 days later. Howard faced a sentence hearing in Belmont Local Court on Thursday, during which Christine read a powerful victim impact statement, outlining the devastation the crash had caused her family and the promising young man Howard's "reckless choices" had taken away. "Jacob was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his supervisor," Christine said. "Someone entrusted with leadership, responsibility, and the safety of others. "But instead of exercising that duty with care, his supervisor made reckless, negligent choices behind the wheel. "Choices that cost Jacob his life. "Choices that shattered me, my family and his friends forever." Christine described getting the phone call about the crash and the realisation that "every parent's worst nightmare had just become my reality". "I can't describe to you what it's like to bury your child," Christine said. "There is no word in the English language for a parent who loses their child, because it is not supposed to happen. "It's unnatural. It's unbearable. This is my nightmare." Christine detailed all the important life events that had been stolen from her son, from finishing his apprenticeship to buying a home and having a family. "He didn't get to live," she said. "This was all stolen from him and us in a split second." She stressed that her son was not a statistic, that his life mattered and that his death was avoidable. "What makes this so much worse is knowing that his death didn't have to happen," Christine said. "The driver, Jeremy, made decisions that endangered not only my son's life but his own and everyone else on the road that day. "This was negligence. "Gross, avoidable negligence. "The kind that deserves accountability." Finally, with a framed photograph of her son held aloft beside her, she spoke directly to Howard. "I don't hate you," Christine said. "I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you, but I want you to understand something; you didn't just end my son's life, you ended mine in many ways, too. "You took away my reason for getting up in the morning. "You took away a brother, a grandson, a friend, a mate, a partner, and a young man with so much life left to live. "I hope that you carry that weight every day. "And I hope that, one day, you truly understand the full consequences of what you have done." Crown prosecutor Jillian Kelton had argued the crash involved a significant degree of negligence because Howard was driving too quickly for the sweeping curve, was fatigued and had deactivated the BMW's traction control system, which she said may have prevented the crash. But defence barrister, Ben Bickford, said the degree of negligence was at a lower level and Howard had made an error in judgment and the impact with the pole had occurred a second after he lost traction. Magistrate Stephen Olischlager found the degree of negligence was significant but said Howard had no prior criminal record and was unlikely to re-offend. He said Howard would have to live with causing Jacob's death for the rest of his life and had the physical scars as a reminder of his mistake. Mr Olischlager said he would impose a nine-month sentence, but adjourned the matter until October to see whether Howard is suitable to serve the sentence in home detention as part of an intensive corrections order. THE mother of a young man killed when his supervisor lost control on a bend and slammed into a power pole at Cardiff has faced the driver in court and said her son's tragic death was the result of "gross, avoidable negligence". Apprentice carpenter Jacob Mostyn, 19, went to work and never came home on November 3, 2023, and now his mother, Christine, says she is living every parent's worst nightmare. Jacob's supervisor, 36-year-old Jeremy Howard, pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning death after he lost control of his BMW on a sweeping bend at Munibung Road at Cardiff and slid into a power pole. Jacob, a passenger in the car, was critically injured and died in hospital 11 days later. Howard faced a sentence hearing in Belmont Local Court on Thursday, during which Christine read a powerful victim impact statement, outlining the devastation the crash had caused her family and the promising young man Howard's "reckless choices" had taken away. "Jacob was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his supervisor," Christine said. "Someone entrusted with leadership, responsibility, and the safety of others. "But instead of exercising that duty with care, his supervisor made reckless, negligent choices behind the wheel. "Choices that cost Jacob his life. "Choices that shattered me, my family and his friends forever." Christine described getting the phone call about the crash and the realisation that "every parent's worst nightmare had just become my reality". "I can't describe to you what it's like to bury your child," Christine said. "There is no word in the English language for a parent who loses their child, because it is not supposed to happen. "It's unnatural. It's unbearable. This is my nightmare." Christine detailed all the important life events that had been stolen from her son, from finishing his apprenticeship to buying a home and having a family. "He didn't get to live," she said. "This was all stolen from him and us in a split second." She stressed that her son was not a statistic, that his life mattered and that his death was avoidable. "What makes this so much worse is knowing that his death didn't have to happen," Christine said. "The driver, Jeremy, made decisions that endangered not only my son's life but his own and everyone else on the road that day. "This was negligence. "Gross, avoidable