'This was not a tragic accident, something unforeseen, unanticipated and unavoidable,' she said. Today, Judge Felicity Hampel said Millar's actions had 'catastrophic consequences'. Mother's conduct caused permanent injuries
The court heard that because of his mother's crimes, Easton Millar has a severe brain injury and suffers from cerebral palsy. 'I just want him to survive because I don't want to go to jail,' she said. The 34-year-old begged pub staff and witnesses for help, pleading with them not to tell her husband, and later lied to paramedics about what happened. She found him unresponsive and convulsing. Millar spent five hours playing bingo and spinning the pokies before she checked on her son, who was in the car with the windows up on a day that reached 37.5 degrees Celcius. She will have to serve at least 12 months before she can apply for parole.
Kaija Millar today appeared in the County Court of Victoria where she was ordered to spend three years in prison over the incident at a Point Cook pub almost two years ago.
