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Grieving Wife Breaks Silence Following Unsolved Hit-and-Run Tragedy

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A devastated wife has spoken out after a father-of-four has spent the week fighting for life after being mowed down outside his home in Melbourne’s south-east.
Father-of-four Rayden is in an induced coma after being struck by a driver outside his Clyde North home early on Sunday morning.
The brutal hit-and-run knocked Rayden unconscious, causing a brain injury.
Father-of-four Rayden is in an induced coma after being struck by a driver outside his Clyde North home.
Father-of-four Rayden is in an induced coma after being struck by a driver outside his Clyde North home. (9News)

For nearly a week, Courtney Storm has remained steadfast by her husband’s side, describing him as “the best dad in the world.”

“He’s incredibly supportive and always puts others before himself,” she shared with 9News.

“Everyone adores him. I honestly can’t imagine anyone saying a bad word about him. Trouble just doesn’t seem to find him,” Courtney added.

The 29-year-old had just returned from celebrating his father’s recent engagement.

Someone in a dark-coloured car drove past, hurling abuse before making a U-turn and striking Rayden.
Courtney Storm has barely left her husband's side.
Courtney Storm has barely left her husband’s side. (9News)

Despite the efforts of his loved ones to assist, the car involved in the incident sped away.

“We’d had a really good night, really happy, was laughing with everyone,” Courtney said.

“He’d only stepped out for maybe five [or] 10 minutes when it happened.”

Detectives are still trying to track down the car, and Courtney says her family did not recognise the driver or passenger, and believes it was a random attack.

“Rayden is not a vindictive person. He will always extend a hand of forgiveness to those who have done things wrong to him,” she said.

”He will be in for a long recovery, but outside of that, I don’t really know what that looks like or how everything will be.”

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