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Sky Information journalist Peter Stefanovic has been compelled to apologise to a young person after confronting him dwell on air about his troubled previous when he gained a fishing competitors.
Keegan Payne, 19, who lives within the central Northern Territory city of Katherine, caught a barramundi that had been launched with a tag that might be redeemed for a $1million prize on Sunday.
Nonetheless, his pleasure at successful the fishing competitors was lower quick by a blunt query from Stefanovic a couple of crime Payne had dedicated as a 16-year-old, which he admitted to.
‘There’s a declare on-line that you just stole a Polaris Ranger and Polaris quad that you just and your folks stole and broken from a enterprise a number of years again, initially, is that true?’ Stefanovic requested from his Sydney studio throughout the dwell interview.
Payne, who was talking from the Darwin, merely answered: ‘Sure’.
‘So, what occurred?’ Stefanovic requested.
Payne defined he and his mates ‘had been younger’, and ‘weren’t pondering on the time’ however having give you the concept they ‘went for it’.
Stefanovic requested Payne if he regretted the act and he mentioned he did ‘massive time’.
The query has attracted scorn moderately than reward from viewers, who complained on-line.
Now Stefanovic has been compelled to subject an apology.
‘On Wednesday 1 Might 2024, Sky Information Australia broadcast a dwell interview of Keegan Payne by Peter Stefanovic on First Version. The interview involved Mr Payne’s win within the Northern Territory’s Million Greenback Fish Competitors,’ the apology learn.
‘Through the interview Mr Stefanovic requested Mr Payne questions on claims he had been concerned within the theft of a Polaris Ranger and Polaris Quad from his former employer in 2021.
‘Mr Payne confirmed the claims and apologised to his former employer on-air. Mr Payne’s former employer subsequently informed Sky Information Australia that he didn’t proceed with police fees and had accepted Mr Payne’s apology.
‘Sky Information Australia and Peter Stefanovic apologise to Mr Payne and his household for elevating these claims throughout the dwell interview about his million greenback win within the fishing competitors
Sky Information anchor Peter Stefanovic has been slammed by those that say he ruined the teenager’s second
Keegan Payne (pictured central left) will get emotional as he proclaims the catch of the million greenback fish
Day by day Mail Australia can reveal the teenager is again in contact together with his outdated boss, Bob Cavanagh from Cav’s Mowing, and has supplied to pay him again for the stolen autos.
‘Out of the blue this morning, his father rang me and mentioned, ‘Keegan desires to repay you,’ and you possibly can have knocked me down with a feather,’ Mr Cavanagh mentioned.
‘He mentioned Keegan has at all times felt so horrible for what he did.’
Cavanagh took on Keegan as a employee for his floor upkeep enterprise when he was 15.
However throughout Covid lockdowns, Cavanagh determined to maneuver to Queensland, leaving his gear unsupervised.
Keegan and a good friend took the chance to steal his quad and buggy.
‘They had been solely 16, you recognize. There’s not too many people undergo life with out stuffing up someplace alongside the road,’ Cavanagh mentioned.
‘In the event you will be given a second likelihood, that is what I used to be ready to do for these two boys. I hope they’ve made the perfect of it.
‘There is not any level going by this life carrying grudges.’
Cavanagh mentioned the theft was a ‘one-off’ mistake from an in any other case ‘good child’.