Abbotsbury accident: dad’s grief over children killed in ‘chase’ accident

A grieving father from New Zealand vowed to travel to Australia to say goodbye to his two teenage sons after the couple died in a high-speed accident following an alleged car theft.

The two boys, ages 15 and 17, were in a Holden SS Commodore that was ejected from an address in Abbotsbury, west Sydney, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Australian police allege that Mazen Kabbara, 37, woke up to hearing his car stolen, got into another and chased the boys at “excessive speed”.

That chase ended when the Commodore struck a power pole at high speed, killing the two children instantly.

A third teenager was hospitalized with non-fatal injuries.

The Turangi man told Australia’s Daily Telegraph that he would be traveling via the Tasman.

“I loved them, they were my children. I miss them but I’ll be there to see them soon.”

He also shared the heartbreaking final text he received from one of his sons just hours before the accident.

“I’m going to go now and get some rest. I love you, Dad, take care of yourself,” the message read. “I love you, my son,” replied the father.

The Telegraph reported that the boy’s father declined to comment on the circumstances of the accident.

The 37-year-old was arrested at the scene and taken to the Fairfield Police Station, where he was charged with five crimes, including dangerous driving resulting in death, dangerous driving (two counts), dangerous driving resulting in bodily injury serious. negligent driving resulting in death (two counts).

He was released on bail to appear in Liverpool Local Court on 25 November.

Neighbor Christine Willcocks told 9 News that she woke up to “what sounded like lightning.”

Debris from the wreckage is known to have been thrown up to 100 meters from the crash site.

New South Wales ambulance inspector Joe Ibrahim described the scene as one of the worst paramedics he has ever met.

“The magnitude of this accident is absolutely horrendous,” he said.

“It’s probably one of the worst, in fact it’s one of the worst. A senseless and tragic loss of a young life that should never have happened.”

A man who knew Kabbara told the Telegraph that he was a “superior guy” caught in a bad situation.

“He is a victim in this. I know him first hand and he would not hurt a fly and for this to happen to him is a tragedy.”

“The fact that this happened to him could happen to anyone.”

A school friend of the two boys told The Telegraph that they were “good people” who got too early.

Sydney criminal attorney John Sutton told the Telegraph that the law allowed self-defense of property and the court determined whether the actions were legal.

“There is a legal right to defend yourself and your property,” Sutton said.

“Many things will turn on, was it reasonable and did he honestly believe that what he did was reasonable?”

– Additional reports, News.com.au