Maha Al-Shennag faces extra charges after Banksia Road tragedy

THE woman that was at the wheel of the SUV that crashed through a Greenacre primary school killing two students is now facing two extra charges.

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THE woman that was at the wheel of the SUV that crashed through a Greenacre primary school killing two boys is now facing two extra charges.

On Tuesday, Maha Al-Shennag, 52, was charged with four offences after the Toyota Kluger she was driving crashed into a classroom at Banksia Road Public School.

Maha Al-Shennag is facing a further two charges after the Banksia Road Public School tragedy.

Two eight-year-old friends — from Panania and Greenacre — perished and three other pupils were seriously injured.

Yesterday, police laid extra charges against the widowed mother of four — for dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and cause actual bodily harm by misconduct.

The horrific scene unfolded on Tuesday morning. Picture: Jonathan Ng

She had already been charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death, drive manner dangerous and negligent driving.

Police will allege the additional charges relate to injuries sustained by the three other children taken to hospital.

Three other children were injured in the tragic incident.

Two of the three girls seriously injured in the crash were discharged from hospital yesterday afternoon. The third girl ­remains in a stable condition.

Police are also investigating whether a stray water bottle may have caused Ms Al-Shennag to become distracted moments before the vehicle crashed through the timber wall of the Year 3 classroom.

Ms Al-Shennag was granted conditional bail and will face all charges at Bankstown Local Court on November 29.