Samia Malik death: Why did international student, 20, ‘pray’ on highway in the middle of the night? STEPHEN GIBBS reveals woman’s romantic and financial struggles before her shocking hit-and-run
Samia Malik, a 20-year-old Pakistani student, was killed after being struck by a car while on North East Road in Adelaide at about 11pm. A court heard CCTV showed her hands in what appeared to be a prayer gesture, but people quoted in the article dispute that interpretation; her reason for being on the road remains unknown.
The article reports that Malik had recently ended a relationship and was under financial pressure while studying and working part-time as a security officer. A Pakistani community member said the man’s family opposed the relationship and that he has since married someone else, but Malik’s family has not publicly explained the circumstances. Driver Ashton Friend was sentenced for causing her death and leaving the scene, and avoided jail.
- Samia Malik was killed on an Adelaide road at 20.
- Her reason for being there remains unknown.
- The driver avoided jail after sentencing.
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Samia Malik was a 20-year-old student from Pakistan living in Adelaide, Australia. She was also working part-time as a security officer when she died after being struck by a car on North East Road.
Malik had recently ended a relationship and was reportedly under financial pressure. Accounts of the relationship and its circumstances have come from people quoted in the report; her family has not publicly explained them.
A court heard evidence about the moments before the collision, including CCTV footage, but Malik’s reason for being on the road is unknown. The case also involved driver Ashton Friend, who was sentenced for causing her death and leaving the scene.