A motorist who struck and killed a Pakistani international student who was praying in the middle of an Adelaide road has been given a suspended prison sentence and banned from driving for a decade.Sounds like the start of a joke: What’s the difference between a dead kangaroo in the road and a dead Muslim?
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The skid marks in front of the kangaroo!
Ah, the old ones are the best!
Samia Malik, 20, was seen by witnesses and caught on CCTV appearing to kneel in prayer for almost four minutes on North East Road in Hillcrest on the night of May 6, 2025, before she was hit by then-19-year-old Ashton Jacob Friend. Friend, who kept driving because he thought he had hit a kangaroo, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless use of a vehicle and leaving an accident scene after causing death, and faced court for sentencing on Friday, The Advertiser reported.
The court heard Friend was not affected by alcohol or drugs, was driving under the speed limit, and was looking in his rearview mirror in the seconds he would have needed to avoid hitting Ms Malik.
Did they test her for drink or drugs or just conclude she was impaired by being Muslim? Who else would be stupid enough to pray in the middle of a road?
Judge Barnett told the court that while Friend realised he had hit a person after seeing the news reports, the community expected drivers to be vigilant and attentive, and respond appropriately after accidents.
The community also expects people recognise that roads are for vehicles and not pedestrians surely?
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