negligence. "The kind that deserves accountability." Finally, with a framed photograph of her son held aloft beside her, she spoke directly to Howard. "I don't hate you," Christine said. "I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you, but I want you to understand something; you didn't just end my son's life, you ended mine in many ways, too. "You took away my reason for getting up in the morning. "You took away a brother, a grandson, a friend, a mate, a partner, and a young man with so much life left to live. "I hope that you carry that weight every day. "And I hope that, one day, you truly understand the full consequences of what you have done." Crown prosecutor Jillian Kelton had argued the crash involved a significant degree of negligence because Howard was driving too quickly for the sweeping curve, was fatigued and had deactivated the BMW's traction control system, which she said may have prevented the crash. But defence barrister, Ben Bickford, said the degree of negligence was at a lower level and Howard had made an error in judgment and the impact with the pole had occurred a second after he lost traction. Magistrate Stephen Olischlager found the degree of negligence was significant but said Howard had no prior criminal record and was unlikely to re-offend. He said Howard would have to live with causing Jacob's death for the rest of his life and had the physical scars as a reminder of his mistake. Mr Olischlager said he would impose a nine-month sentence, but adjourned the matter until October to see whether Howard is suitable to serve the sentence in home detention as part of an intensive corrections order. THE mother of a young man killed when his supervisor lost control on a bend and slammed into a power pole at Cardiff has faced the driver in court and said her son's tragic death was the result of "gross, avoidable negligence". Apprentice carpenter Jacob Mostyn, 19, went to work and never came home on November 3, 2023, and now his mother, Christine, says she is living every parent's worst nightmare. Jacob's supervisor, 36-year-old Jeremy Howard, pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning death after he lost control of his BMW on a sweeping bend at Munibung Road at Cardiff and slid into a power pole. Jacob, a passenger in the car, was critically injured and died in hospital 11 days later. Howard faced a sentence hearing in Belmont Local Court on Thursday, during which Christine read a powerful victim impact statement, outlining the devastation the crash had caused her family and the promising young man Howard's "reckless choices" had taken away. "Jacob was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his supervisor," Christine said. "Someone entrusted with leadership, responsibility, and the safety of others. "But instead of exercising that duty with care, his supervisor made reckless, negligent choices behind the wheel. "Choices that cost Jacob his life. "Choices that shattered me, my family and his friends forever." Christine described getting the phone call about the crash and the realisation that "every parent's worst nightmare had just become my reality". "I can't describe to you what it's like to bury your child," Christine said. "There is no word in the English language for a parent who loses their child, because it is not supposed to happen. "It's unnatural. It's unbearable. This is my nightmare." Christine detailed all the important life events that had been stolen from her son, from finishing his apprenticeship to buying a home and having a family. "He didn't get to live," she said. "This was all stolen from him and us in a split second." She stressed that her son was not a statistic, that his life mattered and that his death was avoidable. "What makes this so much worse is knowing that his death didn't have to happen," Christine said. "The driver, Jeremy, made decisions that endangered not only my son's life but his own and everyone else on the road that day. "This was negligence. "Gross, avoidable negligence. "The kind that deserves accountability." Finally, with a framed photograph of her son held aloft beside her, she spoke directly to Howard. "I don't hate you," Christine said. "I don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you, but I want you to understand something; you didn't just end my son's life, you ended mine in many ways, too. "You took away my reason for getting up in the morning. "You took away a brother, a grandson, a friend, a mate, a partner, and a young man with so much life left to live. "I hope that you carry that weight every day. "And I hope that, one day, you truly understand the full consequences of what you have done." Crown prosecutor Jillian Kelton had argued the crash involved a significant degree of negligence because Howard was driving too quickly for the sweeping curve, was fatigued and had deactivated the BMW's traction control system, which she said may have prevented the crash. But defence barrister, Ben Bickford, said the degree of negligence was at a lower level and Howard had made an error in judgment and the impact with the pole had occurred a second after he lost traction. Magistrate Stephen Olischlager found the degree of negligence was significant but said Howard had no prior criminal record and was unlikely to re-offend. He said Howard would have to live with causing Jacob's death for the rest of his life and had the physical scars as a reminder of his mistake. Mr Olischlager said he would impose a nine-month sentence, but adjourned the matter until October to see whether Howard is suitable to serve the sentence in home detention as part of an intensive corrections order.
