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NT man jailed for death of boy who fell from caravan travelling on highway
A 32-year-old Katherine man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison, suspended after 12 months, for the death of a boy who fell from a caravan travelling on a Northern Territory road.
Key points:
- Brettson Payne suffered fatal head and internal injuries when he fell from the caravan
- Nine children between the ages of five and 14, including six who were unrestrained, had been in the caravan
- Brettson’s family said they hoped his death would serve as a warning about reckless driving
Jonathon David Igescu was driving a ute and towing a caravan near Katherine in June this year when Brettson Payne fell from the caravan, suffering fatal head and internal injuries.
Nine children between the ages of five and 14, including six who were…
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