Overview

• Shaymaa Oun Ghazi Zuhaira admitted careless driving over the October 2024 crash at Auburn South Primary School that killed 11-year-old Jack Davey and injured four other children.
• Police and crash examiners told the court the SUV hit the picnic table at about 28 km/h with no brake application recorded, identified pedal misapplication as a possible cause, and found no vehicle faults.
• Jack’s parents delivered emotional victim impact statements, condemning the lone careless driving charge as inadequate and questioning how the collision occurred inside the school grounds.
• The defence said the Iraqi refugee experienced trauma symptoms after a school meeting and likely mistook the accelerator for the brake, a claim prosecutors disputed while urging a conviction and a community corrections order.
• Prosecutors withdrew a separate charge of failing to have proper control, the driver held a P2 probationary licence, and potential outcomes canvassed include licence disqualification rather than imprisonment.