A family who tragically lost three of their children in a horrific car crash three years ago are expecting another child.
Danny Abdallah announced on Wednesday morning that his wife Leila was pregnant.
‘Leila is doing well, she is pregnant again. I got one past the keeper! And yes, she is quite busy with the children,” he told 2GB Radio.
“But we’re all doing well, as well as we can.”
Mr Abdallah also said Oatlands Golf Club has finally agreed to allow a memorial to be erected at the crash site in honor of his children.
The family hopes it will be ready before Christmas.
“This was amazing, it ended our lives,” he said.
Danny and Leila Abdallah’s children Antony, 13, (far left) Angelina, 12, (far right) Sienna, eight, (middle left) and their niece Veronique Sakr, 11, walked on a footpath to buy ice cream at Oatlands, in the west of Sydney when they were struck and killed by a car on February 1, 2020.
Abdallah’s children Antony, 13, Angelina, 12, Sienna, eight, and their niece Veronique Sakr, 11, died instantly in the crash
The couple’s children, Antony, 13, Angelina, 12, Sienna, eight, and their niece Veronique Sakr, 11, were walking on a footpath to buy ice cream in Oatlands, in Sydney’s west, when they were hit by a car and died. February 1, 2020.
The driver Samuel Davidson was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time. He is serving a twenty-year prison sentence.
The Abdallahs had welcomed the birth of a baby girl in March last year.
The couple initially planned to name their daughter after one of their other children, but decided against it.
The 2020 crash shocked Australia, with many impressed by the Abdallahs’ remarkable act of forgiving the driver just days later.
The couple later founded the i4give Foundation – to coincide with the anniversary of the crash – to commemorate their lost loved ones and help others in similar situations.
Oatlands Golf Club had previously rejected requests to build a memorial for the four children who died.
The board had previously rejected two proposals from Parramatta City Council, saying the scale of the designs would make the memorial too conspicuous and would remind residents of the tragedy on a ‘daily’ basis.
Mr Abdallah said the family and the club have since reached an agreement and a garden will now be created.
More to come
Danny and Leila Abdallah forgave Davison and founded the i4give Day and Foundation – to coincide with the anniversary of the crash – to remember their lost loved ones and help others in similar situations