Teen's Bravery Amid Mother's Murder

0:00It's April 10th. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. In Central New South Wales, a heartbreaking family tragedy unfolded when Shannon James Doble pleaded guilty to murdering his 65-year-old. Mother. Nearled Doble, back in January of last year. The Bribaret, grandmother, was doused with fuel and set on fire her property after dispute over a jerry can for a lawnmower. Doble lived in a modified bus there, and she passed away the next day in Royal North Shore Hospital from severe burns. During Friday's sentencing hearing in the New South Wales Supreme Court, a teenage family member who tried to help describe her deep bond with Nearol, calling her the other half of her soul. At just 16, she rushed to aid, but couldn't stop the attack, and now battles crippling anxiety and daily nightmares from the guilt. The family's statement laid bear their ongoing trauma, saying its survival mode most days with no social life and no forgiveness ever. They called it the lowest form of humanity, exhausting to even fake bravery in public.

1:02Psychologists testify that Doble has zero memory of the act, triggered by his mother's voice causing a dissociative blackout linked to childhood, deprivation and a personality disorder. His lawyer expects a long sentence ahead. Justice Julia Lonergan praised the teen's bravery that day and offer condolences to the shattered family, with sentencing set for next month to rap. Justice Devastating Chapter