NRL star Payne Haas posts life quote after his mum is slapped with DUI charge over fatal crash
Payne Haas posts inspirational life quote days after his mother is slapped with fresh charge related to triple-fatal crash last year on the Gold Coast
- Broncos prop Payne Haas has shared a life quote on Instagram
- Islamic scholar Mufti Menk tells people to ‘back their character’
- Haas’ mother ‘Joan’ Taufua hit with DUI charge on Thursday
- Other charges include manslaughter and evading police
- Follows a fatal crash in December, where she was sole survivor
NRL star Payne Haas has raised eyebrows after sharing a life quote on social media the day after his mother was issued a drink-driving charge stemming from a triple-fatal crash last December on the Gold Coast.
The Broncos prop, 23, posted a message via an Instagram story from Zimbabwean Islamic scholar Mufti Menk, who stated: ‘remember that your character should always be stronger than what you’re experiencing in life.
‘We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react and respond to it.
‘Instead of complaining, choose to give thanks for all the good in your life.’
On Thursday, Haas’ mother Uiatu ‘Joan’ Taufua faced the Southport Magistrates Court via video link from the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre.
NRL star Payne Haas has shared a life quote on Instagram the day after his mother was issued a drink-driving charge relating to a triple-fatal crash last December on the Gold Coast
The message from Zimbabwean Islamic scholar Mufti Menk that Haas shared on Instagram to his 88,000 plus followers encourages people to ‘give thanks for all the good in life’
Haas’ mother was charged on Thursday with a drink driving offence related to a three-way fatal crash last December – it followed three counts of manslaughter and one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evading police and driving without a licence
She is charged with three counts of manslaughter and one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evading police and driving without a licence.
Taufua has also been charged with a drink driving offence related to the crash since her case was last mentioned in court back in January.
The 46-year-old was the sole survivor of the crash at Bonogin on the Gold Coast.
Susan Zimmer, 70, her partner Chris Fawcett, 79, and Ms Zimmer’s daughter Steffanie died on December 30.
It is alleged Taufua was fleeing from Queensland police when the crash occurred.
Speaking outside court, Taufua’s lawyer Sophie Dagg said her client was ‘highly remorseful’.
‘They are very tragic circumstances,’ Ms Dagg said. ‘Our thoughts are with the families involved.’
Taufua is due to face court again in April while her son will start for the Broncos on Friday night against the Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium.
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