Overview

• Kamal El Jamal pleaded guilty in February to recklessly causing actual bodily harm and using an unauthorised pistol at the Downing Centre District Court.
• On June 6, Judge Grant imposed a seven-year prison term with a non-parole period of four years and three months for the 35-year-old.
• The January 2023 shot tore through the Condell Park garage roof and the bedroom floorboards before shattering Vlahos’s spine and causing permanent paralysis.
• Court records show the firearm used in the attack was never recovered, prompting concern about public safety.
• El Jamal will be eligible to apply for parole in April 2028.