The father of two boys allegedly held down in the Murray River by their mother has been slammed for crowdsourcing money to be with his son.
A 27-year-old woman remains in custody charged with attempted murder of her nine-year-old son after allegedly trying to drown him near Moama on Thursday.
His five-year-old brother’s body was recovered from the river on Saturday.
The nine-year-old remains in hospital in after he was taken to hospital in a serious condition, also suffering from injuries sustained during a dog attack.
The man, who says he is the father of both boys and cannot be named for legal reasons, started a fundraising page on GoFundMe on Friday with a goal of $5000.
He explained that he lived in Queensland and was “not in a situation where I can afford” to travel to Melbourne where the nine-year-old is being treated.
“All funds raised will go toward getting me to my older son with all remaining funds going toward burying my little boy,” he wrote.
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However, visitors to the site have slammed the man for his fundraising efforts, citing a recent interview the man gave to the Herald Sun, during which he said hadn’t seen his eldest son in six years and had never met the youngest.
“What hurts most is I’ve never met (the youngest). Now I’ll never meet him,” the father said.
Commenters questioned why the goal was so much higher than the average cost of a domestic flight between Brisbane and Melbourne.
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