Perth Now
a day ago
- Perth Now
Fears tobacco wars spreading to new state
Eastern state crime gangs are behind fire bombings and shootings that targeted tobacco stores across Perth on the weekend, Western Australia's top cop says. WA Police are investigating after five businesses across the metro area were shot at and fire bombed between Saturday and Monday. Commissioner Col Blanch told 6PR the crew behind the targeted attacks were from the east coast and people were being contracted through the dark web to conduct the shootings and fire bombings. Police Commissioner Col Blanch said eastern state crime gangs were behind fire bombings and shootings that targeted tobacco stores across Perth. NewsWire Credit: NewsWire 'Often they don't know each other,' he said. 'One of the challenges for policing that's been in organised crime for a little while now is encrypted (and anonymous) applications and Bitcoin payments.' The commissioner said organised crime gangs from the eastern states were replicating what they have done in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and were trying to dominate the illicit tobacco market by using shooting and firebomb tactics. 'It's simply not going to be tolerated by us,' he said. 'We've been kicking doors in since we saw three attacks between the 9th and the 11th of August.' A Cannington tobacco shop in Perth's southeast, was hit with bullets twice across the weekend. 9News Credit: Channel 9 The commissioner said the nation was experiencing a new wave of organised crime through tobacco sales and new legal strategies were needed to prevent sales from happening. 'They're not allowed to do it today, but I think the penalties and the consequences of doing it need to be far greater, because at the moment it's quite a lucrative business where these shops can earn thousands and thousands and thousand of dollars,' he said. 'A small fine is not really going to be a deterrent.' Police Commissioner Col Blanch said eastern state crime gangs replicated the same violent tactics they used on the East Coast in Perth to dominate the illicit tobacco trade. NewsWire / Valeriu Campan Credit: News Corp Australia The commissioner said governments around the nation were having the conversation and draft bills were being introduced. 'There has to be severe consequences for those shops that think it's okay to sell illicit tobacco,' Mr Blanch said. 'But then there are those people who want to stand over and extort shop owners because they are doing that. 'That creates violence … for the surrounding retailers who are doing the right thing and that's just not acceptable in WA.'
9 News
a day ago
- 9 News
Two injured after car hits pedestrian, crashes into shop in Melbourne CBD
Two people have been taken to hospital after a car allegedly mounted a footpath, hit a pedestrian and smashed into a shopfront in Melbourne's CBD today. Emergency services were called to Elizabeth Street about 2.30pm following reports a blue Mercedes Benz had struck a pedestrian and crashed through a convenience store. A 19-year-old man from Parkville was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. READ MORE: Netflix quietly hikes up prices for Australian users Emergency services were called to Elizabeth Street about 2.30pm. (9News) A 56-year-old man inside the store was also struck and was removed from the building by paramedics. He was also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver and sole occupant of the car, an 87-year-old man, was not hurt. Police said the convenience store suffered major structural damage. A 19-year-old man and a 56-year-old were injured in the crash, (9News) Crews remain on scene to remove the vehicle by winch. The driver is expected to undergo a licence review. An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
