“One of the most significant aspects of the offending is the need for general deterrence, but a person with an intellectual disability would suggest they are not an appropriate vehicle for general deterrence.”
The court heard prosecutors were seeing an immediate term of imprisonment.
Outside court, Shaheen told media she was sorry.
“I apologise, I am mother, I am woman,” she said.
“I am not angel, I am human. I am not doing intentionally. It is an accident.”
Lloyd’s mother, Tory Carter, told media outside court she felt the claim Shaheen was intellectually impaired was a “stalling tactic”.
“I just think it’s a bit of a joke. We found out on Friday, four days before the sentencing, that she is intellectually disabled. She’s been granted a full driver’s licence since the incident,” she said.
“It’s a stalling tactic, and it’s not fair.”
Carter said she wanted justice to be served.
“People need to know that you can’t just hit a child, drive off and not come forward,” she said.
Carter said her daughter was still suffering with pain from the break in her leg, and had since been with diagnosed with PTSD from the incident.
Shaheen will be sentenced on October 17.
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