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Watch the tense moment a father comes face to face with the monster who killed his three kids in the Oatlands crash tragedy - and his VERY surprising reaction

Watch the tense moment a father comes face to face with the monster who killed his three kids in the Oatlands crash tragedy - and his VERY surprising reaction

Daily Mail​6 hours ago
The father of three children tragically killed when a drunk driver ploughed into them in the Sydney suburb of Oatlands has met their killer behind bars.
Danny Abdallah embraced Samuel William Davidson - a man who was drunk, high on drugs and speeding when he hit a group of seven children out getting ice cream - as the two met inside Cessnock Correctional Centre for a Spotlight interview.
Abdallah siblings Sienna, 8, Angelina, 12 and Antony, 13, along with their cousin Veronique Sakr, 11, were killed instantly in the crash while another in the group of seven, Charbel Kassas, 11, was badly injured and spent two months in a coma.
Danny and his wife Leila have previously explained how they forgave Davidson so as not to 'hold onto hate' for the the sake of their remaining children but just how deep that runs was revealed in the extraordinary meeting.
Davidson had been sentenced to 20 years in prison with a non-parole period of 15 year but Danny revealed that, if it were up to him, he would see him released tomorrow.
'Whether it's 100 years or one day, it's not going to make me feel any different,' Danny said.
He explained his focus was on his children and that whether Davidson was in jail or not made no difference but that he understood 'justice was more for the community to see that this type of behaviour is punished'.
Danny prayed with Davidson while visiting him in jail after having previously revealed how he converted to Maronite Catholicism, which Danny's family follow.
Davidson also apologised to Danny, his family, emergency service workers who attended the scene, neighbours who witnessed the crash and the wider community before he shared a warning to not get behind the wheel while intoxicated.
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