Alleged Kurralta Park shooter Malise Rachel Schalk refused bail in the Supreme Court

A woman allegedly behind a failed drug exchange that ended in a teenager being shot has made a last-ditch bid at bail.

Police investigating the shooting at Kurralta Park in January.

A former drug addict charged with attempted murder over a botched drug deal is likely to spend the next 18 months in custody after being refused bail in the Supreme Court.

Malise Rachel Schalk, 32, of Taperoo, is charged along with Jaidan Khan Thorpe with the attempted murder of a 19-year-old man at a block of units in Kurralta Park in January.

She was refused bail in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court and, on Thursday, appeared in the Supreme Court asking to be released on home detention bail.

Malise Schalk, who has been charged with attempted murder over a Kurralta Park shooting. Picture: Instagram

Alleged attempted murderer Malise Rachel Schalk. Picture: LinkedIn

Adam Gaite, for Ms Schalk, told Justice Laura Stein there was a likely delay of 18 months before his client would go to trial.

He also said there would be real challenges to the prosecution case against Ms Schalk.

“The case is that Ms Schalk and Mr Thorpe attended an address and during the visit there was some dispute and the victim was shot by Mr Thorpe,” he said.

“It is alleged that Ms Schalk took a telephone from the premises.

“It is very clear from what she told the police that Ms Schalk was not aware what Mr Thorpe was equipped with or what he was there to do and how it unfolded.

“It is going to be a difficult case for the prosecution to establish on the material before the court that she was a participant in the attempted murder.”

The court heard Ms Schalk had a history of breaching bail, but Mr Gaite argued his client had kicked the meth habit that led to most of the breaches.

Jaidan Thorpe. Picture: Facebook

A prosecutor told the court the victim of the shooting, who was left with serious but not life-threatening injuries, was worried about repercussions.

“Unsurprisingly he is scared and there is a real concern there will be an interference with the investigation,” she said.

She said the shooting was a “premeditated and violent offence” and Ms Schalk should be kept in custody.

Justice Stein refused the application for bail, saying the offending was too serious to displace the length of any delay before trial.

Ms Schalk and Mr Thorpe will appear in the Magistrates Court next month where their cases were expected to be joined together.

Mr Thorpe and his partner Shanice Flanagan are also facing charges aggravated robbery, firearms offences, trafficking in a controlled drug and trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug.