‘He doesn’t have a bad bone in his body’: Friends rush to defend father-of-three arrested after ‘shooting his mate in the bottom’
- Father-of-three Dylan Hesketh, 28, has been arrested after alleged shooting
- A 35-year-old man was taken to hospital after being shot in the right buttock
- Police allege Hesketh shot the man at a home in Darlington Point, in NSW
- Friends have described him as ‘an amazing father’ who wouldn’t hurt anyone
The father-of-three accused of shooting his friend in the buttock has been described by a friend as a ‘beautiful person with a big heart’.
Emergency crews were called to a Kook Street address in Darlington Point at 9.35pm on Saturday following reports of a man being shot.
The 35-year-old man had a wound on his right buttock, he was treated at the scene and taken to Griffith Hospital in a stable condition where he remains.
The man’s friend, Griffith man Dylan Hesketh, 28, was arrested on Sunday night.
Dylan Hesketh from Griffith was arrested on Sunday night in relation to an incident where a 35-year-old was shot
He has been charged with discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, reckless wounding in company and fire firearm manner likely to injure a person or property.
Hesketh’s Facebook profile shows photos of his three sons.
Friends have described him as not having a ‘bad bone in his body’.
A friend who did not want to be named told the Daily Mail Australia it was ‘out of Dylan’s character to do such a thing’.
‘I hope some light does come his way. Poor bloke has been through a lot.’
Another friend said they believed the incident was the result of an accident.
‘He’s a beautiful person with a big heart he wouldn’t of had any intentions to hurt anyone.’
‘He’s an amazing father, he would do anything for his boys,’ she said.
Hesketh was refused bail to appear before Hay Local Court today.
Emergency crews were called to a Kook Street address in Darlington Point at 9.35pm on Saturday following reports of a man being shot
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