The family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a fiery car crash in North Queensland say their heartbreak was worsened by social media comments around his death.
The sister of a 13-year-old boy killed in a stolen car that crashed in North Queensland on Wednesday says her heartbroken family is devastated at a barrage of negative social media comments aimed at them.Bailey Pini was killed when a car he was driving crashed and caught fire in Bowen on WednesdayBailey's sister Troydon says he had a big heart and was a good kidA 14-year-old passenger was taken to the Townsville University Hospital for treatment.
His sister, Troydon Pini, said she had to turn off social media after witnessing a barrage of hateful comments on posts about the incident."I got to the point I couldn't even look at social media because there was so much negativity when our whole family's hearts are bleeding."The family understands that bad decisions have happened, but you can't blame them.
"Unfortunately, when our mum [Sonia] passed away last year [of cervical cancer], he just started to spiral," she said."He was making not the greatest of decisions, but nothing to this extent ever. "We never would have thought he would have gone to the extent of stealing a car or doing something silly like that, but yeah."Bailey had been living in a state-run youth halfway house in the month leading up to his death and had been attending Sarina State High School, though Ms Pini said it was the Bowen State High School community that would feel this the most.
When he was eight, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare condition where the immune system attacks the nerves."Mum was there by his side."They were two peas in a pod, it was them against the world really."Ms Pini said the family hoped to cremate Bailey, once his remains could be formally identified, and buried alongside his mother in Bowen.A memorial for Bailey Pini has been set up following the crash.
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