Zakia Bashi Qamber fronts Adelaide court in alleged hit-and-run case
Chilling CCTV shows the moments before a mum’s car allegedly strikes and kills a woman in a horror hit-and-run crash.
Chilling CCTV that allegedly shows a car being driven by a mother striking and killing a woman in a hit-and-run crash has surfaced, as the accused faces court six months on from the incident.
Zakia Bashi Qamber fronted Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with causing the death of the 40-year-old woman in the early morning crash in January.
Grainy CCTV footage shows a vehicle, allegedly driven by Ms Qamber, approaching the woman with headlights piercing the darkness.
The woman suffered serious injuries in the hit on Kinkaid Rd in Elizabeth East and died at the scene.
Ms Qamber is charged with causing death by the careless use of a vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident after causing death.
She was due to enter pleas to the charges on Thursday but Michael Woods, appearing for Ms Qamber, asked for an eight-week adjournment as he needed more time to consume material.
Mr Woods said he was still waiting on body-worn camera footage from the scene of the crash, the confirmation of biological material on the undercarriage of the vehicle and a post-mortem toxicological report.
He told the court he might consider a no case to answer application after reviewing the material.
“It appears there is a large amount of disclosure outstanding,” Magistrate Lynette Duncan said.
She listed September 18 for the next answer charge hearing, where Ms Qamber is expected to enter her pleas.
An interpreter stood with Ms Qamber in the dock and spoke softly to her throughout proceedings.
Ms Qamber has been granted bail and left the court with a supporter.
She has no prior criminal history.