Man charged with attemped murder of teenager at Kurralta Park makes first court appearance
A man charged with the attempted murder of a teenager has appeared in court – as his partner faces accusations of drug and firearms offences.
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A man accused of shooting a teenager in the stomach was arrested while in possession of thousands of dollars worth of drugs and was already on bail for trafficking, a court has heard.
Jaidan Khan Thorpe and his partner Shanice Maree Flanagan faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday, following their arrest on Wednesday by SA Police.
In court, however, a police prosecutor said the duo were already on bail for prior alleged drug offending, dating back to August last year, when the shot was fired.
“On February 1, officers searched their Prospect home for five hours, also locating gel blasters, when they (the couple) were not at home,” she said.
“During a second search, while they were there, officers located more MDMA, GHB and LSD, all in large commercial quantities.
“Officers located 50g of MDMA, 50mL of GHB and 400 tablets of LSD … when interviewed, Ms Flanagan denied all knowledge of the drugs.”
Mr Thorpe, 26, is yet to plead to charges of attempted murder, aggravated robbery, firearms offences, trafficking in a controlled drug and trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
Ms Flanagan, 32, is jointly charged with the firearms and drug offences and is also yet to plead.
Just after 2.30am on January 22, patrols were called to a unit complex after reports a 19-year-old man had been shot in the abdomen.
The Kurralta Park teenager was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
SA Police have released a photo of a white sedan wanted in connection to the shooting, saying it was allegedly used by the suspects to flee the scene.
The car is possibly a Toyota Camry and could be a ride-share vehicle.
On Thursday, police said they required at least 14 weeks to finalise their case, including the sourcing of CCTV footage and ballistics evidence.
Counsel for Ms Flanagan said his client was a mother who had a child waiting for her, and asked she be released on home detention bail.
He said she had an extremely limited criminal history, aside from the matters from August last year and January this year.
Ms Flanagan’s only other offence, he said, was a conviction for travelling on public transport without a proper concession card.
Magistrate Brian Nitschke ordered a home detention assessment report and remanded Ms Flanagan in custody until next week.
Mr Thorpe made no application for bail and was remanded in custody to face court again in May.
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