A 24-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Senior Constable David Masters, who was fatally struck by a stolen car yesterday morning. Police.
A 24-year-old woman is charged with murder over an alleged hit-and-run that killed a Queensland police officer on the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane yesterday.
Woman charged with murder over alleged hit-and-run death of Queensland cop
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Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder after an allegedly stolen car hit and killed an officer north of Brisbane on Saturday morning, as homicide detectives continue their search for the driver.
Senior Constable David Masters, 53, died at the scene after being hit while trying to stop a suspected stolen vehicle with road spikes along the Bruce Highway at Burpengary just after 3am.
Senior Constable David Masters with wife Sharon and son Jack.
Police name suspected driver after officer’s hit-and-run death
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Police have made a plea for public help to find the 33-year-old woman they believe was behind the wheel of an allegedly stolen hire car that hit and killed an officer north of Brisbane early on Saturday.
Skye Anne Wallis, who last lived in the Caboolture area, was named as the suspected driver by Detective Superintendent Craig Morrow on Sunday, less than 24 hours after another woman, who police believe was the only passenger, was charged with murder over the incident.
08:41 EDT, 27 June 2021
Police are searching for a 33-year-old woman suspected of fatally running over a cop in a stolen car, while a passenger has been charged with murder.
Senior Constable David Masters, 53, died on the scene when he was hit by a white Hyundai Kona SUV while trying to deploy a tyre-deflating device on the Bruce Highway, near Deception Bay north of Brisbane, at 3am on Saturday.
The vehicle was later set alight and its burnt-out remains discovered 25km away in Moodlu.
Police have released photos of Skye Anne Wallis, 33, who they suspect was behind the wheel of the vehicle that struck Senior Constable Masters.