Heckenberg crash: Kagadour Kokozian faces court on charge of concealing and hindering offence

The father of the man allegedly behind the wheel of a horror collision which killed a brother and sister in Sydney’s southwest has fronted court, accused of hindering the police investigation.

Kagadour Kokozian, 62, of Cartwright, appeared before Liverpool Local Court on Thursday

The father of the man allegedly behind the wheel of a devastating collision which saw a brother and sister killed in Sydney’s southwest has fronted court for the first time, accused of hindering the police investigation.

Kagadour Kokozian, 62, of Cartwright, appeared before Liverpool Local Court on Thursday on the charges of concealing a serious indictable offence and hindering a serious investigation. No pleas have been entered.

The charge relates to the crash which killed Alina Kauffman, 24, and her 15-year-old brother Ernesto. Ms Kauffman had picked up her younger brother from his first job at Kmart when their car was involved in a collision with a Mercedes 4WD allegedly travelling at high speed on September 1.

The court has previously heard the alleged driver Johnson Kokozian, whose licence was allegedly suspended, fled the scene in another vehicle after the collision without checking on the dying siblings.

He was seen later that night on social media video eating KFC chicken and chips and joking with a mate, before handing himself into police.

Kagadour Kokozian, 62, of Cartwright, appeared before Liverpool Local Court on Thursday

A representative of the Director of Public Prosecution took carriage of the case and requested for the matter to be heard at Campbelltown Local Court on November 11.

The magistrate adjourned the matter and ordered for a brief of evidence to be completed by December 13.

Alina Kauffman was killed on 1 September 2023 in Heckenberg.

Alina’s brother Ernesto was also killed in the tragic crash.

Kagadour’s bail conditions granted on September 6, including not leaving his home between 10pm and 6pm and not contacting any prosecution witnesses, are to continue.

Kagadour was represented in court and did not make any comment to the media outside of court.

The girlfriend of Kokozian, Tiana Savignano and a friend of Kokozian, Cruz Pamoana Davis-Tuka, 21, have also been charged with conceal serious indictable offence and hinder investigation.

Savignano has pleaded not guilty to all charges related to the crash, but entered a plea of guilty to using a recording device in court.

Laila Moukhallaletti has also been charged with concealing a serious indictable offence. No plea has been entered. Kozokian, and Davis-Tuka have not entered any pleas.