Rebecca Majchrak to be sentenced next month for her “substantial role” in the Mongols bikie debt robbery
A woman may give birth in custody for her “substantial role” in violent home invasion and robbery, having urged an ex-bikie to participate to pay back his $18k drug money debt.
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The woman who sparked the violent home invasion to repay an $18,000 bikie debt is set to appeal her conviction.
Rebecca Lynda Majchrak, 34, is currently pregnant in custody after showing “no remorse” for her significant role in the offending.
Majchrak had a warrant issued for her arrest after she failed to show up to the District Court in August but eventually surrendered herself to police.
Majchrak, of Hillbank, and her co-offenders, Wendy Anne Paget, of Adelaide, and Damian Anthony Green, of Cobdogla, were found guilty at trial of multiple charges, including robbery, assault and false imprisonment.
At least four offenders forcefully entered the Two Wells home on September 8, 2017.
A man and a woman were inside.
“One of the male offenders either used or threatened to use a taser against (the man) causing him to fall backwards and onto his bedroom floor,” Judge Jane Schammer said during Green’s sentencing.
“(The man) was then punched to the face and kicked and struck multiple times.”
The man had a knife held to his neck and was detained for 45 minutes, with his hands tied behind his back with electrical tape.
He suffered a concussion, a fractured nose, damage to his eye socket and multiple lacerations.
The group stole three cars, three motorbikes, a trailer, money and electronic devices.
In September 2017, Stuart James O’Neill had just left the Mongols but still owed $18,000 in drug money to the gang’s national sergeant at the time, known only as AM.
Majchrak urged O’Neill to participate in the violent break-in so he could pay back some of the debt.
O’Neill, who is a former member of both the Gypsy Joker and Mongols motorcycle clubs, was sentenced to nine years and five months – with a non-parole period of five years – for the home invasion and other unrelated crimes.
A prosecutor told the Adelaide District Court on Friday that Majchrak, whose DNA was found on the knife used, was heavily involved in the home invasion.
“She was inside the residence at the time of the home invasion, she played a substantial role in the organisation and planning,” the prosecutor said.
“There’s no remorse demonstrated by this defendant, there’s no apology offered to the victims.”
Oliver Cole, for Majchrak, told the court they would be appealing Majchrak’s conviction.
The court heard Majchrak, who is a mother-of-four, is currently pregnant with another child.
“Being in custody away from her children is incredibly distressing for her,” Mr Cole said.
Judge Jane Schammer will sentence Majchrak next month.