Character Development
When he was first introduced into the serial he was portrayed as a "bad boy". Brummer said he was fun to play because "he was a bad boy - stealing cars and setting fire to things." Brummer felt that Shane's relationship with Angel turned him into a "nancy boy" and a "wuss". He also thought the changes to the character were negative and said "You don't even talk to anyone else. There's no interaction with other characters." Brummer has said that Shane had "a beginning, a middle and an end" portrayed throughout his duration.
In the build up to Shane's exit storyline he is involved in a motor bike accident. He lies in a coma and has to have his spleen removed. Dr. Kelly Watson (Katrina Hobbs) performed the operation, he dies from septicaemia when he cuts him self on a nail. Hobbs said she was given the nickname "Doctor death" for her role in his demise. Melissa George who plays on-screen wife Angel Parrish, said the scenes involving his death were "gut-wrenching stuff".
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