- Hundreds gather for funeral of boy, 8, who died in Greenacre school crash
- He is one of two ‘best mates’ who died in the Banksia Road Primary incident
- A woman, 52, has been charged with dangerous driving offences
The heartbroken family of an eight-year-old boy killed when a car ploughed into his primary school classroom have gathered to say goodbye at a Sydney mosque.
Hundreds of mourners crammed into Lakemba Mosque on Thursday to remember the boy, who died with his best friend, at Banksia Road Public School on Tuesday.
Dozens of men carried the boy’s little coffin, swathed in an Islamic dressing, up the stairs and into the mosque.
The coffin for the 8-year-old boy arrives at Lakemba Mosque for the eight-year-old’s funeral
His heartbroken mother was comforted by a group of women as they entered around the side of the mosque moments later.
Maha Al-Shennag, 52, has been charged with dangerous driving and had her license suspended after allegedly slamming her Toyota Kluger into classroom 3T.
Ms Al-Shennag was on Thursday hit with additional charges of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and causing actual bodily harm by misconduct.
In a statement via lawyer Nick Hanna, she said she was ‘deeply sorry for the loss and hurt suffered by the children, the school, the families and the community’.