Oatlands crash: Samuel Davidson admits he killed four children

A drunk and drugged driver who ploughed into four innocent children as they went to buy ice cream has fronted court today.

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A drunk and drugged driver who ploughed into four innocent children in a horrific Oatlands crash that sent chills down the spine of every parent has pleaded guilty to four counts of manslaughter.

Samuel Davidson, 30, appeared in Parramatta Local Court via video link in his prison greens with a freshly shaved head and face on Wednesday.

Samuel Davidson was arrested on the night of the crash. Picture: 7 NEWS

Antony, Angelina and Sienna Abdallah were killed in the crash. Picture: 7 NEWS

He looked completely different to the shirtless, bearded man snapped by a photographer handcuffed on Bettington Road after he got behind a wheel drunk on February 1.

On Wednesday, Davidson entered pleas of guilty to four counts of manslaughter, two counts of causing grievous bodily harm by misconduct in charge of a motor vehicle and one of aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm while under the influence of drugs.

Daniel Abdallah and Leila Geagea lost three children in the crash. They’re pictured with their children Antony, Angelina, and sister Sienna (and others). Picture: Supplied

The Oatlands memorial for the four children. Picture: John Grainger

Davidson was travelling double the speed limit in a Mitsubishi four-wheel-drive at about 7.45pm, when he left the road, driving over the kerb and into a group of seven kids who were getting ice cream.

Siblings Antony, 13, Angelina, 12 and Sienna Abdallah, 9, and their cousin Veronique Sakr, 11 were killed.

The Abdallah children‘s cousin, 11-year-old Charbel Kassas, was critically injured.

An order of ceremony booklet for Veronique Sakr, 11, who was killed in the Oatlands crash. Picture: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Leila Abdallah, who lost four children, returns to the site to pray. Picture John Grainger

Davidson was facing 34 charges in total, but dozens were withdrawn after he pleaded guilty to the above charges.

The court heard the facts were almost agreed upon between both parties, and they would be tendered at his next appearance on November 20.

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Davidson was allegedly found to have MDMA in his system and a blood alcohol reading of 0.15 - three times the legal limit - following his arrest.

The crash rocked Sydney’s Maronite community, with parents Danny Abdallah and Leila Gagea’s grace and strength in the matter admired.