Javarn Roy Doyle pleads guilty to wilful damage, seeks bail to bury son

A father who lost his toddler in a horrifying car crash between Rockhampton and Mackay less than two weeks ago pleaded for his release custody so he could bury his child.

The father of a two-year-old boy who was tragically killed in a car crash between Mackay and Rockhampton less than two weeks ago has pleaded for his freedom so he can bury his child.

Mackay Magistrates Court heard Javarn Roy Doyle had gone to detectives to pick up his deceased son Izaya Jasperson’s belongings after the Marlborough Sarina Rd crash but police had turned him away, saying Doyle was “not in a fit state”.

The court heard Doyle had asked if his grandmother could collect the items but was refused.

Doyle’s lawyer Paul Broughton told the court his client later lost control of himself.

Police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Hannah Beaumont said police were later called to a Paget business about 10.45am on Monday after Doyle had wilfully damaged the business’s metre box.

Doyle appeared in Mackay Magistrates Court via videolink on Tuesday, pleading guilty to wilful damage and public nuisance.

The court heard Doyle had been on bail for robbery when he commited the new offence.

Doyle appeared in Mackay Magistrates Court via videolink on November 23, pleading guilty to wilful damage and public nuisance. Picture: Facebook

Mr Broughton applied for bail on the 20 year old’s behalf, saying his client’s partner “was hurting” and Doyle needed his family.

“He’s in a cell where he has too much time to think, without being surrounded by family,” Mr Broughton said.

“[His partner] wants the support of Javarn, and wants to support him in return.”

The court heard the Rockhampton man’s 17-year-old brother had been on suicide watch for Doyle in the past week.

Kira Jasperson was fighting for her life in Rockhampton Hospital after a horrific crash claimed the life of her two-year-old son Izaya Jasperson on Sarina Marlborough Rd, Clarke Creek. Picture: Facebook

“Where he is right now is not doing his mental health any good,” Mr Broughton said.

Magistrate Damien Dwyer said he was reluctant to hear Doyle’s application for bail and had advised it wait until Friday in Rockhampton where Murri Court could help him.

“He needs his Indigenous community around him,” Mr Dwyer said.

But the court heard Doyle and his family still wanted to make the application for bail that day, with Doyle and his partner wanting to return to Rockhampton as soon as possible to bury their son.

Mr Dwyer said he acknowledged Doyle and his family were in a “terrible position” and had experienced a “terrible week”.

But he refused Doyle’s application for bail.

Magistrate: ‘I think the state is in the best position right now, particularly with his state of mind, to make sure his safety is in place.’ Picture: Facebook

One of the men sitting to support Doyle in court left the room when he heard Mr Dwyer’s decision.

“His brother is doing everything a loving brother can do, but it’s a matter of which I think the state has got to come in,” Mr Dwyer said.

“I am very concerned for his mental health, that he is going to do something silly.

“I think the state is in the best position right now, particularly with his state of mind, to make sure his safety is in place.”

The court heard Doyle was expected to be sentenced for his latest offences in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on November 26.

Originally published as Javarn Roy Doyle pleads guilty to wilful damage, seeks bail to bury son