Four-year-old’s parents speak of ‘deep pain’ as his elderly killer faces court

Key points

• The parents of four-year-old Osal Mayur Pokhrel have asked the ACT Supreme Court for the lightest possible sentence for the elderly driver who killed him. Police believe Maureen Brew, 80, pressed the accelerator instead of the brake when her car drove along a footpath at Southlands Shopping Centre in Mawson in January.
• Brew pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death. Her lawyer sought a fully suspended sentence, while the prosecution argued that would not reflect the seriousness of the offence.
• Justice Belinda Baker reserved her decision and will sentence Brew at a later date.