Shayleen Frail charged over alleged Wellington robbery

A grieving mother from Wellington, accused of robbing a woman at knifepoint, wept as details of her traumatic past were laid bare during a bail hearing in court.

A bereaved mother whose two young sons were killed in a horrific crash in the NSW central west has been refused bail in court after police charged her with robbing a woman at knifepoint.

In court documents, police allege Wellington woman Shayleen Frail, 34, threatened 28-year-old Tehana Doyle with a kitchen knife and demanded $717 be transferred to her bank account between 3.55pm and 4.05pm on Sunday.

Shayleen Frail has not entered a plea.

According to police, the pair were known to each other and the robbery took place after Ms Doyle went to Ms Frail’s home on Walker Crescent.

Police allege Ms Frail punched, kicked and dragged Ms Doyle outside the home before she fled the scene on foot.

Ms Doyle was treated at Dubbo Base Hospital for injuries to her face and wrist.

She remains in a stable condition.

Shortly after the incident police charged Ms Frail with one count of robbery armed with an offensive weapon.

On Monday, Ms Frail entered no plea when she appeared in Dubbo Local Court to apply for bail.

Defence lawyer Beth Maher told the court Ms Frail had been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and depression after she was involved in a car crash which claimed the lives of her two children, aged six and seven in January.

“Since that event has occurred Ms Frail has been in physio weekly … she’s also on the methadone program following a series of long years of addiction,” Ms Maher said.

“She’s a woman of particular vulnerability given her circumstances.”

Ms Maher told the court Ms Frail was on the methadone program after she started using heroin at age 14.

If Ms Frail was to be granted bail, Ms Maher said her client would continue to abstain from drugs and alcohol, reside at the home of a family member and make no contact with the alleged victim.

Magistrate Roger Prowse said police had a “very strong” case against Ms Frail.

“You have a very long record,” he told Ms Frail who wept as the court was told details of her past.

Magistrate Prowse refused the bail application and adjourned the case to a date in December.