Father of hit-and-run victim forgives jailed driver

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The father of a hit-and-run victim has forgiven the driver who left his daughter a paraplegic.

Braden Lee Bradshaw, 32, chose to have his bail revoked and confessed to the September 2022 bushland hit-and-run in Greenfields, south of Perth

He pleaded guilty to failing to report an incident occasioning grievous bodily harm to police and failing to provide assistance.

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The family of Sherylee Bonney, who was left as a paraplegic from the crash, told Perth's District Court they were pleased Bradshaw was remorseful.

"Yeah, we forgive him, it's just owning up to your responsibilities for any family … if you do harm to a person, be honest about it, come forward," Bonney's father, Rob Ugle, said.

"She's good at the moment.

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"She's got a lot of operations to come … and wanted to come today, she's happy."

Prosecutors are looking to bring forward a third charge.

Bradford was jailed today while he waits to be sentenced in April.