Hit And Run Accused Turns Herself In
Reported by Vision News Team | vision.org.au
Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
A second woman charged over the hit-and-run death of a Queensland police officer has had her case mentioned in court.
Skye Anne Wallis, 33, from Caboolture, surrendered herself to police custody late on Tuesday.
Wallis’s lawyer Hugh Stitt asked for her appearance to be excused when the case was mentioned in Caboolture Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Senior Constable David Masters, 52, died on Saturday after being struck on the Bruce Highway at Burpengary by a suspected stolen car.
The car was later found burnt out in semi-rural Moodlu, about 17km from where Sen Const Masters was killed.
Senior Constable David Masters - AAP
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A second woman charged over the hit-and-run death of a Queensland police officer was unintentionally carrying a weapon when she surrendered herself to police custody, her lawyer says.
Skye Anne Wallis, 33, from Caboolture, had her case mentioned briefly in Caboolture Magistrates Court on Wednesday after handing herself in late on Tuesday.
She is charged with murder, arson and unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon at the time of her arrest.
Wallis s lawyer Hugh Stitt, who asked for her appearance in court to be excused, said outside court that Wallis was unintentionally carrying a weapon when she handed herself in.
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19:42 EDT, 27 June 2021
The son of a policeman who was allegedly mowed down by a stolen car had big dreams of joining the force and working with his father.
Senior Constable David Masters, 53, was hit and killed while trying to stop a Hyundai Kona SUV with tyre-deflating road spikes on the Bruce Highway near Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, at 3am on Saturday.
Alleged passenger Kari O’Brien, 24, was arrested at her home in the Moreton Bay Region and charged with murder on Sunday, but detectives are still searching for the alleged driver, Skye Anne Wallis, 33.
Queensland Police Union boss Ian Leavers said on Monday that Mr Masters childhood sweetheart wife Sharon and their son Jack were shattered by his sudden death.
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.